An American furniture reference library

including Virginia Historical Portraiture 1585-1830; American Furniture in The Metropolitan Museum of Art; American Furniture at Chipstone, Rodriguez Roque; The History of Indian Tribes of North America, Thomas McKenney (Copyright 1978); English Furniture of the 18th Century, volumes 1-3; Kennedy, Thoedore Sorensen, #1532, signed by the author; Historic Houses of Early America, Elise Lathrop; Antiques Magazine until volume 64; Catalogue Raisonné George Caleb Bingham, E. Maurice Bloch; Treasuries of State, Abrams; Girl Scouts Loan Exhibition of Colonial and Early Federal Furniture, Portraits and Glass; Charleston Furniture 1700-1825, Milby Burton, Director of the Charleston Museum; Arts and Crafts of Newport Rhode Island 1640-1820, Ralph E. Carpenter, Jr.; John and Thomas Seymour Cabinet Maker in Boston 1794-1816, Vernon C. Stoneman; M and M Karolik Collection of Eighteenth Century American Arts; Colonial Houses Philadelphia Pre-Revolutionary Period, Philip B. Wallace; and Diary of Oliver Hazard Perry, The Hunting Expedition of Oliver Hazard Perry 1899, Charles W. Bingham (inscribed a gift from Charles W. Bingham). Approximately 200 volumes.

Overall used condition, some sunbleaching and water damage to some bindings.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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