ART, MUSIC AND BOOKS

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1.18.2. STAINED GLASS ART WORK IN CONCRETE STEPPING STONES; ARTIST'S INSPIRATIONS OR CUSTOM DESIGNS AVAILABLE; EACH PIECE OF GLASS HAND GROUND AND POLISHED FOR BEAUTY AND SAFETY (POTENTIAL SHARP EDGES REMOVED); $55.00 EACH. PLUS SHIPPING AND HANDLING; PHOTO(26K), LOUISIANA; MP-VW

1.18.3. EXCLUSIVE ART WORK FROM MECHANICAL TECHNICAL AND UNDERWATER MARINE BACKGROUND ARTIST; HIGHLY RATED INVESTMENT QUALITY POTENTIAL; WOULD ALSO BE APPROPRIATE FOR CORPORATE OFFICE INTERIOR DECORATING; ALSO OUTDOOR HEAVY METAL SCULPTURES MADE TO YOUR THEME; ARTIST IS DEAD NOW BUT MANY UNIQUE PIECES WILL BE AVAILABLE; LOUISIANA; RS-VW

1.18.4. ENTERTAINERS, SPECIALIZING IN; BREAK DANCE; WITH COMEDY ROUTINE. AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE FUNCTIONS; LOUISIANA; DM'S-VW

1.18.7. STONE SCULPTURE BY RUSSIAN SCULPTOR PHOTOB(4K) ALEXEI KAZANTSEV. SAMPLE: SCULPTURE OF ANGEL, TITLED JAZZ REQUIEM. 3 FEET BY 2 FEET BY 1.5 FEET. PHOTOA(22K) THIS PIECE WAS MADE FOR THE MAUSOLEUM OF LOUIS PRIMA, RENOWNED NEW ORLEANS JAZZ MUSICIAN. THE SCULPTOR WILL WORK ON COMMISSION, AND SOME WORK IS AVAILABLE FOR SALE. TYPES OF WORK INCLUDE PORTRAITS, INTERIOR, GARDEN AND MONUMENTAL SCULPTURE. NOW LOCATED IN WASHINGTON BUT WILL SHIP WORLDWIDE; VW

1.18.8. VOCALIST AND LYRICIST BETTY SHIRLEY; JAZZ, BLUES AND CONTEMPORARY; AVAILABLE TO PERFORM SOLO ACT OR ACCOMPANIMENT; HAS PERFORMED THROUGHOUT NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA AND EUROPE PHOTO(38K); PHOTO(22K); NOMINATED FOR "THE BIG EASY AWARD"; REGULARLY PERFORMS AT THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ AND HERITAGE FESTIVAL, INFORMATION ON PERFORMANCES AND BOOKINGS ON REQUEST.

ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO JAZZ WAS BORN ON THE BACK STREETS OF NEW ORLEANS, BRINGING A NEW MUSICAL CONSCIOUSNESS TO THE WORLD. BETTY SHIRLEY PAYS HOMAGE TO THE GREAT TRADITIONS AND SOUNDS OF JAZZ ON THIS HER MOST RECENT RECORDING, WITH HER RICH VOCALS AND WONDERFUL EXPRESSION ON A WIDE VARIETY OF STYLES AND MELODIES. THE INTERPRETATION IS ALL BETTY, WHETHER IT'S THE SWING OF AN OLD STANDARD, OR A MOODY BLUES. "UNVEILED" REVEALS A DIVERSITY OF SOUND AND TALENT FROM BETTY SHIRLEY THAT MIRRORS THE DIVERSITY OF HER LIFE. SHE WAS BORN IN MISSISSIPPI, MOVED TO NEW YORK WHERE SHE WORKED WITH YOUNG CHILDREN IN THERAPY THROUGH ARTISTIC EXPRESSION, AND HAS LANDED IN NEW ORLEANS, WHERE SHE SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED HER SINGING CAREER.

CD'S AVAILABLE; WILL SHIP WORLD WIDE; NEWEST CD TITLED "UNVEILED" ; PHOTO(32K) TRACKS INCLUDE (1) CHEEK TO CHEEK; (2) JAZZ WALTZ; (3) CRY ME A RIVER; (4) SWEET GEORGIA BROWN; (5) RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA; (6) HAVE YOU MET MISS JONES; (7) SISTER SADIE; (8) HERE'S TO LIFE; (9) THEM THERE EYES; (10) A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND; (11) BYE, BYE BLACKBIRD; (12) HEAVEN'S SHORE.

ACCOMPANYING BETTY SHIRLEY ON ALL TRACKS ARE THREE OUTSTANDING MUSICIANS. PRODUCER, PIANIST AND ARRANGER LAWRENCE SIEBERTH IS A FLUENT JAZZ ARTIST AND A SYNTHESIZER MAGICIAN. HIS ARRANGEMENTS ON THIS CD ARE MASTERFUL AND LEND A FLUID COHESIVENESS TO THE WHOLE. BILL HUNTINGTON BRINGS HIS TALENTS TO THE BASS AND ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE ARRANGEMENT FOR "RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA". OF HUNTINGTON DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE SAID HE, "...HAS ALL THE MARKINGS OF A JAZZ LEGEND, FOR HIS DEVELOPMENT IS A RECAPITULATION OF THE HISTORY OF JAZZ ITSELF." NEW ORLEANS BORN JOHN VIDACOVICH COMBINES HIS CREATIVE INSPIRATION WITH HIS OWN UNIQUE WIT AND RHYTHMIC LANGUAGE, MAKING THE PERCUSSION SPRING TO LIFE.

