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190032023Paris: Piublisher not identified 1900. First edition. 4to. 102 pp. portrait frontispiece with tissue guard illustrations in text 10 plates with tissue guards 1 of these in color. Printed wrappers expertly repaired with a new paper spine. Moderate wear; a very good copy. Housed in a new cloth clamshell box. A history of photography and processes which includes two chapters by Léon Vidal - one is a history of photogravure and the other on color photography. Details several other photomechanical processes and their inventors. Illustrations include those by Robert Demachy and by Puyo. <br /> <br /> There are several issues of this report three of which vary only in size; a fourth a later issue has a slightly different wording to the title and is dated 1903. Étienne-Jules Marey was the president of the committee.<br /> <br /> Roosens and Salu No. 3704. Piublisher not identified unknown
51-7111Rolduc Netherlands: 1883. Two Als. 1 1pp. In Dutch."Willem Everts was born in 1827 in Horst/Sevenum in North Limburg into a prominent family. He was the son of Pieter Everts a politician assessor in 1827 mayor of Horst and Sevenum from 1830 and mayor of Sevenum from 1837 and Maria Geertrui Houben a shopkeeper later landowner. From 1838 onward he received most of his secondary education at the minor seminary in Rolduc where he completed his studies in 1848 with the two-year "Philosophy" course. After several years of study at the major seminary in Roermond he was ordained a priest there in 1851. That same year at the age of 24 he was appointed as a teacher of rhetoric classical and modern languages at Rolduc. As was customary at prestigious boarding schools at the time the language of instruction was French and in the classroom as well if possible. From 1868 to 1893 he was also the institution's director. During those years he wrote a textbook for literature education that would be reprinted well into the twentieth century.He played an important role in the development of Rolduc as an educational institution.".Son of Pieter Everts and Maria Geertrui HoubenBrother of Maria Catharina Everts; Anne Gertrude Everts; Petronella Everts; Hendrik Mathijs Everts; Sebastiaan Everts and 3 others .Donald James Mackay was born in the Hague on 22 December 1839. He was naturalised in 1877 and succeeded to the title of 11th Baron Reay in 1881. From 1884-1886 he was Rector of St. Andrew's University. From 1885-1890 he was Governor of Bombay. From 1892-1918 he was Lord-Lieutenant of Roxburghshire. He served as Under-Secretary for India from 1894-1895 and from 1897-1904 as Chairman of the London School Board. He was President of the Royal Asiatic Society and University College London and the first President of the British Academy from 1901-1907. He died on 1 August 1921. Rolduc, Netherlands: 1883 unknown
1900055730Istanbul: Hursid Matbaasi Istanbul AH 1318 = 1900. 1900. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original illustrated wrappers. Cr. 8vo. 20 x 14 cm. In Ottoman script Old Turkish with Arabic letters. 54 p. b/w plates. Lacking covers minuscule chippings on extremities and slight marginal foxing. Else a fair copy. First and only edition of this rare Ottoman book including a short but complete early description of the formation of life on the Earth and the Solar System by a Turkish geographer educator and member of the Ottoman Education Council. In the book the author describes the formation of the Earth with seas and lands formed in three major geographical times and the major geological events based on the geological time scale a system of chronological measurement based on the study of the planet's rock layers stratigraphy. The next chapter includes the Solar System and the planets forming them Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus and Neptune and their compositions and structures. Earth formed about 4.54 billion years ago by accretion from the solar nebula a disk-shaped mass of dust and gas left over from the formation of the Sun which also created the rest of the Solar System. Nazmi describes 309 newly discovered planets until his time and he acquaints more than 500 stars that rotate around the Sun. In the last chapter a detailed account of the structure and composition of the Moon formed soon afterward possibly because of the impact of a planetoid on the Earth. Source: History of geographical literature during the Ottoman period Edited by Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu. As of March 2024 we could not trace any copies in OCLC. Özege 6915.; TBTK 12959.; MÇOB 164. <br/> <br/> Hursid Matbaasi, Istanbul, AH 1318 = [1900]. paperback
