SALE!

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WE'RE HAVING A 40%-OFF SALE ON MANY ITEMS ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE SHOP. MOST ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES ON THE SECOND FLOOR ARE 10%-OFF!

For the book collector... Scarce and rare books

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SCARCE, ANTIQUARIAN, AND RARE BOOKS FOR THE SERIOUS BOOK COLLECTOR. LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF ADOLPH ROSE ANTIQUES.

MISSISSIPPI HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY

A History of Mississippi, McLemore, 1973, 2 vol, 2nd prtg $125

Mississippi: A History, Taylor/Etheridge ca 1940, 1st, 4 vol. $160

Mississippi Provincial Archives 1763-1766 English Dominion, Rowland,
1911 1st ed. $90

A History of the University of Mississippi, Cabaniss, 1st ed., SIGNED $50

The Maroon Bulldogs : Mississippi State Football, William W. Sorrels, 1975, 1st edition. $25

In and About Vicksburg, An Illustrated Guide Book to the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Its History, Its Appearance, Its Business Houses, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1890, 1st ed. $300

History of the Discovery and Settlement of the Valley of the Mississippi..., Monette, John W., 1846, First Edition. Two volumes professionally rebound in leather, Facsimile copy of maps laid in at front of each volume. $575

Encyclopedia of Mississippi History, Rowland, 1907 $450

YESTERDAY'S CONSTITUTION TODAY; AN ANALYSIS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, UNIVERSITY OF
MISSISSIPPI. $100

Hell, Heaven or Hoboken, J McVey, 1935 1st ed signed. (WWI, Mississippi) $125

USA HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY

Indian Wars Of The United States; From The Earliest Period To The Present Time, Frost, John, 1853, half leather, seventh thousand.
$110
A brief history of Texas from its earliest settlement; to which is appended the constitution of the state; for schools, 1873, 1st ed., "adopted by the Board of Education for the use of the Free Schools of this State," professionally repaired, original covers saved, new spine cover. Ex Libris John Dimitry, a famous author in his own right. $250
Washington, Guizot, M., 1840, full leather, professionally rebound. Ex Libris John Dimitry, a famous author in his own right. $65

The Oregon Territory and the British North American Fur Trade with an Account of the Habits and Customs of the Principal Native Tribes on the Northern Continent, by John Dunn, Late of the Hudson's Bay Company; Eight Years a Resident in the Country., Dunn, John, 1845 1st American ed. $475

A Life of George Washington, in Latin Prose, Glass, Francis, 1835, First Edition. Professionally rebound dark brown cloth, Signature of C. B. Dana, Episcopal Minister, Natchez, 1835, in pencil ffep. $75

Secret Proceedings and Debates of the Convention Assembled at Philadelphia, in the Year 1787, for the Purpose of Forming the Constitution of the United States of America . Cincinnatti: Alston Mygatt, 1838, rebound $300

C. Sallustii Crispi Opera: Adapted To the Hamiltonian System by a Literal and Analytical Translation By James Hamilton, Clark, Thomas, 1857, assumed first ed. $430
Organization of the British Army in the American Revolution, Curtis, 1926
1st ed RARE $80

Laws, Treaties and Other Documents, Having Operation and Respect to
The Public Lands. Collected and Arranged & Pursuant to an Act of
Congress, Passed April 27, 1810, Washington City 1st ed. $600
My Larger Education, Being Chapters From My Experience, Booker T. Washington, 1911, assumed 1st edition. 4 1/2" X 3 1/2" Tuskegee Institute card mounted on the inner front cover signed by Booker T. Washington and dated January 20. $1,995

RELIGION

Great Iron Wheel Examined, Brownlow, Nashville 1856, 1st
(Methodists/Baptists) $45

Ecce Ecclesia: An Essay… the Church in All Ages, 1868 $75

Methodism Explained and Defended, inskip, 1851. First Edition $50
An Alphabetical Compendium of the Various Sects Which Have Appeared from the Beginning of the Christian Era to the Present Day, Hannah Adams, 1784, 1st edition, original or contemporary leather (sheep?) binding. $1,150
Hebrews in America, A Series of Historical and Biographical Sketches, Markens, Isaac, 1888, 1st ed., signed by Mr. Markens, Ex Libris John Dimitry, a famous author in his own right. $190

Religion in America; or An Account of The Origin, Progress, Relation to the State, and Present Condition of the Evangelical Churches in the United States. With Notices of the Unevangelical Denominations, Baird, Robert, 1845, assumed 1st ed. $170

The English Hexapla, exhibiting the six important English translations of the New Testament Scriptures, Wyclif, M. CCC. LXXX.; Tyndale, M.D. XXXIV; Cranmer, M.D. XXXIX, Genevan, M.D. LVII; Anglo-Rhemish, M.D. LXXXII; Authorised, M. DC. XI.; the original Greek text after Scholz, with the various readings of the textus receptus and the principal Constantinopolitan and Alexandrine manuscripts, and a complete collation of Scholz's text with Griesbach's ediction of M. DCCC. V; preceded by a history of English translations and translators. London: Samuel Bagster and Sons, Paternoster Row. $1500
(The Bagster polyglot New Testament is one of the foundational books in any collection of Bibles and Testaments. The six versions included in this large (9 1/2" x 12" x 3" thk) volume are arranged with the Wiclif (Wycliff), 1380, the Tyndale, 1534 and the Cranmer,1539 in 3 columns of the left pages and the Geneva, 1557, Rheims,1582 and the Authorized,(KJV) 1611 in 3 columns on the right hand pages. The Greek version of the matching translations is printed across the top of each page).