SEVERAL TALENTED GUEST ARTISTS WERE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN RECORDING PORTIONS OF "UNVEILED". THESE INCLUDE ERIC TRAUB WHOSE TENOR SAX IS A COMBINATION OF FLAWLESS TECHNIQUE AND HARMONIC INVENTIVENESS. ERIC'S COMMAND OF THE INSTRUMENT IS A WELCOME SOUND FOR ANY VOCALIST WHETHER THE MUSIC IS LOUD AND FUNKY, OR SPIRITUALLY SERENE. JAMIL SHARIF ON TRUMPET IS CONSISTENT AND ELOQUENT, REFLECTING THE ARTISTRY OF HIS IMPROVISATIONAL SKILLS. MAT PERRINE ON TUBA, AND MARK MULLINS ON TROMBONE COMBINE THEIR TALENTS IN THE UPBEAT RENDITION OF "SWEET GEORGIA BROWN". STEVE MASAKOWSKI IS ONE OF THE MOST AWE-INSPIRING GUITARISTS AND COMPOSERS OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ON THE NEW ORLEANS SCENE. HECTOR GALLARDO PROVIDES PERCUSSION ON THE MOVING MELODY, "HERE'S TO LIFE". GALLARDO IS A VIRTUOSO ON THE TUMBADORES AND TIMBALES, AND AN ENTHUSIASTIC PROMOTER OF HIS CUBAN CULTURE. WENDELL TILLY PRODUCES SOME OUTSTANDING SLIDE GUITAR WORK ON THE "RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA" TRACK.

"UNVEILED" BEGAN WITH JOY WILLIAMS, WHOSE LOVE OF BETTY SHIRLEY'S MUSIC WAS THE INSPIRATION FOR THIS DISC. THE CONCEPT CAME FULL CIRCLE WITH KEMP WILLIAMS, WHO MADE THE CD POSSIBLE BY WRITING IT AND PULLING IT TOGETHER AS THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER.

BETTY SHIRLEY HAS SPENT SEVERAL YEARS BUILDING ON HER BACKGROUND, PLAYING THE CLUBS AND RESTAURANTS IN NEW ORLEANS. SHE'S ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND HER HORIZONS WITH SUCCESSFUL TOURS THROUGH NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA AND CONTINENTAL EUROPE. A LADY OF MANY TALENTS, BETTY HAS WRITTEN THE MOVING LYRICS FOR JAZZ WALTZ, WHILE AT HOME SHE PAINTS, DRAWS AND CREATES STUNNING WORKS OF ART IN JEWELRY. ON THIS CD HER VOICE IS HER INSTRUMENT. WE NOW INVITE YOU TO RELAX AND ENJOY THE "UNVEIL-ING" OF BETTY SHIRLEY. PHOTO(45K); NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA; GH-VW

1.18.11. BONSAI TREE ART; 6000 SQUARE FOOT STUDIO AND SHOWROOM WITH A LARGE VARIETY OF QUALITY SPECIMEN BONSAI, RAW MATERIALS, POTS, SOIL, BOOKS, TOOLS AND OTHER SUPPLIES FOR SALE; PHOTO(107K), PHOTO A(107K), PHOTO B(94K), PHOTO C(105K),

PLEASE BRING ANY TREE THAT YOU MAY ALREADY HAVE. WE WILL ENJOY SEEING YOUR WORK, OR HELPING YOU WITH YOUR CREATION.

LEARN THE ANCIENT ART OF BONSAI CREATION TAUGHT BY INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN EXPERT GUY GUIDRY WHO HAS TAUGHT LOCALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. WE BELIEVE ANYONE CAN LEARN TO CREATE THEIR OWN BONSAI ONCE TAUGHT THE BASIC PRINCIPLES.

HOURS VARY WEEKDAYS AND WEEKENDS; CONTACT US FOR PRIVATE OR GROUP CLASSES; ALSO, TOURS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC MOST WEEKENDS IN THE NEW ORLEANS METROPOLITAN AREA AND ASSOCIATES IN SOME OTHER MAJOR CITIES. BNI-GG-VW

1.18.12. ANTIQUE PUMP ORGAN; "JUNIUS HART" "NEW ORLEANS"; SN 274059; 37 IVORY KEYS, 25 BLACK KEYS; ELEVEN PULL TONE CONTROLS ABOVE KEY BOARD; KEYBOARD COVER; PEDAL COVER; WELL PRESERVED; THREE BLACK KEY TOPS HAVE COME UNGLUED OTHERWISE IN GOOD OPERATING CONDITION; SHIPPING DIMENSIONS: 5 FEET WIDE BY 4 FEET DEEP BY 6.5 FEET HIGH; SHIPPING WEIGHT ABOUT 500 LBS; $2,500.; OR BEST OFFER; PHOTO(57K); LOUISIANA; BPM-VW

1.18.13. NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FESTIVAL POSTER; 1976; LIMITED, SIGNED AND FRAMED, THESE WOULD NORMALLY BE SHIPPED OUT OF THE FRAME AND EVEN WITHOUT THE GLASS TO PREVENT DAMAGE SHOULD THE GLASS BREAK IN TRANSIT; $1700.; LOUISIANA; LC-VW-ITLNVN SOLD (1975 WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT JAZZ FEST POSTERS WERE PRODUCED.)

1.18.14. NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FESTIVAL POSTER; 1977; LIMITED; NOT SIGNED; FRAMED; $800.; LOUISIANA; LC-VW SOLD, LEFT FOR REFERENCE; WE HAVE A BUYER FOR ANOTHER OF THESE IF YOU HAVE ONE.

NEW ORLEANS "MARDI GRAS" POSTER; 1977; LIMITED, NUMBERED 855 OF1,000; SIGNED, GEORGE BERKE/ MICHEAL P. SMITH; FRAMED, MAROON AND SILVER TRIM* MATTING AND BLACK FRAME; $1200.; PHOTO A(40K); PHOTO C(40K); PHOTO D(40K), PHOTO E(40K); WASHINGTON; -VW .

