The Guesde Collection of Antiquities, West Indies

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THE GUESDE COLLECTION OF ANTIQUITIES IN POINTE-À-PÎTRE, GUADELOUPE, WEST INDIES. This 9” x 6” softcover book is an extracted part (pages 731-837) of an 1885 Smithsonian Institution publication. It is full of black/white drawings with descriptions of the stone implements that were part of the private collection of M. Louis Guesde (who also is the illustrator). USPS Media Mail.

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Alfred Pell 1956 German Porcelain collection at Smithsonian Museum USA illus PB

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Reverend Alfred Pell donated 1145 pieces of German porcelain to the Smithsonian Institution after his passing. Rev. Pell was an Episcopal clergyman and art connoisseur, who lived in New York. The book describes many of the Pell Collection's most significant pieces from many different German porcelain factories.

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