NP: NP, ND (ca 1910). Original artwork. Framed. Framed oil on canvas. 28.5 x 43 inches (image size: 24.5" x 39"). Full-length portrait of Helena Modjeska as Lady Macbeth, a role for which she was renowned. Cloaked in blue and brick red wearing gold jewerly, Lady MacBeth, head turned with... More about Modjeska as Lady Macbeth (oil painting

Palestine: Bezalel, circa 1920s. Hardcover. 21.5 inches (top to bottom of spindle). 14 inches (scroll case). Burled olive wood case spectacularly carved with depictions of Rachel's tomb and the old city of Jerusalem, and ringed with four multicolored inlay mosaics. The words Jerusalem (yerushalem without the final yod), Kever Rachel... More about Megillat Esther [MANUSCRIPT

NP, n/d. Two complete sets of Struwwelpeter glass magic lantern slides, housed in original boxes. Each set contains 12 glass slides that are identical, except for their size. The 12 slides of the larger set, Serie A, are 7.75 x 2.5 inches (20 x 6cm), housed in the original red... More about Der Struwwelpeter Laterna Magica (Two complete sets) [RARE

Persia: ca. late 15th century. Framed. 2 beautifully illuminated manuscript leaves from the Kulliyat (collected works) of Saadi, the famed Persian poet from Shiraz. Remounted and matted. Wood frame painted in black and gold (measuring 13x16"). Possibly early Safavid Era. Text in Persian. More about Unwan, Kulliyat of Saadi (2 illuminated leaves

Jerusalem: NP, ca 1910. Original artwork. Size about 11 1/2" x 14". Superbe antique portable writing desk magnificently illustrated with 2 views of Jerusalem. This remarkable piece is complete with its original brush, ink stamp and ink well. The desk has kept its original lock (no key) and hinges. Two... More about In Laid and Illustrated Olive Wood Palestine Writing Desk

Chicago? NP, 1944. 16.25 x 14.25 inches. Original oil on masonite painting by Todros Geller. A Sabbath scene painted in blue and brown, which depicts a man seated at a table set with Sabbath candles, challah, a wine glass and decanter. Hovering over this scene is a crowned Shekina floating... More about untitled painting (Sabbath Celebration

Oklahoma: NP, n/d (1938). Print 13.75 x 11 inches. Image area 12.5 x 10.5 inches. Frame 17.25 x 19.75 inches. Vintage silver print, on semi-glossy paper, matted and framed (black wood) by one of the original Life Magazine photographers. Unsigned, undated. From a documentary series on dust bowl migrants, made... More about Rose of Sharon (Nursing Mother in Camp, near Visalia, Tulare County, California) [Original...

Padova: Editrice Antenore, 1981. Facsimile edition. Hardcover. Folio. 312v (624pp). Blind tooled original half leather over tan cloth, with title and decoration in silver on spine. Fascinating facsimile edition of the famous manuscript from the British Library. This is an exceptional document and study on Petrarch. Laid in this work... More about La tradizione del testo di Livio e le origini dell'umanesimo. Volume secondo. Il Livio del...

Bangkok: NP, 1950 - 1959? Work is a compilation of letters and selected documents issued during the reign of King Mongkut (Rama IV), (1804 - 1868), who was king of Siam from 1851 to 1868. Most Thai were shocked by the portrayal of their revered nineteenth-century king in the musical... More about The King of Siam Speaks (Mimeographed Manuscript) [RARE

Egypt: NP, [c 1890]. 8.5 x 11." Vintage albumen prints of Egypt by various photographers. Seven photos of ancient Egyptian temples, including Luxor, Edfou, Touthmes a Karnak, Medina Tabou, Ensemple des Colonnades Luxor, Grande Porte de Ptolemee and Denderah Temple by Peridis, Langaki and others. Eight exterior and interior views... More about 15 vintage photographs of Egypt

1828. Hardcover. 12mo. 260 numbered pages & 12 blank leaves bound in original dark green velvet with folding flap and heart-shaped metal lock. Lacking clasp. Marbled endpapers, inside of flap marbled. Oval hand-colored paste-down frontispiece, title-page also with small hand-colored paste-down. Bottom margin of title-page with note by writer of... More about Vollständiges Gebetbuch für katholische Christen [German Catholic Prayer Book Manuscript

Maidstone, Kent: 1989. Loose leaf. 8 1/4 X 11 1/2". This is a signed and illustrated typescript letter from acclaimed British artist and illustrator Ralph Steadman. The letter is addressed to a "Grahame", and references previous correspondence between the two men. Discussed are very good locations for accommodations around Kent... More about Typescript Letter from Ralph Steadman [SIGNED & ILLUSTRATED