1.18.15. NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FESTIVAL POSTER; 1978; LIMITED; NOT SIGNED; FRAMED; $700.; LOUISIANA; LC-VW SOLD, LEFT FOR REFERENCE;

1.18.16. NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FESTIVAL POSTER; 1979; LIMITED; NOT SIGNED; FRAMED; $560.; LOUISIANA; LC-VW SOLD; HAVE A SECOND ONE LIMITED; UNSIGNED AND UNFRAMED; $400.; MR-VW-NLNALE NO LONGER AVAILABLE;

1.18.17. NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FESTIVAL POSTER; 1980; LIMITED; SIGNED; UNFRAMED; $700.; LOUISIANA; LC-VW HAVE A SECOND ONE LIMITED; UNSIGNED AND UNFRAMED; $560.; MR-VW-NLNALE APTNO

1.18.18. NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FESTIVAL POSTER; 1981; LIMITED; SIGNED; FRAMED; $750; LOUISIANA; LC-VW HAVE A SECOND ONE LIMITED; UNSIGNED AND UNFRAMED; $395.; MR-VW-NLNALE APTNO

1.18.19. NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FESTIVAL POSTER; 1982; LIMITED; SIGNED; FRAMED; $600.; LOUISIANA; LC-VW HAVE A SECOND ONE LIMITED; UNSIGNED AND UNFRAMED; $225.; MR-VW-NLNALE

1.18.20. NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FESTIVAL POSTER; 1983; LIMITED; SIGNED; FRAMED; THIS IS THE FIRST JAZZ FEST POSTER WITH A WOMEN SHOWN IN IT; $450.; AND UNFRAMED*; LOUISIANA; LC-VW HAVE A SECOND ONE LIMITED; UNSIGNED AND UNFRAMED; $150.; MR-VW-NLNALE APTNO

1.18.21. NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FESTIVAL POSTER; 1984; LIMITED; SIGNED; FRAMED; $600.; LOUISIANA; LC-VW HAVE A SECOND ONE LIMITED; UNSIGNED AND UNFRAMED; $125.; MR-VW-NLNALE MR-VW-NLNALE

1.18.22. NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FESTIVAL POSTER; 1985; LIMITED; SIGNED; FRAMED; $900.; LOUISIANA; LC-VW HAVE A SECOND ONE LIMITED; UNSIGNED AND UNFRAMED; $350.; MR-VW-NLNALE APTNO

1.18.23. NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FESTIVAL POSTER; 1986; LIMITED; SIGNED; FRAMED; $395.; LOUISIANA; LC-VW HAVE A SECOND ONE LIMITED; UNSIGNED AND UNFRAMED; $120.; MR-VW-NLNALE

1.18.24. NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FESTIVAL POSTER; 1987; LIMITED; SIGNED; FRAMED; $550.; LOUISIANA; LC-VW HAVE A SECOND ONE LIMITED; UNSIGNED AND UNFRAMED; $200.; MR-VW-NLNALE

1.18.25. NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FESTIVAL POSTER; 1988; LIMITED; SIGNED; FRAMED; $475.; LOUISIANA; LC-VW HAVE A SECOND ONE LIMITED; UNSIGNED AND UNFRAMED; $125.; MR-VW-NLNALE

1.18.26. NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FESTIVAL POSTER; 1989; LIMITED; UNSIGNED; FRAMED, THESE WOULD NORMALLY BE SHIPPED OUT OF THE FRAME AND EVEN WITHOUT THE FRAME TO PREVENT DAMAGE SHOULD THE GLASS BREAK IN TRANSIT; $525.; LOUISIANA; LC-VW HAVE A SECOND ONE LIMITED; UNSIGNED AND UNFRAMED; $450.; MR-VW-NLNALE

1.18.27. NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FESTIVAL POSTER; 1990; LIMITED; SIGNED; FRAMED; $395.; LOUISIANA; LC-VW HAVE A SECOND ONE LIMITED; UNSIGNED AND UNFRAMED; $50.; MR-VW-NLNALE

1.18.28. NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FESTIVAL POSTER; 1991; LIMITED; UNSIGNED; UNFRAMED; $450.; LOUISIANA; LC-VW HAVE A SECOND ONE LIMITED; UNSIGNED AND UNFRAMED; $350.; MR-VW-NLNALE

1.18.29. NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FESTIVAL POSTER; 1992; LIMITED; UNSIGNED; UNFRAMED; $200.; LOUISIANA; LC-VW

1.18.30. NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FESTIVAL POSTER; 1993; LIMITED; UNSIGNED; UNFRAMED; $140.; LOUISIANA; LC-VW

1.18.31. NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FESTIVAL POSTER; 1994; LIMITED; UNSIGNED; UNFRAMED; $200.; LOUISIANA; LC-VW

1.18.32. NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FESTIVAL POSTER; 1995; LIMITED; UNSIGNED; UNFRAMED; $795.; LOUISIANA; LC-VW

1.18.33. NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FESTIVAL POSTER; 1996; LIMITED; UNSIGNED; UNFRAMED; $550.; LOUISIANA; LC-VW

1.18.34. NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FESTIVAL POSTER; 1997; LIMITED; UNSIGNED; UNFRAMED; $195.; LOUISIANA; LC-VW

1.18.35. NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FESTIVAL POSTER; 1998; LIMITED; UNSIGNED; UNFRAMED; $450; LOUISIANA; LC-VW

