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18193652France Late 18th–early 19th century. Manuscript in French written in brown ink with corrections and deletions protected with a somewhat later added cover-page. From the collection of General Martin de Vignolle. Light stains and occasional dog-earing otherwise in fine condition. Manuscript in French written in brown ink with corrections and deletions protected with a somewhat later added cover-page. 21 pages in-folio. <p><br /> Unpublished French account of the 1796 Russian campaign against Persia written by a secretary of the Austrian embassy.<br /> <p><p><br /> A contemporary or near-contemporary draft mémoire in French by a secretary of the Austrian embassy possibly in Paris describing the Russian campaign against Persia in 1796. The manuscript appears to be unpublished. The title identifies the author as attached to the Austrian diplomatic service suggesting a perspective shaped by contemporary European diplomatic observation.<br /> <p><p><br /> Known as the Persian Expedition of 1796 this campaign was launched by Empress Catherine II of Russia in retaliation for Persia’s invasion of Georgia the previous year. Commanded overall by Count Valerian Zubov with senior officers including General Paul Potemkin Russian forces advanced into the eastern Caucasus capturing key cities in present-day Dagestan and Azerbaijan including Derbent and Baku. The expedition ended abruptly when Catherine died in November 1796 and her successor Paul I ordered a withdrawal.<br /> <p><p><br /> Provenance: from the collection of General Martin de Vignolle 1763–1824 Count of the Empire as noted on a somewhat later added cover-page inscription by a family member identifying the manuscript as coming from his papers and indicating the writer’s familial connection as his son-in-law.<br /> <p>. unknown
180727321Milano: Negozianti 1807. Other. Very clear and strong printed example in excellent condition. 540 by 733mm 21 by 28 inches. 540 by 733mm 21 by 28 inches. Original antique copper engraving uncolored published 1807. Depicting Milan & Lombardy this map is a fine example of 0s European cartography. Image: 540 by 733mm 21 by 28 inches. An attractive and historically significant 19th-century map for the discerning collector. This engraving was published anonymously by a professional publisher of the period. While the engraver's identity is not recorded the quality of the work reflects the high standards of professional printmaking of the era.A fine and unusual map depicting Northern Italy with Milan in its center. The map includes Bergamo towards Brescia also it extends in the west towards the Lago d' Orta and the Lago Maggiore. Rare map of Northern Italy individual published and printed in Milan.A fine example from published Milano sought after by collectors of antique maps of Italy antique maps of Milan and antique copper engraving uncoloreds for sale. In very good condition. Light age-toning as expected for an 19th-century map. Colors vivid. Negozianti unknown
181024004Paris 1810. Other. In excellent condition. 223 by 280mm 8¾ by 11 inches. 223 by 280mm 8¾ by 11 inches. Copper engraving hand colored in outline. unknown
174317785Paris: I.F. Benard 1743. 252 by 184mm. 10 by 7.25 inches. Prints""Nicolas de Fer Geographie de sa Majeste Nicolas de Fer Engraved portrait. Portrait of Nicolas de Fer 16461720 who was apprenticed to Parisian engraver Louis Spirinx and made his first map at 23. In 1687 his father's printing firm was passed on to Nicolas who rapidly expanded the cartographical side of the business. Perhaps de Fer's greatest work 'L'Atlas curieux' was published from 1700 until 1705 at which point it spanned four volumes and contained 113 maps and views many of which focused on the regions and monuments of France. The entire work can be considered a celebration of the French empire under the reign of King Louis XIV from whom de Fer received a royal privilege in 1703. During de Fer's period as official geographer to the King de Fer continued to produce a great number of impressive maps which eventually won him the even more prestigious post of official geographer to the Pope to which he was appointed in 1720. The portrait served as the frontispiece of 'Les frontieres de France et des Pais Bas' at atlas by de Fer published by I.F. Benard in 1743. It shows de Fer in a high powdered peruke and elaborately flowing robes holding a pen in his left hand. In the oval frame around him his name and official roles are identified while the plinth below reads: """"A server le Public j'ay employé mes jours En habile Geographe j'ay parcouru la terre. Et si par mes travaux j'ay pu le satisfaire Qu'il demande poour moy le Celeste sejour"""". Flanking the plinth are all manner of geographical and astronomical equipment. I.F. Benard, unknown
