June. 1 9 1 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



IX 



Collectors arc invited to scud short descriptions 

 of their wants and offerings to the Collectors' 

 Mart. Wants and offerings will be inserted in 

 this column without charge. American Homes 

 and Gardens takes no responsibility in connection 

 with any of the offerings submitted. All com- 

 munications should be addressed to "Collectors' 

 Mart. American Homes and Gardens, 361 Broad- 

 way. New York. X. Y." All replies should be 

 accompanied by a blank envelope, stamped and 

 marked with the register initials (which identify 



■ :.ants and offerings) in the loiver left hand 

 comer of the envelope, the whole to be enclosed 

 in the envelope addressed to the Collectors' Mart. 

 Photographs should be carefully protected and 

 packed flat. 



Offered: I have a large fifteen-inch plat- 

 ter, view of Landing of Lafayette at Castle 

 Garden, rich dark blue, perfect condition 

 and nice clear print ; also a ten-inch flat 

 plate view of Liverpool with ship flying 

 American flag, sea shell border rich dark 

 blue in perfect condition. E. X. L. 



Offered: Copv of the Aitkin Bible (im- 

 perfect) 1781. 'Will consider S25.A. P. B. 



Offered : A commission as commander 

 in the L\ S. X. Signed by Abraham Lin- 

 coln, 1863. Perfect condition. A con- 

 temporarv photograph of the officer is 

 included.' Price, $25. A. P. B. 



Offered : Carved chessmen which be- 

 longed to a Confederate general. Perfect 

 condition. Also autograph. $10 consid- 

 ered. A. P. B. 



Offered: Japanese ivory parasol-holder 

 and other ivories. K. 



Offered: A Commission as Commander 

 in the U. S. N. signed by Abraham Lin- 

 coln, 1863. In perfect condition. Price, 

 S"25. With a contemporary photograph 

 of the officers included. A. P. B. 



Offered: The carved chessmen of a Con- 

 federate general in perfect condition. 

 Autograph. Price, $10. A. P. B. 



Offered: Old United States large-size 

 copper cents, eagde cents, copper tokens, 

 English tokens, Confederate notes, Co- 

 lonial notes, bonds, etc., and a willow- 

 ware plate. J. L. B. 



Offered: A large 15-inch dark blue Land- 

 ing of Lafayette at Castle Garden plat- 

 ter, also a 10-inch flat dark blue plate 

 with '"View of Liverpool," ship flying 

 American flag, possibly Cadmus, also 

 8-inch dark blue Pittsfield plate. All per- 

 fect condition. E. X. L. 



Offered: Curly maple secretary, good 

 condition, about 1800. Sheraton side- 

 board, large size. Xo inlay. High post 

 Field bedstead, with tester. M. E. S. 



Offered: Old desk of First Empire, in 

 good condition. J. W. C. 



Offered: Two round back modern chairs. 

 Both back and sides upholstered. Both 

 chairs without brass ornaments and up- 

 holstered very plain. W. L. 



Offered: I have a number of Babylonian 

 tablets with early cuneiform inscriptions. 

 I will be pleased to submit descriptions 

 and price. I have also a number of other 

 antiquities, including several Egyptian 

 ones. T. S. 



Wanted: Bookplates and cards designed 

 and engraved by Bewick, also cards de- 

 signed and engraved by Anderson. 



D. X. S. 



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