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84153802China c.1900 n.p. Accordion-folding album very good 10 hand-painted scenes on silk in delicate watercolors full text in Chinese & English 14.5 x 20.5 cm.brown silk covers with Chinese title slip on the front. R A R E A charming work made for distribution to foreign visitors to China. Done in the Chinese fashion beginning right to left. Covers the Confucian devotions and festivals to give honor to ancestors offering sacrifices to the Gods and establishing general holidays for public entertainment. This work covers the ten main festivals: New Year Greetings on Yuan Tan. The Lantern Show on Shang Yuan. Cleansing Tombs on Ching Min or Tombs Festival Day. Dragon-boat Racing on Tuan Yang. Meditation of Kinsmen on Chung Yuan. Enjoying the Moon light at mid-Autumn festival. Ascending a height on Double-Nine. Thanksgiving for Good Harvests. Offering to God of the Kitchen Range for Blessing. Thanks to Heaven on New Year's Eve. Each of the ten festivals are portrayed in a delicate hand-painted illustration of festivals. Delicately painted in full color on rough silk with traditional Chinese silk mounting style with Chinese & English text on the opposite side. A fine example of the Chinese illustrated book with silk mountings on the borders of the paintings. Nicely done with two edge gilt as usual a bit of warping to covers. THE BINDING: This title comes in two variant bindings: one is wood covers with the Chinese character "FU" carved and stained green. Another variant is brown silk covered boards. The contents remains the same as does the price. . unknown
Morten StrangeIn Pristine Condition. unknown
1943biblio888<p>24 S. Mit 24 Illustrationen von Lu Hung-nien Beiname Hsin-pei.</p> Lotus Court paperback
18782082402113503235Not Available 1878. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 2 Not Available paperback
19302091502135500081Heibonsha 1930. Soft Cover. Fine. Size: 16x23cm Heibonsha paperback
19132His Majesty's Receipt of Exchequer London. 7 June 1788. 1p. 8vo. In fair condition on aged and worn paper. With printed text headed 'PENSIONS' completed in manuscript. Recording payment to him of £8 6s 8d. Signature at foot of witness 'A Dickie'. Signed within months of Cochrane's death and a little shaky. [ His Majesty's Receipt of Exchequer, London. ] 7 June 1788. unknown
1854List2974New York City 1854. Single one-page letter measuring 8 x 12 ½ inches. Folded with one small tear; near fine. A letter from “C. Riddle†with the New York City Inspector’s Department to “Sant. Mairs Esq†concerning the best way to push through their choice of appointee for the Collector of the Port of New York. Riddle writes:<br /> <br /> “I write this to inform you that there has been six or seven appointments made in the Custom House within the last few days. You know what the old man told us the other day when you were here. This looks to me as if there was some humbug going on. Now my dear sir in my opinion the certain way to secure Mr. Van Derlip’s appointment is for you to write to Washington and secure the influence of Dayton or Miller or someone of your Congressmen to see the Secretary of the Treasury and let them use their influence with him. It is said here by the knowing ones that all the appointments are made at Washington now if this be so this is the only way to fix the Collector. . A little effort on your part in this way will I think fix the matter.â€<br /> <br /> Given that Riddle mentions the Custom House the “Collector†position the two are trying to fix is likely Collector of the Port of New York. This position which oversaw the collection of import duties and fines was extremely lucrative: it paid a percentage of money collected at what was then the busiest port in the US and the Collector’s office was also able to hand out federal jobs. The Collector was appointed by the President who at the time was Franklin Pierce; the Secretary of the Treasury whom Riddle is suggesting Mairs influence was James Guthrie. Guthrie pushed reforms on customs collectors including requiring much more frequent reports from them.<br /> <br /> If Collector of the Port was the position in question the pair were unsuccessful; State Senator Heman J. Redfield was the Pierce-appointed Collector from 1853 to 1857 and no one named Van Derlip ever held the position.<br /> <br /> An intriguing example of an attempt at political maneuvering. Of interest to scholars of New York City politics. unknown
