A Unique and Historical Offering.... Laurence Neville Holden's account of the Eclipse Expedition to Vadso in the “SS Norse King”

While the progress and history of science and arctic travel as well, is more often measured by major events, events that become milestones to which all future discoveries and voyages are often measured, the history of science is also measured by lesser events, events thought minor, which contribute none the less, to man's knowledge. These lesser events, sometimes fruitful and sometimes not, contribute to man's understanding of the world by providing the smaller steps toward those milestones.

Such is the case with Laurence Neville Holden's account of the Eclipse Expedition to Vadso in the “SS Norse King”, sometimes referred to as Arctic Lapland Eclipse Expedition of 1896. The journal and photo album offers a person and first hand look into the trials and tribulations of man's attempt at understanding and defining his world. Read more>

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An original oil painting by Benton "Bennie" Grimes , a Vermont born artist of the first part of the 20th century.

This scene of this picture is Quechee, Vt. - just as you cross the covered bridge and turn left towards "Simon Pearce" - there is the "Parker House". A picture of local as well as artistic interest. One reference found for Grimes showsa sale of a painting: "Skaters on Central Park" which sold for $1600. in the 1990's.

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TY COBB; T210 Mecca double folder (ex - ex +)

$1000.00
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BABE RUTH, Goudey card, 1932 ,

Very good, some small scratches. rare Canadian card.

$2750.00
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Joe Dimaggio ; 1939 Playball #26 (ex - ex+)

$1,275.00
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JOE DIMAGGIO; #1 Playball 1940(ex - ex +) -

$2150.00
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LOU GEHRIG 1933 Goudey (ex +)

$2400.00
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TED WILLIAMS - 1954 Bowman, #66 (ex)

$1,750.00
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BABE RUTH - Fro - Joy # 5 -two cards available,

one ex+ - mint;
$450.00

another vg- ex;
$325.00
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TED WILLIAMS #27 Play Ball 1940,
two cards available;

one ex + - mint (thin border on right)
$1500.00

another, ex - ex +
$1, 175.00
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BABE RUTH - Goudey premium. ex.

$1,175.00
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Two tobacco cards of JESSE OWENS - 1930's

$125.00
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ARS was a magazine published in Argentina. These are all circa 1960. Each issue is dedicated to an individual musician - this collection of twelve issues features Puccini, Mahler, Toscannini, Ravel, De Falla, Berlioz, Rossini, Mendelsohn, Shubert, La Musica Francesa de al epoca del Rey-Sol, one to Bernard Berenson...All very good condition

$750.00
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The Art of Romare Bearden, by M. Bunch Washington, Harry Abrams Pub.
(no date)INSCRIBED BYT THE AUTHOR; "To my friend Boghosian, Sincerely, Romare - April 1974 "   Boghosian being a fellow artist.. Also laid in is a card from the Cordier & Ekstrom gallery advertising a show of Bearden in 1974.   The book has an introduction by John A. Williams, 91 illustrations including 46 in full color,  frontispiece portrait of Romare Bearden,  blue end papers, 230 pp..  Fine in lightly soiled but otherwise near fine dust jacket. 

$1500.00
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(Ellsworth, Lincoln) , The Americana Illustrated, Somerville, N.J. and NY City, American Historical Society.
Three-Quarter Leather. good/ Very Good. 1st. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. vol xxi, no. 1, Jan. 1927.   120 pages with many full page
photographs.   The magazine has been bound in 3/4 red leather. the front hinge is starting to separate.  Among the articles in the magazine are LINCOLN ELLSWORTH CIVIL ENGINEER AND EXPLORER by Winfield Downs and NORTH TO EIGHTY EIGHT DEGREES by F. M. Keller , and THE FIRST CROSSING OF THE POLAR SEA by g.J. Holland.   The book is inscribed "to miss FM
Keller in grateful appreciation for all the labor in making this volume what it is, Lincoln Ellsworth, 17 January 1927" Laid into the book is a letter dated 30 April 1928 to "dear miss Keller" . The letter is two handwritten pages and is signed by Lincoln Ellsworth. In the letter he mentions the "Americana" as "the only authentic record of my life".
Ellsworth was the first to fly across the Antarctic continent.  

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8" X 10" photograph of Louis Armstrong SIGNED by Armstrong with "Best Wishes to 'little Charlie Price' Jr. From Louis Armstrong"     Likely taken in the early 1930's       

The corners are all damaged by the
awkward removal of tape.   Terrific !

$750.00
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Hand-written Letter by Louis Armstrong - A 3pp letter signed "Louis Armstrong" from Armstrong in Birmingham, England to Mezz Mezzrow, clarinetist and author of "Really the Blues".
Mezzrow was Armstrong's close friend, his mar ijuana supplier and, at one point, his agent. Armstrong wrote this letter on his first European tour. Includes envelope addressed to "Mr. Milton Messirow". Especially intriguing is Armstrong's use of dashes throughout the letter, similar to those sometimes used in poetry for emphasis of certain words. This is a rare treasure from one of the greatest contributors to American music.
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