180319052Weimar: Industrie Comptoire 1803. Other. In excellent condition. 178 by 170mm 7 by 6¾ inches. 178 by 170mm 7 by 6¾ inches. Copper engraving uncolored as published. Detailed map of Bambuk based on Compagnons sketch and travel route. This small map shows the confluence of the river Senegal and Falme further its shows details of roads rivers and gold mines. Industrie Comptoire unknown
1969M7191<p>South Pasadena CA: Cherokee Examiner 1969. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket as issued. Near VG. 4to 36pp stapled wrappers. Uncommon radical journal of Native American politics from 1971. Unmarked copy a little tearing to back cover.</p> South Pasadena, CA: Cherokee Examiner paperback
70541Game Board VINTAGE CHESS BOARD. Disguised as a pair of folio volumes 45 x 25 x 8cm closed on a shelf. A wooden box with metal hinges covered in variously coloured leather depicting a chess board on the outside and a backgammon board inside. Moderate general wear and scuffing inside and out. Attractive and sturdy. Very good. unknown
19204211s.l. Germany or Austria s.d. late 19th or early 20th century. Poor. 64mo 70 x 55 mm. Homemade binding cloth spine loosening front cover perished; back cover: board covered with glazed paper present on the pastedown inside detaching but the glazed paper on the outside is torn away. VERY WORN see the 44 IMAGES on our website the back cover becoming unstable but all the leaves are attached. Preserved in a fine cloth case which is perfectly fitted to allow the manuscript to be correctly removed and completely protected. HIGHLY CURIOUS LILLIPUTIAN ALBUM CONTAINING JUVENILE DRAWINGS OF THE MOST UNLIKELY ASSEMBLAGE OF UNDER-REPRESENTED PEOPLES NAMELY AFRICANS NATIVE AMERICANS AND ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIANS ALL DEPICTED IN THEIR NATIVE HABITATS AND INDIGENOUS ATTIRE. <br /> <br /> We have never encountered a manuscript such as this one either in permanent collections on in the trade. Our album contains 41 colored drawings and b/w sketches on 35 leaves with a number of blanks bound in. They include:<br /> <br /> AFRICANS: 28 drawings and b/w sketches including hunting scenes some on horseback; nude and partially clothed Africans; African landscapes with lions tigers and great birds some devouring each other; an African child being saved from a tiger by an angel; and a man and woman dancing in a garden; three Africans cultivating grapes; several Africans fighting and much more. Some of the drawings feature palm trees and rounded huts. The caption on one of the drawings reads "In die Jagt" sic.<br /> <br /> NATIVE AMERICANS: 9 drawings and b/w sketches including hunting scenes with the hunters in full headdress with feathers; in one of the drawings a group of three men are in combat with a tiger who leaps from a large tree. Interestingly some of the drawings likewise feature palm trees. The caption on one of the drawings reads "Zweiter Theil vom dem Ameriganer oder Idianer."<br /> <br /> ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIANS: 4 drawings and b/w sketches the most remarkable being a scene of two men seated beneath a tree a large dinosaur bird flies immediately above and in the sky a peaceful sun sees all. The caption on one of the drawings reads "Dritter Theil von dem Australiener." <br /> <br /> GNOME: 1 b/w sketch. The gnome wears a backpack and carries a gnarled walking stick his conical hat bearing a heart-shaped ornament in the background a laughing sun peers over the horizon.<br /> <br /> That Parts II and III have a divisional title suggests that there were one or more leaves at the beginning of Part I as well now no longer extant. Nonetheless this is a fascinating little children's manuscript and remains A REMARKABLE SURVIVAL. <br /> <br /> CATALOGUER'S NOTE: We are grateful to Dr. Claudia Bubenik for helping us transcribe the juvenile German inscriptions. unknown
70065A fine watercolour depicting shells on pith paper. Oblong 15.0 x 23.0 cm. Glass covered. In simple but elegant frame of 27.0 x 34.0 cm. = Delicately water-coloured images of shells by an unknown artist. The genera are usually very recognizable except for the volutid; species-level identification is less easy but that of course has not been the aim of the artist who painted the gastropods as mirror images. Some light foxing but not very distractive. A unique item. unknown
70064A fine watercolour depicting shells on pith paper. Oblong 15.0 x 23.0 cm. Glass covered. In simple but elegant frame of 27.0 x 34.0 cm. = Delicately water-coloured images of shells by an unknown artist. The genera are usually very recognizable except for the volutid; species-level identification is less easy but that of course has not been the aim of the artist who painted the gastropods as mirror images. Very small tear in upper right part and thin tear to upper middle margin some light foxing but not very distractive. A unique item. unknown