1966375944Washington D.C. 1966. 8vo. Single sheet Vice Presidential stationery signed in black ink recto only with small yellow/brown stains; stapled to a copy of a letter from the Treasury Department on copy paper recto only. With a franked envelope Vice Presidential stationery also with small yellow/brown stain. 8vo. Humphrey's letter reads "Dear Mr. Neufeld: With reference to your letter of October 11 I now have a reply from the Bureau of Customs a copy of which is enclosed. Best wishes. Sincerely Hubert Humphrey."<br /> <br /> The copied letter regards the "unpleasant experience" Mace Neufeld had when clearing customs at Los Angeles. PhotoNYC unknown
35527Nouméa Nouvelle Calédonie : Service des Douanes 1903. Single sheet 480 x 250 mm printed recto and verso with manuscript entries recording that the permit - valid for one year - was issued on 24 July 1903 to 'femme indigène Kaïpiane' resident of the Loyalty Islands and owner of the ""Chanedra"" a cutter of 10 tons; entries on the verso record five different voyages made by this vessel during 1903 between the islands of Maré and Lifou in the Loyalties and Port Vila on Efate in the New Hebrides; with the relevant signatures annotations and stamps of the local customs officials; light damp staining at one edge original horizontal folds complete. unknown
Holger SchmidtIn Pristine Condition. unknown
0160453925.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Salmon, MarkIn Pristine Condition. 3rd Printing unknown
Leney, TerttuIn Pristine Condition. unknown
1971035839USA: Naval Institute Press 1971. Cover: creamy beige cloth on boards with gilt titles & gilt Junk to spine; front cover vertical blindstamped Chinese characters; faint dusting of foxing. Edges: top-edge once dark red or plum now slightly faded; moderate foxing and dusting of smudges. Foot of ffep & refp with thin short ex-bookcover residue. Plum sepia toned illiustrations and line drawings. Binding is As New. 626p Dj: very faint sunning to flaps spine; just a few tiny light marks. Faint touch of a little rubbing to edges. Light creasing to head of spine. Large & heavy book: 315 x 225 mm. First Edition. Hb. VG/VG. Naval Institute Press Hardcover
1999004537New York NY U.S.A.: Rizzoli International Publications Incorporated 1999 First edition 192 pp. More than 150 color photographs and an introductory essay recount William Wheeler's visits with the Efe a tribe of pygmies in the Ituri rain forest of the Congo who by virtue of their remote location are the world's oldest pure-blooded ethnic group. Preparing for hunts playing musical instruments caring for the children of the tribe and laughing these images are more like portraiture than documentary photography—the dignity self-reliance and joy of these families shows clearly in their faces. Presented in a beautiful linen-covered album format of full and double page images edged in black and uncluttered by text Wheeler's photos capture a way of life that has remained intact for thousands of years. Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated hardcover
1999004536New York NY U.S.A.: Rizzoli International Publications Incorporated 1999 First edition 192 pp. More than 150 color photographs and an introductory essay recount William Wheeler's visits with the Efe a tribe of pygmies in the Ituri rain forest of the Congo who by virtue of their remote location are the world's oldest pure-blooded ethnic group. Preparing for hunts playing musical instruments caring for the children of the tribe and laughing these images are more like portraiture than documentary photography—the dignity self-reliance and joy of these families shows clearly in their faces. Presented in a beautiful linen-covered album format of full and double page images edged in black and uncluttered by text Wheeler's photos capture a way of life that has remained intact for thousands of years. Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated hardcover
19792110502151100434Kobun do 1979. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Kobun do paperback
191044085Kobe: Tamamura Photographic Studio / T. Takagi N.d. ca 1910. Oblong octavo 18cm x 26cm. Original silk-covered boards bouond with red silk cord; 19 colored collotype plates. Gift inscription from an N.L. Thacker on verso of title page dated 1914; child's ownership inscription on verso of final plate "Ermy Tharp Novato Cal" dated 1936. Rubbing and wear to board edges; internally clean and sound - a Very Good copy with all plates present. An attractive Meiji Era souvenir album with subtly hand-tinted collotype plates depicting a traditional Japanese wedding ceremony. One of several editions produced between 1906 and 1920; per the excellent bibliography of Tamamura's souvenir albums at ours would appear to be the Third Edition of 1910. Tamamura Photographic Studio / T. Takagi unknown