1.18.36. MARDI GRAS POSTER; 1981; LIMITED; SIGNED; FRAMED; $850.; LOUISIANA; LC-VW

1.18.37. 25TH ANNIVERSARY JAZZ AND CRAFTS FESTIVAL POSTER; LIMITED; UNSIGNED*; FRAMED; $950; LOUISIANA; LC-VW

1.18.38. 1981 CRESCENT CITY CLASSIC POSTER; SIGNED; UNFRAMED; $850.; LOUISIANA; LC-VW

MAKE OFFER FOR ALL TOGETHER OR INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. (1.18.13 TO 38) FRAMED WOULD NORMALLY BE SHIPPED OUT OF THE FRAME AND EVEN WITHOUT THE GLASS TO PREVENT DAMAGE SHOULD THE GLASS BREAK IN TRANSIT;

1.18.39. PRE-INDIAN OR INDIAN ARTIFACT; FOUND ON THE AMERICAN RIVER IN CALIFORNIA INSIDE A LOG UNDERWATER; LOOKS LIKE IT COULD HAVE BEEN A HAND HELD CUTTING OR SCRAPING TOOL; HAS HAD SOME AUTHENTICATION BUT NOT DATED EXACTLY YET; APPROXIMATELY 9 INCHES LONG BY 2.25 INCHES WIDE BY 1 INCH THICK, EVENLY TAPERED TO EDGES; BASALTIC SAND TEXTURE; MEDIUM BLACK WITH A GRAYISH HUE UNIFORM COLORING; FOUND WHILE GOLD DREDGING; $*; PHOTO(12K); LOUISIANA; EH-RS-VW (ALSO SEE 4.19.18.)

1.18.40. LAW BOOKS SET OF 657 VOLUMES PLUS 86 PAPERBACKS; LOUISIANA 1945 TO 1994; CORPUS JURIS SECUNDUM, 158 VOLUMES, DARK BLUE COLOR; LOUISIANA CASES, CIVIL CODE, 33* VOLUMES, DARK GREEN COLOR; LOUISIANA CASES, CRIMINAL CODE, 62* VOLUMES; DARK GREEN COLOR; LOUISIANA DIGEST, 58 VOLUMES, DARK WINE COLOR; SOUTHERN REPORTER, 119 VOLUMES, LIGHT GREEN COLOR; SOUTHERN REPORTER, 157 VOLUMES, MUSTARD COLOR; REVISED STATUTES, 70 VOLUMES, DARK GREEN COLOR; LOUISIANA STATUTES, 12 VOLUMES, GREEN COLOR, PAPER BACK; LOUISIANA CASES, 67 VOLUMES, BROWN COLOR, PAPERBACK; WEST'S LOUISIANA, BLUE COLOR, PAPER BACK ; IN GOOD TO VERY GOOD LOOKING CONDITION; $1450.; LOUISIANA; RS-GL-VW UPDATED 2003 03 23: PHOTO A(40K); PHOTO C(40K); PHOTO D(40K); PHOTO F(40K); WOULD SELL ONLY CORPUS JURIS SECUNDUM FOR $700.00.;

THE 2 BOOKS WE CHECKED HAVE SPECIAL ADDENDUMS IN THEM THAT FIT IN THE BACK INSIDE COVERS. MANY IF NOT MOST OF THE OTHER BOOKS ARE THE SAME. WE WEIGHED 2 BOOKS SHOWN IN THESE PHOTOS AND THE BOOKS AVERAGE 5.25 LBS EACH. THAT WOULD TOTAL 830 LBS PLUS ESTIMATED PALLET AND PACKAGING OF ABOUT 80 LBS FOR A TOTAL OF ABOUT 910 LBS (ACTUAL WEIGHT MIGHT BE LESS OR MORE. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO BE EXACT WITHOUT DOUBLE HANDLING EACH BOOK.). THIS WILL PROBABLY BE AB0UT $275. TO $375. THOUGH WE WILL HAVE TO GIVE YOUR ADDRESS AND ZIP CODE TO CHECK WITH A SHIPPING COMPANY TO MAKE SURE. YOU COULD CHECK WITH A TRUCKING COMPANY AT YOUR END ALSO IF YOU WANT. YOU CAN TELL THE TRUCKING COMPANY IT WILL BE ONE PALLET 42 BY 42 INCHES BY ABOUT 3 FEET HIGH, WEIGHING ABOUT 910 LBS (ANYTHING THOSE DIMENSIONS UNDER 1000 LBS IS USUALLY THE SAME PRICE.) THEY WOULD BE PICKED UP FROM FOLSOM, LOUISIANA 70437-3621. WE WOULD LOAD WITH FORKLIFT.

1.18.41. LIGHT TABLE, 6 FOOT BY 4 FOOT BY 5 INCHES DEEP; USED FOR LAY OUT WORK OF SLIDES PAPER ITEMS DRAFTING; TOP ONLY NOT LEGS; $350.; LOUISIANA; RS-GL-VW

1.18.42. FATHER CHRISTMAS DECORATED STATUARY; ONE OF A KIND; HAND SCULPTED POLIMER HEAD AND HANDS; LEATHER BOOTS, FUR TRIMMED COAT; WOOL FLEECE HAIR AND BEARD; WITH "FOUND ITEM" TOYS ADDED; SUPERB CRAFTSMANSHIP; OVER 110 HOURS OF ARTISTIC EFFORT TO PRODUCE THIS MASTERPIECE; $1950.; PHOTO(40); LOUISIANA; SI-VW-NNNOOL

1.18.43. BELSNICK CHRISTMAS DECORATED STATUARY; ONE OF A KIND; HAND SCULPTED POLIMER HEAD AND HANDS; LEATHER BOOTS, FUR TRIMMED COAT; ALPACA FLEECE HAIR AND BEARD; SUPERB CRAFTSMANSHIP; OVER 100 HOURS OF ARTISTIC EFFORT TO PRODUCE THIS MASTERPIECE; $1750.; PHOTO(40); LOUISIANA; SI-VW-NNNOOL