19632832401963. unbound. fine. Signed photograph "Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit" 4 ½ X 6 ½ black & white matte-finish. An original J. Allen Cash photograph with back stamp depicting the Stateswoman wearing traditional garb while seated. This photograph was most likely taken while she was serving as Nehru%u2019s "special" envoy to Great Britain. Fine.<br/> <br/> Indian diplomat and politician. She was the sister of Jawaharlal Nehru the Aunt of Indira Gandhi and the grand-aunt of Rajiv Gandhi each of whom served as Prime Minister of India.<br/> <br/> unknown
1940220481Frankfurt 1940. unbound. 1 page on official letterhead with a blind-stamped Nazi logo 11.5 x 8.25 inches Frankfurt June 1 1940. Written just four months before his untimely death mentioning the landmark Frankfurter Theatre. Signed: "Heil Hitler A. Raskin." Natural folds; small tears and slight chipping along the top edge. Very good- condition.<br/> <br/> National Socialist German radio and television pioneer who served as head of propaganda under Josef Goebbels. He contributed heavily to programs concerning psychological warfare and developed the first Nazi Television Network. On November 8 1940 Raskin was killed in a plane crash at the age of 40.<br/> <br/> unknown
Ernst Jonas Bencard and FIn Pristine Condition. unknown
192938706London : Gollancz 1929. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a near fine very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight bright clean and sharp-cornered. Highly uncommon in the dw. ; 288 pages; Description: 288 p. ; 20 cm. Subjects: Russian Revolution. London : Gollancz hardcover
1984229562Milano: Electa 1984. Rilegato sovracoperta hard cover dust jacket. Ottimo Fine. Testi di<strong> Paolo Fossati Alberto Veca</strong> e <strong>Maria Grazia La Padula</strong>. Con 216 illustrazioni in tavole in nero e colori. <strong>Catalogo ragionato di 848 opere dell'Artista con illustrazioni in bianco e nero</strong>. Apparati: Annotazioni biografiche";" Bibliografia. Cm 245x22. pp. 294. Ottimo Fine. Prima edizione First Edition. Electa, hardcover
BN164496Heel. Das Original: Triumph TR: TR 2 TR 3 TR 4A TR 4 TR 5 TR 250 TR 6 Jan 01 1900 <br/><br/>Das Original: Triumph TR: TR 2 TR 3 TR 4A TR 4 TR 5 TR 250 TR 6 Jan 01 1900 Das Original: Triumph TR: TR 2 TR 3 TR 4A TR 4 TR 5 TR 250 TR 6 Jan 01 1900 Heel unknown
1900460037Paris : A. Guérinet 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Good portfolio copy only in the original illustrated printed boards backed in modern cloth. All plates are disbound as issued and collated with No. 1-128 present. Portfolio boards somewhat foxed dust-dulled and rubbed along the edges with fastening ribbons tattered. Plates clean save for some marginal dust-dulling and with edges somewhat creased. Remains a very serviceable portfolio copy with well-preserved plates. Series; L'architecture & la sculpture : Exposition de 1900 ; 1. Physical description; 2 pages 128 plates : photographs black & white ; 41 cm. Subjects; Architecture. Sculpture. Exhibitions. Paris. France. 1900. Exposition universelle. Paris : A. Guérinet hardcover
Garagebox.0613good. unknown
1978BN248558The Photographers' Gallery 1978. 1978. Softcover. Photo: Casparius <br/><br/>Photo: Casparius CASPARIUS Hans Berlino 1900 - Londra 1986 The Photographers' Gallery paperback
BN168694Niedersächs. Verwaltungsamt Fachbehörde für Naturschutz. Übersicht der Brutbestandsentwicklung ausgewählter Vogelarten 1900 - 1990 an der niedersächsischen Nordseeküste. Hardcover <br/><br/>Übersicht der Brutbestandsentwicklung ausgewählter Vogelarten 1900 - 1990 an der niedersächsischen Nordseeküste. Hardcover Übersicht der Brutbestandsentwicklung ausgewählter Vogelarten 1900 - 1990 an der niedersächsischen Nordseeküste. Hardcover Niedersächs. Verwaltungsamt, Fachbehörde für Naturschutz hardcover
195923058Milano: Bompiani 1959. Rilegato tela sovracoperta cloth dust jacket. Ottimo Fine. Collaborazione di Arpad Mezei. Numerose illustrazioni in nero e tavole a colori. 8vo. pp. 380. Ottimo Fine. Prima edizione italiana First Italian Edition. Bompiani, hardcover