VINTAGE MEDICAL

THE ACID-BASE BALANCE OF THE BODY; ITS RELATION
TO HEALTH AND DISEASE, ca 1931 $20

Pathological & Practical Researches… Diseases of the Brain & Spinal Cord, Abercrombie, 1831 $150

MAGENDIE'S FORMULARY FOR THE PREPARATION AND MODE OF EMPLOYING SEVERAL NEW REMEDIES; NAMELY, MORPHINE, IODINE, QUININE, CINCHONINE, THE HYDRO-CYANIC ACID, NARCOTIN, STRYCHNINE, NUX VOMICA, EMETINE, ATROPINE, PICROTOXINE, BRUCINE, LUPULINE, &C., &C., WITH AN INTRODUCTION, AND COPIOUS NOTES BY THE LATE CHARLES THOMAS HADEN, ESQ. TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH OF THE THIRD EDITION OF MAGENDIE'S 'FORMULAIRE.' BY ROBLEY DUNGLISON, M. D., PROFESSOR... REVISED AND CORRECTED BY A PHYSCIAN OF PHILADELPHIA. WITH AN APPENDIX, JAMES WEBSTER, 1824, first American edition." $500

Rheumatism and Gout, Satterlee, 1890 $30

Full and Accurate Account of the New Method of Curing Dyspepsia... with Observations on Diseases of the Digestive Organs, O Halstead, 1830 $40

Lexicon-Medicum; Or Medical Dictionary; Containing an Explanation of the Terms in Anatomy, Physiology, Practice of Physic, Materia Medica, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Surgery, Midwifery, and the Various Branches of Natural Philosophy Connected With Medicine, Hooper, 1824 $85

Pathological and Practical Researches on Diseases of the Stomach the Intestinal Canal the Liver and Other Viscera of the Abdomen, Abercrombie, 1830 1st $90

The rules of aseptic and antiseptic surgery;: A practical treatise for the use of students and the general practitioner, Gerster, 1890 $35

CIVIL WAR/SLAVERY/BLACK

Varina Howell/Wife of Jefferson Davis, Rowland, 2 vol, 1st ed 1927 $90

Civil War and Reconstruction in Mississippi, Broadus B. Jackson, 1st $35

Anatomy of Four Race Riots : Racial Conflict in Knoxville, 1919-1921, Lee E. Williams & Lee E. Williams II, first edition $70

Captain Canot; or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver, Brantz Mayer, 1854. $400

Recollections of a Southern Matron, Caroline Howard Gilman, 1838
(on title page), assumed 1st ed. $190

Confederate Supply, Goff, Richard D, 1969, 1st ed. $120

Life and Campaigns of Lieut.-Gen. Thomas J. Jackson, Dabney,
Prof. R. L., 1866, 1st ed. $195

VINTAGE LAW

Cases Determined in the Superior Courts of Law and Equity of the State of North Carolina, Taylor, John Louis, 1802, 1st ed., rebound in tan leather. $775

ANTIQUARIAN/FIRST EDITIONS/SIGNED

Hold Autumn In Your Hand, George Sessions Perry (OF Texas), 1941,
1st ed., 2nd printing, signed by Perry $125

Walls Rise Up, George Sessions Perry, 1939, first edition, signed by Perry $400

Bronc Peeler, the Lone Cowboy, Harman, Fred, 1937, assumed 1st ed. $40

Confessions of An English Opium Eater. Being an Extract from the Life of a Scholar. From the Last London Edition. De Quincy, Thomas, 1841, first Boston edition, rebound in tan leather. Signature of Epicopal minister C. B. Dana. Dana was an influential clergyman who served in Boston and Natchez. Ref: http://www.natchezbelle.org/adams-ind/trinity.htm $175

Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World, Twain, Mark,
1897, 1st ed. $275

War and Peace, Tolstoy, Count Leon, 1886, Gottsberg 1st edition. These are the final two of the original 6 volumes. Both are stamped on top of title page "Ex Libris John Dimitry" (Dimitry is a well-known author of Civil War works). First Edition in English. $2,500

Last of the Mohicans (Edition De Luxe), (Works of J. Fenimore Cooper, Volume II), Cooper, James Fenimore, 1896, half leather, limited to 1000 copies $125