1.18.44. 1911 STORE PLATE; THESE WERE GIVEN AS GIFTS AND ADVERTISING SPECIALTIES TO CUSTOMERS; MARKED (ON 3 LINES IN A SCRIPT OF GOLD LETTERING. SOME LETTERS ARE RATHER LIGHT NOW) " COMPLEMENTS OF , HAGGERD GROCERY " , "VIRDEN, ILL (ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTH OF SPRINGFIELD ON ILLINOIS HIGHWAY 4); NO MARKINGS ON THE BACK; A COUPLE SMALL CHIPS ON THE OUTER EDGE; $125.; PHOTO(40K); LOUISIANA; SI-VW-NNNOOL

1.18.45. 1776-1876 U.S. CENTENNIAL COMMEMORATIVE PLATE; $145.; PHOTO(40K); LOUISIANA; SI-VW-NNNOOL

1.18.46. WOODLAND FAIRY DECORATED SCULPTED STATUARY; ONE OF A KIND; ON WOOD BLOCK; $105.; PHOTO(40K); LOUISIANA; SI-VW-NNNOOL

1.18.47. GRAPE FAIRY DECORATED SCULPTED SATUARY; ONE OF A KIND; ON BENT WOOD CHAIR; $105.; PHOTO(40K); LOUISIANA; SI-VW-NNNOOL

1.18.48. FROM THE STATE OF YUCATAN, MEXICO; MAYA MEXICAN POTTERY FROM THE RENAISSANCE OF MAYA ARTISANS COMES HUNDREDS OF EXCITING HAND-PAINTED DECORATIVE ACCESSORIES. OVER A THOUSAND OF THE MOST TALENTED INHABITANTS OF THE YUCATAN CREATE THESE TRUE WORKS OF ART . ALL HAVE THE INGREDIENTS TO BE COVETED POSSESSIONS FOR TODAY AND CHERISHED HEIRLOOMS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

THERE ARE 14 FAMILIES OF SIX DIFFERENT ARTISTIC STYLES EACH FOR A TOTAL OF 84 SO FAR. THESE ARE REAL WORKS OF HAND-PAINTED ART, APPLiED TO QUALITY WHITE CERAMIC BISQUE. A FINAL PROTECTIVE COATING OF VARATHANE MEANS THESE ART OBJECTS WILL HAVE A LONG LIFE WITH MINIMAL CARE.

PIGGY BANKS: YOU HAVE A CHOICE OF PIG, FISH, CAT, FROG AND DINOSAUR BANKS

PAINTED AND COATED 1-9 $14.50; 10-49 $7.60; 50-249 $7.36; 250-499 $7.13; 500+ $6.89 PHOTO B(40K); PHOTO H(40K);

NATURAL AND MATTE FINISH 1-9 $12.10; 10-49 $6.40; 50-249 $6.20; 250-499 $6.00; 500+ $5.80 PHOTO L(40K);

UNPAINTED BLANKS 1-9 $ 8.10; 10-49 $4.40; 50-249 $4.26; 250-499 $4.13; 500+ $3.99 PHOTO J(40K)

HS-VW-NNNLLT/NNNMLR (ALSO SEE 6.21.26.TO 30.) NO LONGER AVAILABLE; LEFT FOR REFERENCE;

1.18.49. ENGRAVER WITH PANTOGRAPH (PATTERN FOLLOWING SYSTEM); "NEW HERMES ENGRAVOGRAPH"; SN ITF II 80996; MOTOR IS 115 VOLTS AC-DC, 1.1 AMPS, 10,000 RPM, 1/15 HP, TYPE MSE-11; BELT BETWEEN MOTOR AND MANDREL IS MISSING; USED THOUGHT TO BE IN ABOUT 80% OR BETTER CONDITION; OVERALL DIMENSIONS 29 INCHES WIDE BY 22 INCHES DEEP BY 13 INCHES HIGH; WEIGHT ABOUT 100 LBS; $175.; PHOTO A(60K); PHOTO B(74K); PHOTO C(54K); PHOTO D(52K); LOUISIANA; RS-VW-NNNALO UPDATED 20050512, PHOTOS ADDED;

1.18.50. SCULPTURE "ATLANTIS" BY RUSSIAN ARTIST AND SCULPTOR STEFAN TONCHEV; THIS SCULPTURE IS CLASSIC GREEK MAN AND WOMAN; 7.21 FEET (220 CM) HIGH BY 3.6 FEET (110 CM) WIDE BY 1.96 FEET (60 CM) DEEP; ARTIST IS DEAD NOW AND THE FAMILY IS SELLING THIS ITEM; SHIPPING TO U.S. AND MOST OTHER COUNTRIES WOULD BE ABOUT $2,500.; $14,750.; PHOTO(40K); BULGARIA; ST-VW-NLNLNE

1.18.51. SCALE MODEL LIVE STEAM LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE 2- 4 WHEELS; 4.75 INCH GAUGE (ID OF TRACKS); COAL TENDER CAR MARKED "RED RIVER & GULF RR"; THIS WAS ACTUALLY A RIDING MACHINE FOR CHILDREN. THE SMALL SQUARE BAR YOU WILL NOTICE AT THE FRONT OF THE COAL CAR IS A FOOT REST FOR A CHILD; STEAM ENGINE 2-4 (2 FRONT WHEELS, 4 DRIVE WHEELS, NO BACK WHEELS); MODEL A-6, LITTLE ENGINE, SN 402 (RAISED LETTERING ON FRONT CASTING OF BOILER); CHAIN DRIVE; 36 INCH LONG BY 10.75 INCH WIDE BY 15 INCH HIGH; CAST IRON DRIVE WHEELS 5.125 INCH IN DIAMETER; WEIGHT 103 LBS; COAL CAR 25.5 INCH LONG BY 9.6 INCH WIDE BY 10.6 INCH HIGH; WEIGHT 30 LBS; WE HAVE NOT HAD THIS FIRED UP BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IT WOULD BE OPERABLE AS A STEAM LOCOMOTIVE; WE DO NOT HAVE THE TRACKS THAT IT RAN ON;