1852113934London E. Wilson 1852. 1852 edition. Hardback. A good copy in the original cloth with printed-label to spine. Slight dust-dulling with minor rubbing toning and some light staining. Internally very good. Remains well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Scans on request. ; 672 pages; Description: 672 p. Subjects: Committee for Reform of the Board of Customs London. London, E. Wilson hardcover
51-1624Buffalo New York: Cosack & Company1877. Chromolithograph by Clay Cosack & Co. Buffalo NY. Sheet size 19 x 13.5 inches.Letterpress descriptive pages in English and French.From Treasures of Art Industry and Manufacture Represented in the American Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia. 1876. Edited by C. B. Norton. Buffalo New York: Cosack & Company1877. Buffalo, New York: Cosack & Company,1877 unknown
20192-6139759986Novas Edições Acadêmicas 2019. Paperback. New. 196 pages. 8.66x5.91x0.47 inches. Novas Edições Acadêmicas paperback
189950002653Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1899. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The original softcover government publication not a reprint. Published October 1899. Binding is tight and no handwriting or underlining found in book. Exterior paper boards show edge creases and chips foxing and along sliver is detached from bottom of back board outer edge. Moderate foxing also noted along exterior page edges. Book title penciled on spine. Book condition graded as good plus. Book has been placed in protective archival bag and will be shipped that way. See photos. <br/> <br/> Government Printing Office paperback
19172080502106500924Publisher: Nippon Shoin 1917. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Publisher: Nippon Shoin paperback
17915513Paris: imprimerie Royale 1791. First edition. A nice copy of this list of tariffs and duties payable on the eve of the Revolution. An impressive alphabetical list of products or goods with opposite the amount of the tax applied upon entry and exit according to the quantity or weight. No printed or publisher details. There appear to have been many versions of this printed particularly by regional printers. Presumably for distribution throughout the kingdom. We have been unable to find another copy with the same vignette to the first page. Loose sheets unsewn. In good clean condition with a touch of edgewear and darkening only. There seem to be several different paginations to copies of this tarif. Our copy has 35 pages and is a complete A-Z list. It seems there is also a 44 page copy we believe that this has tariffs applicable in the colonies and lists of goods prohibited to export. 28cm x 21.5cm. Première édition. Bel exemplaire de cette liste des tarifs et droits à payer à la veille de la Révolution. Impressionnante liste alphabétique de produits ou marchandises avec en regard le montant de la taxe appliquée à l'entrée et à la sortie en fonction de la quantité ou du poids. Aucune mention d'imprimeur ou d'éditeur. Il semble y avoir eu de nombreuses versions imprimées en particulier par des imprimeurs régionaux. Vraisemblablement pour être distribuées dans tout le royaume. Nous n'avons pas pu trouver d'autre exemplaire avec la même vignette sur la première page. Feuilles volantes non cousues. En bon état propre avec seulement une légère usure des bords et un léger noircissement. Il semble y avoir plusieurs paginations différentes pour les exemplaires de ce tarif. Notre exemplaire compte 35 pages et constitue une liste complète de A à Z. Il semble également exister un exemplaire de 44 pages qui selon nous contient les tarifs applicables dans les colonies et les listes de marchandises interdites à l'exportation. 28 cm x 215 cm. imprimerie Royale unknown
13747'At the Court at Windsor the 26th day of September 1846. Present The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.'. Drop-head title: 'At the Court at Windsor the 26th day of September 1846. PRESENT The QUEEN's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.' 12pp. foolscap 8vo. Paginated 1-12 and in two columns. No printer's slug. Signed in type at end 'Wm. L. Bathurst.' In fair condition on aged paper with chips and short closed tears to central vertical fold. Spine repaired with archival tape. The first page headed in black ink manuscript 'Natal' and in red ink '144'. No other copy traced. 'At the Court at Windsor, the 26th day of September 1846. Present, The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.' unknown
