(FIRST CHINESE TREATY) JAMES BIDDLE

[Presidential] Polk, James K. Printed Document, signed President James K. Polk authorizes the first commercial treaty with Belgium Washington, (D.C.), March 30, 1846. One sheet folded to

Lot of 5 Reference Books on Chinese Culture. First - CHINA AN INTERPRETATION.by BASHFORD, James W. Published by BY THE FIRST METHODIST BISHOP OF CHINA New York [1916], 1916. 620p.,index, 4 b.w. photos

A Chinese calligraphy book. The book is comprised of 34 pages of calligraphy characters in gilt / gold ink. The first page with Chinese chop seal. The last page signed and sealed in red. Wood front co

“Acts Passed at the First Session of the Seventeenth Congress”, printed at Washington by Davis and Force, 1822. Term of President James Monroe, numerous items including treaty with Algiers, 151 pa

"The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle: The J & J Collection" by Hugh Moss, Victor Graham, and Ka Bo Tsang. First edition two-volume boxed set of the James and Julie Li collection of Chinese snuff bottl

JAMES HALL, A MEMOIR OF THE PUBLIC SERVICES OF WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, OF OHIO (Philadelphia: Edward C. Biddle, 1836), 15.8 x 10 cm (6 1/4 x 3 15/16 in.), 323 pp.

C C Wang (Wang Jiqian, Suzhou 1907- New York 2003) 3 Catalogues: the first "C C Wang Landscape Paintings Introduction by James Cahill" Hong Kong 1986 in English and part Chinese illustrated with a sec

"A Grammar of the Chinese Language". Rev. Robert Morrison, Serampore, 1815, 280 pages, the text with Chinese characters and English translations, 1st edition (rare) original marked paper boards with l

(FIRST CHINESE REVOLUTION) HANKOW DAILY NEWS "DIARY OF A REVOLUTION" Bound collection of extracts from "The Hankow Daily News": "Diary of a Revolution", [Hankow, ca. November, 1911], approx. 200pp. 8v

Medals Captain James Biddle Naval Medal NA-5 NGC MS-67 1815-Dated (c. 1900). Captain James Biddle Naval Medal. United States Mint Struck in Bronze. SUPERB NGC graded Mint State-67. Julian NA-5. 64.8 m

Pennsylvania,20th Century Horizontal meter with Arabic numerals. Marked "JAMES G. BIDDLE, PHILADELPHIA, U.S.A." on face. Face 8" diameter,Metal, glass

Wu Guanzhong (August 29, 1919 - June 25, 2010), male, from Yixing, Jiangsu Province, was a Chinese painter and art educator. He was the first Chinese artist to be selected as a correspondent academici

Wu Guanzhong (August 29, 1919 - June 25, 2010), male, from Yixing, Jiangsu Province, was a Chinese painter and art educator. He was the first Chinese artist to be selected as a correspondent academici

Wu Guanzhong (August 29, 1919 - June 25, 2010), male, from Yixing, Jiangsu Province, was a Chinese painter and art educator. He was the first Chinese artist to be selected as a correspondent academici

Charles Auguste Emile Duran, known as Carolus-Duran (French, 1837-1917), "Portrait of a Gentleman, likely James Biddle Eustis (1834-1899)", 1898, oil on canvas, signed, dated and inscribed "Paris" upp

Circa 1950s Rare Royal Quiet Deluxe Gold Portable Typewriter. This is a rare example of a gold plated type writer that was made in limited number by Royal. Ian Fleming wrote the first James Bond book

DESCRIPTION: Salvaged wooden panel featuring a sculpture of a Chinese dragon among swirling clouds, both in very high relief.Provenance: Gifted From Shanghai Bank to First Chinese Bank of San Francisc

2 Chinese Carved & Pierced Large Jade Square Plaques carved and detailed on both sides; the first Ming Dynasty with a gold hanger marked 18K; the second, Qing Dynasty in white jade with weapons in a v

YUNG WING (1828 - 1912) The first Chinese student to graduate from an American university (Yale, 1854). He also brought students from China to study in the U.S. A naturalized American citizen, but his

China, Shang Dynasty, ca. 1600 to 1046 BCE. The Shang Dynasty is the first Chinese dynasty in its recorded (emphasis on recorded) history. During this period China was known for its incredible skill i

2 Chinese Ming / Early Qing Bronze Incense Burners; the first Ming Dynasty (or earlier), in an ovoid shape on 4 animal head feet, the sides cast with 4 Taotie Masks and an archaistic border, now with

the first: James Bogle (NY/SC, 1817-1873), oil on canvas, 1838, the girl seated and depicted in a feigned oval, presented in the original, very fine gilt composition frame with gilt liner, frame retai

THE FIRST JAMES BOND FILM ADVENTURE IAN FLEMING'S "DR. NO" MOVIE POSTER

Two Graphic Works - James Huff and William Tolliverthe first: James and Earnstine Huff (American, 20th Century), Midnight Melody, offset print, 1982, pencil signed and numbered lower margin; the secon