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: CHAIN DRIVE GOES FROM REAR DRIVE WHEEL AXLE TO TRANSFER DRIVE WHEEL POWER TO FRONT SET OF DRIVE WHEELS WITHOUT HAVING AN EXTRA LINK BETWEEN THE DRIVE WHEEL SETS POSSIBLY INTERFERING WITH THE MAIN STEAM ARM STROKE, WHEELS ARE IN ABOUT 95% METAL CONDITION; TENDER CAR HAS A 1 TO1.25 GALLON WATER TANK THAT HAS TUBING AND HOSES TO ATTACH TO ENGINE BOILER WATER SUPPLY, A SEAT WOULD GO ON TOP OF THE TENDER FOR THE RIDER, IT SEEMS A COAL SUPPLY WAS NOT CARRIED IN THE TENDER ONLY WATER AND THE RIDER, WE DO NOT HAVE SEAT; THERE IS A PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE, MANY WATER DRAIN VALVES, STEAM, CONTROL VALVE, HAS SPEED CONTROL LEVER; STEAM WHISTLE; HAS OILERS WITH VALVES; HAVE NOT RUN THIS ON AIR YET BUT THE STEAM MOTORS FUNCTION AND SEEM TO HAVE GOOD SEALS; BOILER IS STEEL ABOUT 3 INCH PIPE; BOILER TUBE IS ONE BLACK IRON 3/8 INCH PIPE RUNNING HORIZONTALLY IN THE CENTER OF THE BOILER; THE FIRE BOX IS ABOUT 4.5 INCHES WIDE BY 4.5 INCHES FRONT TO BACK BY 6 INCHES HIGH, THERE IS A ONE INCH DEEP ASH CATCHER ACCESSIBLE FROM UNDER THE STOKING DECK; METAL IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION PROBABLY USED VERY LITTLE; THERE IS A VERTICAL SIGHT GLASS ON THE LEFT REAR OF THE BOILER STOKING DECK THAT WOULD SHOW WATER LEVEL FED FROM THE TENDER CAR WATER TANK; THAT UNUSUAL SMOKE STACK IN THE EARLIER PHOTOS WAS A BRASS BED POST ORNAMENT SLIPPED OVER THE STACK, IT IS REMOVED IN THE MOST RECENT PHOTOS; PHONE FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS; $5,850.; PHOTOA(40K); PHOTOB(40K); PHOTOC(40K); PHOTOD(40K); PHOTOE(40K); PHOTOF(40K); PHOTOG(40K); PHOTOH(40K); PHOTOI(40K); PHOTOJ(40K); PHOTOK(40K); PHOTOL(40K); PHOTOM(40K); PHOTON(40K); PHOTOO(40K); PHOTOP(40K); LOUISIANA; AJ-VW-NLNEOM

1.18.52. MAE WEST SIGNED PRINT; SIGNED 1979 JUNE 22 BY MAE WEST (SHE WAS STILL ALIVE AT THAT TIME); NUMBER 632 OF 2,150; HAS AUTHENTICATION LABEL STATING THAT THE PLATE WAS DEFACED AFTER THESE WERE MADE SO THESE PRINTS CANNOT BE REPRODUCED AND OTHER INFORMATION; FRAMED, THESE WOULD NORMALLY BE SHIPPED OUT OF THE FRAME AND EVEN WITHOUT THE FRAME TO PREVENT DAMAGE SHOULD THE GLASS BREAK IN TRANSIT; $775.; LOUISIANA; MR-VW-NLNALE

1.18.54. 1984 NEW ORLEANS WORLDS FAIR LIGHT POLES; TAPERED ALUMINUM; POLES LIKE THIS SELL FOR ABOUT $2800. EACH; HAVE ABOUT 15; $700.; LOUISIANA; RS-VW-NLNALE

The riveting story of one German family's experiences from 1943 to the end of the war from the German perspective, to which American audiences have rarely been exposed.

SUNFLOWER OF THE THIRD REICH is an enthralling tale with fast-paced action that ventures from the German home front to the Russian front. The author, who grew up in Nazi Germany, describes the lives of ordinary German citizens during the war: the initial excitement and enthusiasm for Hitler's vision of the Third Reich, the nightly terrors of air raids and bombings, the famine, and the pressures of obtaining the barest necessities and protecting the family. With its fascinating details of German family life, action-filled battle scenes and poignant romances, readers will find it difficult to put down this absorbing saga before they have reached its dramatic conclusion.

Yearly history pages update the reader about the events of the war in Europe. This piece of well-researched historical fiction about WWII from the German perspective is of great interest to librarians, students and lovers of German history, -culture, and -language. Entertaining and informative, it is a must-have on any reading list! 423 pages/full size. Softcover ISBN 07388-3320-7, $24.99 - or hardback with dust jacket ISBN 0-7388-3319-3, $34.99.

The book is available in bookstores or at discounts by calling the publisher toll free at 888-795-4274, and on the Internet at www.Xlibris.com/bookstore, Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Borders.com and several other Internet bookstores.

Librarians: You may order your copies at Ingram Library Services, Inc. 1-800-937-5300 at 40% discount. (Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 00-191801.