1932173372Los Angeles ; San Francisco : A. H. Chamberlain 1932. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Unread copy with pages unopened ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 276 pages; Description: 276 p. ; 22 cm. Genre: Fiction Los Angeles ; San Francisco : A. H. Chamberlain hardcover
200413629New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Like new hardcover with dustjacket and ex cat June 10 - Sept. 12 2004 1 pp sponsors statement - The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation 1 pp sponsors statement The Bank of NY 1 pp director's foreword 1 pp ack 374 figure illus. mostly 4/C 244 6 pp chronology 31 pp list of exhibitions in his lifetime. . Like New. Hardcover. 2004. Metropolitan Museum of Art hardcover
1936266694New York 1936. unbound. 1 page 10.5 x 7.25 inches Park Avenue New York City March 16 1936. Written to Nelson Bell entertainment editor at the Washington Post in full: "Here is the photograph I promised you of Frank and me enclosed. It is not nearly nice enough for you but it is the only one I have at the moment." Accompanied by an outstanding heavy-stock 10 x 8-inch original silver gelatin photograph by George Hurrell 1904 - 1992 with his stamp on the bacl in which he used his trademark "soft lighting affect" achieving extraordinary results. Both items have a paperclip impression near the upper left corner; otherwise very good condition.<br/> <br/> English actress of the stage and cinema who often worked with her husband-actor Frank Lawton.<br/> <br/> unknown
328507framed. near fine. Framed black and white photo of American politician and United States ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson. Circa 1962. Please inquire for more information.<br/> <br/> Adlai Ewing Stevenson II was an American politician and diplomat who was the United States ambassador to the United Nations from 1961 until his death in 1965. He previously served as the 31st governor of Illinois from 1949 to 1953 and was the Democratic nominee for president of the United States in 1952 and 1956 losing both elections to Dwight D. Eisenhower in landslides. Stevenson was the grandson of Adlai Stevenson the 23rd vice president of the United States. He was raised in Bloomington Illinois and was a member of the Democratic Party. He served in many positions in the federal government during the 1930s and 1940s including the Agricultural Adjustment Administration Federal Alcohol Administration Department of the Navy and the State Department. In 1945 he served on the committee that created the United Nations and was a member of the initial U.S. delegations to the UN.<br/> <br/> unknown
19643353171964. unbound. Signed black and white photograph of Adlai Stevenson United States ambassador to the United Nations center. Flanked by Burmese diplomat and the third secretary-general of the United Nations U Thant. On the other side Francis Taylor Pearsons Plimpton deputy US ambassador to the UN. Inscription reads "For Susan Schiff - with admiration for a fine photographer - Adlai E. Stevenson 1964". Photograph from photojournalist Susan Schiff-Faludi's personal collection. Please inquire for more information.<br/> <br/> Adlai Ewing Stevenson II was an American politician and diplomat who was the United States ambassador to the United Nations from 1961 until his death in 1965. He previously served as the 31st governor of Illinois from 1949 to 1953 and was the Democratic Party nominee for president of the United States in 1952 and 1956 losing both elections to Dwight D. Eisenhower.<br/> <br/> unknown
191231945Copenhagen Reitzel 1912. Uncut in orig. printed wrappers. Wrappers with soiling. XI426 pp. and 19 plates incl. geological maps textillustrations. <br/><br/><em>First edition of the main and first geological survey of Southern Greenland. At the end Ussing gives a general account of the expedition in Danish. - Meddelelser om Grønland Bd. 38. </em> unknown
1071801902-06. Hovedoversigt. Udg. af Det statistiske Centralbureau. 1906. I 2 samt. shirtingbd. Navn på forsatsbl. . unknown
Olle SvedbergIn Pristine Condition. unknown
41369SCHNEIDER FRANZ. 1. hardcover. Hans und Hanna SCHNEIDER, FRANZ hardcover
196446023BLANVALET LOTHAR 1964. 1. hardcover. Sirmkovrilo! Ausgezeichnet mit dem internationalen Hans Christian Andersen Preis! BLANVALET, LOTHAR hardcover