70063A fine watercolour depicting shells on pith paper. Oblong 15.0 x 23.0 cm. Glass covered. In simple but elegant frame of 27.0 x 34.0 cm. = Delicately watercolour images of shells by an unknown artist. The genera are usually very recognizable except for the volutid; species-level identification is less easy but that of course has not been the aim of the artist who painted the gastropods as mirror images. Small tear to lower middle part and some light foxing but not very distractive. A unique item. unknown
70062A fine watercolour depicting shells on pith paper. Oblong 15.0 x 23.0 cm. Glass covered. In simple but elegant frame of 27.0 x 34.0 cm. = Delicately water-coloured images of shells by an unknown artist. The genera are usually very recognizable; species-level identification is less easy but that of course has not been the aim of the artist. A few light spots are present; a few short marginal tears in the paper but not too distractive. A unique item. unknown
54649A fine watercolour depicting shells on pith paper. Oblong 15.0 x 23.0 cm. Glass covered. In simple but elegant frame of 27.0 x 34.0 cm. = Delicately water-coloured images of shells by an unknown artist. The genera are usually very recognizable; species-level identification is less easy but that of course has not been the aim of the artist. A few thin tears and some light spots are present but not very distractive. A unique item. unknown
54650China ca. 1850. Oblong 15.0 x 23.0 cm. Glass covered in simple but elegant frame of 27.0 x 34.0 cm. = Delicately watercoloured images of Chinese shells by an unknown artist. Most shells are from marine environments South Chinese Sea and large and colourful. The genera are usually very recognizable species-level identification is less easy but that of course was not the aim of the artist. Some light spotting and a few tiny dents but not very distracting. A unique item. unknown
1883144403London : James Nisbet 1883. First Edition. Hardback. Good to very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. ; 276 pages; Physical desc. : viii 276 p. ; 22 cm. Subject: Christian ethics - Quotations maxims etc. Includes index of subjects under which citations are arranged. London : James Nisbet hardcover
19151303Cincinnati Ohio 1915. Boards. Good . SCRAPBOOK. 8vo 9½" x 6½"; 34 unnumbered leaves; three-quarters green calf; blind-stamped "Scrap Book" and hubs on spine; marbled boards; sewn-in bindings; commercially sold scrapbook with Daniel Slote & Co. book trade label on front endpaper; 1 ½" split to spine; fragile without wrinkling or odors; good plus. Approximately 200 newspaper clippings 170 pasted or laid-in; 16 loose clippings covering topics of household and garden presumably collected by a young woman circa 1915. Among tips for raising fowl pork and dairy cows recipes for all seasons and "Comforts for Sick People" and "For the Invalid's Tray" two laid-in clippings offer competing remedies for "blackheads miscalled 'flesh worms' by many a young miss." Eleven of the loose clippings document a record-breaking cold snap in Cincinnati in summer 1915. Each leaf contains two columns of gummed lines on the front and back. The scrapbook was produced by Daniel Slote & Co. under a patent held by his close friend Mark Twain see Slote featured as Twain's roommate in The Innocents Abroad 1869 and advertised as "the only gummed Scrap Book made: always ready for use without extra gum or paste." This particular scrapbook highlights articles of note and hints helpful to a young woman some of which remain timeless. unknown
1857233London: Knight and Son 1857. Only a good copy in publisher's worn blind and gilt stamped maroon cloth lacking flyleaf and heavy wear to front hinge. Presumed first edition per OCLC dating. Featuring four hand-colored plates. A moral story about a girl who dreams/intends to become a "child of god" but perpetually gives into temptation but after visiting a family member and the death of a friend Clara finds that "there is no place where I can better serve God than in my own dear home."<br /> <br /> 16mo 2 186pp. 2 advertisements. Scarce with only two copies located on Worldcat as of May 2021. Knight and Son unknown
192610399London: Methuen & Co 1926. Second-hand hardcover. <p>Anonymous. Clarisse or The Old Cook. FIRST EDITION Methuen & Co: London 1926. 8vo 165x130mm qtr bnd black cloth red dec bds xii1782pp. preface by A B Walkley; translated by Elise Vallée eps lightly offset toned; owner name to ffep; t.e dusty</p> Methuen & Co unknown
140948130New York: no publisher 1995. Near Fine. A large collection of approximately 300 color photographs documenting the 1995 New York City Gay Pride parade with images typically depicting floats parade marchers banners signs and crowds. Most images appear to be taken from the crowd. Those depicted marching in the parade come from a broad range--from local establishments such as bars or gyms and activist organizations such as GLAAD and PFLAG or for causes such as AIDS/HIV religious affiliations to those marching with clever signs.<p>Photos measure 12.5cm x 9cm. Bound in nine Qualex Photo Galaxy drugstore albums with silver card wraps printed in black bound at top edges with clear plastic brackets. Near Fine light wear to covers one bracket semi-lose at top. A fantastic glimpse into mid-nineties gay culture and the issues the community was facing at the time. [no publisher] unknown