I hope that you will buy my book. I am certain that it will fascinate you. Best regards, Andrea

1.18.56. SCALE MODELS OF SHIPS, MACHINERY, PLANTS AND EQUIPMENT; ART QUALITY; GREAT BUSINESS MARKETING TOOLS, OFFICE DISPLAYS, CUSTOMER GIFTS AND ENGINEERING MODELS FOR SCALED TESTING OF CONCEPTS;

1.18.57. LONDON EX-BOXERS ASSOCIATION (LEBA) VIDEO TAPE; 4 HOURS; SHOWING SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC BOXERS, EVENTS AND HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BOXING PROFESSION; HEAVIEST EMPHASIS IS ON THE LAST 70 YEARS; SHOWS HENRY COOPER GIVING OUT AWARDS AND SPEAKING AT VARIOUS FUNCTIONS RELATING TO BOXING IN THE U.K.; 30 TH ANNIVERSARY MEETING INCLUDING SAMMY MC CARTHY'S 70 TH BIRTHDAY; THE VISIT OF THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE BOXING TEAM; AT $23.; L15., PLUS POSTAGE FROM U.K.; SK-BA-VW-NONVNA

1.18.58. WURLITZER MUSIC BOX; 100 SELECTIONS OF 45 RPM RECORDS; HAS FULL SET OF 1950'S AND EARLY 1960'S RECORDS; STEREO; IN GOOD LOOKING AND GOOD OPERATING CONDITION; $850.; PHOTO A(40K); PHOTO B(40K); PHOTO C(40K); LOUISIANA; *-VW-NONVOR

1.18.59. LORENZO GHIGLIERI BRONZE SCULPTURE; TITLED "RELENTLESS"; A STOCK BROKER'S MUST HAVE ART WORK; A GRIZZLE BEAR AND A BULL LUNGING TO CONFRONT ONE ANOTHER, IT IS AND OPEN CONFLICT WITH UNRESOLVED RESULT IN THE SCULPTURE; LIMITED ADDITION, SIGNED AND DATED; TOTAL NUMBER OF 475 WERE TO BE MADE BUT ONLY 80 HAVE BEEN MADE; DIMENSIONS 27 INCHES WIDE BY 9.5 INCHES DEEP BY 18 INCHES HIGH; APPRAISED CURRENT FAIR MARKET VALUE $24,500.; WILL SELL FOR $16,500.; PHOTO A(53K); LOUISIANA; CL-VW-NOLLLO

1.18.61. HAND MADE ROSARIES; STERLING SILVER AND SILVER FILLED CHAIN AND CROSSES WITH MANY DIFFERENT BEAD TYPES AND STYLES; FIRE* POLISHED BEADS, TIN CUT BEADS, AUSTRIAN AURORA BOREALIS BEADS, TANZANITE, LUCITE, GREEN AND BLACK MARBLE, GLASS HEART, COCOA, MELON, MOTHER OF PEARL BEADS, ALL BIRTHSTONES AND MANY OTHERS AVAILABLE INCLUDING CUSTOM WORK; ALSO HAVE BEAD WORK BRACELETS; IN NICE WHITE BOX WITH COTTON FILL; ALL STERLING SILVER WITH EXPENSIVE BEADS $70. TO $90.; SILVER FILLED (WITH STERLING SILVER) $30. TO $50.; PHOTO A(40K); PHOTO B(40K); BETTER PHOTOS COMING; THESE ROSARIES NOT BLESSED YET; LOUISIANA; EO-GO-VW-NVNOOT

1.18.62. "MR. FORD WHAT HAVE YOU DONE"? BOOK ON HENRY FORD'S VIEWS ON ECONOMICS THAT ARE AMAZINGLY RELEVANT TODAY; ONLY 79 PAGES BUT PACKED WITH INTERESTING INFORMATION AND INSIGHT INTO SOME OF THE MAJOR MOTIVATORS OF RECENT HISTORY; INCLUDES; EARLY LIFE AND WORK; MODEL T; FORD AND MASS PRODUCTION; THE PEACE SHIP; GREENFIELD VILLAGE; TROUBLE WITH THE DODGES; THE RAILROAD; HARD TIMES OF 1920-1921; TRACTORS; FORD AND THE SOVIET UNION; THE TWENTIES AND COMPETITION; THE THIRTIES AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION; LATER LIFE; BY EDWARD KELLER; $*; LOUISIANA; KK-EK-VW- NVNMNL

1.18.64. THE COSTUME SHOP BUSINESS AND STOCK FOR SALE; 38 YEARS OF MOVIE, PLAY, SPECIAL EVENT COSTUME MAKING AND RENTAL; STOCK COVERING ABOUT 1860* TO NOW WITH LARGEST STOCK 1930* TO 1970*, CLIENT LIST AND TRAINING; RARE HATS LIKE 19 TH CENTURY CALVARY HEAD GEAR AND OTHER AUTHENTIC PERIOD COSTUMES FOR SALE TO COLLECTORS AS EACHES; INVENTORY EXAMPLES: HALLOWEEN AND DISNEY CHARACTERS LIKE MICKEY AND MINNIE, SNOW WHITE AND THE 7 DWARVES, ABOUT $100,000.; CHRISTMAS SANTAS, NATIVITY AND OTHER SEASONAL COSTUMES AMOUNT TO ABOUT $50,000.; MULTIPLE SIZES IN MANY ITEMS; MANY PLAYS DONE: FOR EXAMPLE "JOSEPH'S TECHNICOLOR COAT" (COSTUMES ABOUT $10,000. REPLACEMENT COST); ALL EXCEPTIONALLY WELL HAND MADE; HAVE PHOTOS OF EVERY SET ON ACTORS OR MODELS AT THE TIME OF MAKING AND IN USE IN PLAYS, MOVIES AND THEME EVENTS; TOTAL REPLACEMENT VALUE NOW SET AT $500,000.; SELL ALL TOGETHER FOR $250,000. NEBRASKA; LA-VW-NENMOT ALSO 2.15.68.

