Dyed Historical Memorabilia

Presented is a stunning and large 13-star canton, from a Cowpens style American flag, dating to the 19th century. The canton has 13 machine-sewn white stars on a dark blue field. The...

Presented is a rare Centennial patriotic flag banner, dating to 1876. The flag’s rich blue canton is spectacular, with 81 five-pointed, rayed stars printed in white and arranged to read “1776” and “1876.” The flag’s design is completed with thirteen alternating red and white stripes. The fly is a two-piece, machine sewn construction. The hoist to this large wool flag has five brass rings, original to 1876. In the lead up to the nation’s Centennial in 1876, flag makers and individuals looked to the past for designs to produce as part of the country’s many celebrations. Popular interpretation of the stars and stripes undoubtedly reached its climax of variety and originality at the time of our Nation’s first Centennial. Since no design restrictions were placed on flagmaker’s imaginations and no strict distinctions were drawn between official and unofficial star counts, it is no surprise that, on the occasion of the Centennial, creativity in flag design was not the exception, but the rule. The cantons from this period presented an array of geometric abstractions. Great star patterns, referred to as the “starry flower of Liberty” by Oliver Wendell Holmes, that were popular from 1818...

Leatherbound. 12 volumes. Bound in full blue morocco leather with all edges gilt, raised bands, and gilt tooling on spines. Very good. Published in London by Cassell & Co. between 19...

Agnes Strickland's "Lives of the Queens of England, From the Norman Conquest" A new edition, revised and greatly augmented. Leather bound. Eight volumes. Octavo. Beautifully bound...

First Edition. Leatherbound. One volume. Recent bound in full red morocco leather with all edges gilt, raised bands, & gilt panels. Very good. Published in London by Edward Arnold & ...

Charles C.F. Greville's "The Greville Memoirs. A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV [and] A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria" ...

Leatherbound. One volume. Bound in full red calf leather by Riviere, with all edges gilt, raised bands, and ornate gilt tooling on spines. Features gilt crest on front cover, and com...

Sir Winston Spencer Churchill's "War Speeches. Compiled by Randolph S. Churchill" First Edition! First Edition. Leatherbound. Seven volume...

Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe. Illustrated with Numerous Engravings by George Cruikshank" Leatherbound. Two volumes. Octavos. Bound in full tan ca...

Books, Washington Irving's "Knickerbocker's History of New York. With Illustrations by Edward W. Kemble." Two volumes. Octavo. Bound in three-quar...

Claude H. Van Tyne's "The Causes of The War of Independence. A History of the Founding of the American Republic." Two volumes. First Edition! Bo...

Books, The Writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Edited with Preface and Notes by Julian Hawthorne. 24 volumes. Octavos. Large Paper Edition. Limited to five hundred copies, this is #273. Bound in three-quarter grey morocco leather with marbled boards, top edges gilt, raised bands, & gilt panels. With portraits, illustrations and facsimilies. Frontispieces in two states, one colored. Very good. Published in Boston & New York by Houghton Mifflin & Co. in 1900. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864) was an American novelist, dark romantic, and short story writer. His works often focus on history, morality, and religion. Much of Hawthorne's writing centers on New England, many works featuring moral metaphors with an anti-Puritan inspiration. His fiction works are considered part of the Romantic movement and, more specifically, dark romanticism. His themes often center on the inherent evil and sin of humanity, and his works often have moral messages and deep psychological complexity. His published works include novels, short stories, and a biography of his college friend Franklin Pierce...