1797601461797. ANONYMOUS. A Collection of Poems on Religion and Moral Subjects. Extracted from the Most Celebrated Authors. Collecta Revirefeunt. 18th-century full calf gilt-lettered red morocco spine label gilt ruled spine. Elizabeth-town NJ: Printed by Shepard Kollock for Cornelius Davis 1797. First edition. Evans 31953. Felcone 54. An anthology of poetry including Thomas Gray's "An Elegy Written in a Country Church-yard" Robert Blair's "The Grave" Young's "The Last Day" and other poems. Some light scattered foxing and toning else a very good copy. unknown
18301443No place listed: Not stated 1830. Full leather. Fine. FASHION ALBUM. Spine title: Coloured Plates of the Latest Fashions<br /> 8vo; horizontal ribbed brown Morocco with gilt borders and ornaments; 5 banded spine with gilt ornaments red leather title label; all edges gilt; gilt dentelles heavy marbled endpapers; frontispiece 54 hand-colored engraved plates 50 mounted to cream-colored stock with tissue guards 5 larger plates not mounted but bound-in; fine. The album appears to have been compiled as a personal collection of women's fashions with each plate carefully excised and mounted on heavy cream-colored paper stock with a debossed border plate line. Twelve prints with dated titles on the illustrations begin with "Morning Dress for Jan.y 1801" and end with "Afternoon Dress for June 1801." These are followed by fifteen plates dated 1805-1807 printed by Vernor Hood and Sharp Poultry. This publisher is sometimes identified as only Vernor & Hood and later as Vernor Hood and Sharpe and was located at 31 Poultry in London from 1799-1809. One plate is hand-dated 1826 and two are dated 1831 in small neat pencil. Eleven plates follow with no date or publisher then five more lacking dates but marked with the printer's name Joseph Robins Bride Court London. There are four illustrations from Ladies Pocket Magazine 1831. The album concludes with five bound-in plates lacking date but marked "Invented by Mrs. Bell No. 26 Charlotte Street Bloomsbury." Mrs. Bell was the proprietor of Magazine des Modes as well as a milliner dress and corset maker. Allen 2020 <br /> <br /> The album is an extraordinary collection of early 19th century fashions of well-dressed English women. Not stated unknown
56407London: The Self-Help Press no date circa 1910. Self-Help / Political Biography RARE ORIGINAL PAMPHLET. Octavo 19 x 13cm pp.96. Publisher's paper covers illustrated with a photograph by Elliott and Fry stapled twice and priced at 2d. Crumbling to dust as you read this; as brown as they come and dreadfully brittle. How does it even still exit Front cover and first leaf loose. There is only one copy in UK libraries at the National Library of Wales according to Library Hub Discover successor to COPAC. Poor but unlikely to be found in better condition. That's right you too could take part in the last British cavalry charge and have a hand in creating the Welfare State! Number two in a series of pamphlets giving a potted history of the exploits of various 'successful' people most seem to be politicians. London: The Self-Help Press, no date [circa 1910] unknown
50592New York NY: Manhattan Post Card Co. no date circa 1900. Coney Island EARLY POSTCARD IMAGES. Octavo pamphlet. Dichromatic printing on clay paper with colour-illustrated card covers stapled. 16 double-sided black and white photographic plates totalling 64 individual images. Some small losses to edges of first and last leaves. Rubbing to edges with one closed tear to front cover and a tear to head of spine. A rare survival. Very good. A collection of early postcard images of 'the playground of New York'. New York, NY: Manhattan Post Card Co., no date [circa 1900] unknown
1928587941Chicago: Canterbury Press 1928. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. Orange cloth stamped in black. A couple of paper remnants on the front board else near fine in faintly stained very good dust jacket with a couple of small chips. Fictional autobiography of an African-American preacher from Chicago almost certainly written by the white journalist and writer Opie Read. In nicer than usual jacket. Canterbury Press hardcover
170021774Germany 1700-20. Other. Still in very good to excellent condition. The four small engravings each ca. 78 x 115cm pasted down on an atlas page. 78 by 115mm 3 by 4½ inches. 78 by 115mm 3 by 4½ inches. Copper engraving uncolored as published. Shown are Constantinoples Turkish residence Sieben Thürmen and the Patriarchen Kirche. unknown