1.18.65. WELDED ART WORK OF GREAT PLAINS LIFE AND INTEREST FROM ABOUT 1850* TO 1990* CENTERED AROUND PROSSER, NEBRASKA; INVENTORY LIST OF WELD ART SCENES: 1 TYPICAL FARM EARLY 1900'S; 2 NEBRASKA RODEO; 3 FARM SALE; 4 MORNING SUNRISE; 5 1900'S SWEEP HAYSTACKER; 6 MARTIN BOYS STUCK WITH ARROW; 7 CLINTON; 8 GUNSMOKE; 9 BUFFALO STAMPEDE; 10 PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT MERRY-GO-ROUND; 11 DINOSAUR; 12 BREAKING HORSE; 13 TEPEE CREEPING; 14 CANOEING; 15 THE NURD GANG; 16 BASKETBALL; 17 FOOTBALL; 18 TENNIS; 19 HORSESHOES; 20 PLAYING CARDS; 21 HORSE SHOEING; 22 JIMMY CATER THINKING; 23 SKIING DOWNHILL; 24 MINERS GOLD; 25 LOVING; 26 ROAD RUNNER; 27 ALLIGATOR; 28 MILKING A COW; 29 STAGECOACH INDIAN ATTACK; 30 VILLAGE BLACKSMITH; 31 GONE FISHING; 32 JUNIOR SAMPLES CAR; 33 COVERED WAGONS GOING WEST, OXEN DRAWN; 34 CANDLE HOLDERS; 35 TWENTY MULE TEAM BORAXO WITH WHIRLY GIG-2; 36 BIG SURPRISE; 37 PROSSER TRAIN; 38 TRAIN AND EQUIPMENT; 39 ORGAN GRINDER; 40 HANGIN' ON THE PRAIRIE 1890'S (FROM WAGON TONGUE BECAUSE THERE WERE NO TREES); 41 MEDICINE MAN; 42 BUSTED WIND MILL; 43 HATFIELD AND MC COYS; 44 TRACTOR PLOWING; 45 THRESHING MACHINE, HAY RACK, STEAM ENGINE; 46 3-WHEELER "RAISING CANE"; 47 MOHAMMED ALI FIGHTING; 48 WINDMILL GREASING, GOAT ROPING, PARTY; 49 CHAIN GANG BREAKING ROCK; 50 EIGHT HORSE HOOK UP; 51 "RAISING HELL" FROM UNDER A BLOCK; 52 CEMETERY WITH HEAD STONES OF TOM, DICK AND HARRY; 53 PROSSER ON SATURDAY NIGHT; 54 YOU CAN LEAD A HORSE TO WATER BUT CAN'T MAKE HIM DRINK; 55 ABANDONED HOME ON THE PRAIRIE; 56 MARTINVILLE WHERE BOYS WERE PINNED; 57 LONE GRAVE; 58 BRINGING STONE FROM MISSOURI; 59 THE LAST BUFFALO; 60 CHURCH PEOPLE AND CHURCH; 61 BULL-DOGING A BULL; 62 GOING WEST; 63 I GOT MY EDUCATION OUT BEHIND THE BARN; 64 THANK GOD FOR WOMEN; 65 SCHOOL HOUSE SALE; 66 CATTLE DRIVE; 67 HANGIN' ; 68 CATTLE SALE; 69 CIRCLE WAGONS AT NIGHT ON THE OREGON TRAIL; 70 MAKING DINNER; 71 BADGER, SNAKE, RABBITS AND PRAIRIE DOGS; 72 THE DOG CALLED LUCKY; 73 FLOWERS; 74 BUFFALO SKULL; 75 SUNSET IN THE WEST; 76 PIGS OUT; 77 OVER THE, RIVER COVERED WATERS*; 78 A BUG; 79 MOTORCYCLE; 80 DINOSAURS; 81 GEORGE BUSH 41 DANCING; $50,000.* FOR ALL PLUS LAND AND BUILDING; NEBRASKA; RU-LA-VW-NENMOT

1.18.66. MOSAIC OF NATIVE GIRL WITH A NATIVE FLUTE; BY MEXICAN ARTIST ARELIO RODRIGUEZ; 10 INCHES WIDE BY 14.5 INCHES HIGH; OTHER CUSTOM MADE WORK AVAILABLE ALSO; CAN BE SAFELY MAILED; WEIGHT 3.1 LBS; $600.; PHOTO A(40K); PHOTO B(40K); CUERNAVACA, MORELES, MEXICO; BC-AM-VW-NMNOLA

1.18.67. MARDI GRAS POSTER; 1981; LIMITED; SIGNED; FRAMED; $850.; LOUISIANA; LC-VW

1.18.69. BOOKS; ABOUT 6,000 TOTAL; HARD COVERS, SOME CLASSICS, SOME RECENT HOME SCHOOLING BOOKS; SOME PAPER BACKS, VARIOUS AGES; IN GOOD CONDITION, NO MOLD; INVENTORY WAS LOST IN A COMPUTER CRASH, OWNER PLANS TO REDO, WITH MORE VALUABLE BOOKS FIRST; $*., EACH OR ALL; PHOTO A(40K); PHOTO B(40K); PHOTO C(40K); PHOTO D(40K); PHOTO E(40K); PHOTO F(40K); PHOTO G(40K); PHOTO H(40K); LOUISIANA, LOUISIANA; HA-VW-NALONA

1.18.71. LOUISIANA OIL PAINTINGS BY SUE SICKELS; OAK ALLEY PLANTATION A; OAK ALLEY PLANTATION B; 36 INCHES WIDE BY 24 INCHES HIGH; OTHER PAINTINGS AND SIZES AVAILABLE; FRAMED OR UNFRAMED; $1,195.; LOUISIANA; NTNEOV

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