Total Eclipse of the Sun

Total Eclipse of the Sun

1909, Antique Book Plate, 4″ X 5 1/4″, Printed from an engraving by William Henry Wesley of the Royal Astronomical Society, “Total Eclipse of the Sun, 17th May, 1882″, Plate VII from History of Astronomy by George Forbes Framed in a 1″...
Kakteen, Etc.

Kakteen, Etc.

Antique book plate (centerfold), 11 1/4″ X 9 1/8″, Kakteen Etc. (Fettpflanzen), Bibliographisches Institut in Leipzig (1874-1943) Framed in an antiqued 1 3/4″ basswood cassetta frame (espresso stain) with a slender tan mat    ...
Pima Canyon

Pima Canyon

Antique Book Plate (hand tinted black & white photo), 8″ X 6″, The Mouth of Pima Canyon, Santa Cruz Mountains (Plate 54) Framed in an antiqued basswood 1 1/4″ vintage panel profile (pilgrim maple stain), 13 1/2″ X 12″, with a bottom...
Giant Cactus

Giant Cactus

Antique Book Plate, 6″ X 9″, Giant Cactus, or Sahuara Framed in an antiqued basswood 1 1/4″ vintage reverse profile (medium fumed oak stain), 11 3/4″ X 14 7/8″, with a bottom weighted Antique Tan rag mat decorated with a gray watercolor...
Biological Survey of the Territories

Biological Survey of the Territories

Antique Book Plate (lithograph), 8 1/2″ X 11″, Biological Survey of the Territories: Plate XIX Framed in antiqued basswood, 1 5/16″ vintage rounded profile (English brown oak stain), 14″ X 16 7/8″, with a Khaki/Desert Sand double rag mat...