Last of the Mohicans, A Tale of 1757, Cooper, James Fenimore, 1834, three quarter leather, “Revised, Corrected Edition.” $425

Last of the Mohicans , Cooper, James Fenimore, 1829 (first editon was published in 1826 in a three volume set; this is volume one of the two-volume set printed in 1829). $725

A Pocket Manual for Engineers, Hill, 1883 1st ed $50

The Elements of Natural or Experimental Philosophy, Cavallo, 1832 $90

The LIFE Of NAPOLEON BUONAPARTE, Emperor of the French. With a Preliminary View of the French Revolution. In Three Volumes. Scott, Walter
(By The Author of "Waverly" &c), 1827. 1st US ed. $150

Crime: Its Nature, Causes, Treatment, and Prevention. Sanford M. Green, Lippencott, 1889 FIRST EDITION $195

Organization of the British Army in the American Revolution, Curtis, 1926
1st ed RARE $80

THE YOUNG MILL-WRIGHT AND MILLER'S GUIDE ILLUSTRATED
BY TWENTY-EIGHT DESCRIPTIVE PLATES, Evans, 1840. $60

HOCHELAGA DEPICTA Or the History and Present State of the Island
and City of Montreal, Greig, 1839 1st ed. $140

Law Dictionary, vol. 1 of 6, Giles Jacob, 1811 $35

Chapman's Sectional Map of the State of Iowa. A S Barnes
& Co, L P Lippincott & Co., 1856. $475

MITCHELL'S NATIONAL MAP OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC OR
UNITED STATES OF NORTHAMERICA. TOGETHER WITH MAPS OF
THE VICINITIES OF THIRTY-TWO OF THEPRINCIPAL CITIES AND TOWNS IN THE UNION, PUBLISHED BY S. AUGUSTUS MITCHELL PHILADELPHIA, 1843, AND A CONCISE VIEW OF THE NUMBER, RESOURCES, AND INDUSTRY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IN THE YEAR1840 $550

A look at our first floor and some of its treasures...

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Borat visited our store. Scenes here were highlighted in the movie. Do you recognize this fellow?

This is our first floor, where fine antiques are flanked by display cases filled with collectibles of every description.

A look at our second floor & flea market...

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Collectibles 1

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Larry Walker, proprietor, is surrounded by display cases containing the hundreds of collectibles that are offered to the public.

American coins. Foreign coins. Tokens and medals. Numismatists and others are welcome to browse our selection.

From ordinary Coca-Cola bottles to the rare Biedenharn Candy company bottles and the many other glass containers designed and manufactured by early Vicksburg companies, we offer an outstanding selection.

We also cater to vinyl collectors, with several hundred of each type available for inspection and purchase.

Books, photos and art

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We have a large selection of books that cover a very wide range of subjects with particular emphasis on Civil War and other military subjects. We also carry quite a few scarce volumes related to Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Our eBay store, 717 Antiques, carries a large selection of antiquarian books that may not be on display within our physical store.

Many books on the Civil War and featuring Vicksburg/Mississippi subjects are in bookcases located on the first and second floors.

Early photographs of local subjects are included with other art located on both floors.

Collectibles 2

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We have quite a selection of diamond and gold estate jewelry, as well as many different styles of costume jewelry.

Early documents related to the Civil War, Vicksburg's thriving commercial enterprises, and to the slave trade are in especially great demand. We buy collections from time to time, then offer individual letters and other documents for resale.

Antique furniture

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Collectibles 3

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Our selection of costume jewelry will surprise you. We have three different sales booths that contain a wide variety for your perusal.

We maintain a large variety of collectibles from the Civil War (that's War for Southern Independence for all you faithful), both dug and undug. Browse our selection; you'll be impressed.

Quite often we are able to buy collections of rare documents, including those related to the war, early Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Louisiana, and a plethoria of other subjects. Ask to see them.

Books are our true loves. From Civil War through local histories through cookbooks and on, our library of both common and rare volumes has something for everyone. The really rare stuff is kept under lock and key. If you're looking for anything in particular, ask us. We might just have it. Visit our ebay store to peruse a partial list.

What better way to collect Americana than through its currency? We stock many different types and denominations of US notes as well as a generous supply of Confederate issues.

Minie balls (bullets) and musket balls are a great favorite for tourists. We keep a supply on hand, all dug from the hills and hollows that saw the campaign for the defense of Vicksburg. They're inexpensive and authentic, and make great gifts for the folks back home.

For the Civil War & military collector

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Civil War reproductions...

Civil War art...

Civil War and later military artifacts...

Our artillery shells are dug in Vicksburg, disarmed either by ourselves or by those from whom we purchase the relics, and coated for long-term preservation. Seldom will you find a retail establishment that offers this type of relic for sale.

One of the finest offerings of antique firearms anywhere...

We even offer Civil War swords and other edged weapons...

Vicksburg's Adolph Rose Antiques