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Pages 266-352 plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: Poll Chunk's Son - a story from the hills of Kentucky; The Ivory Raiders - part 1 of a tale fromm the Turkanaland district of Central Africa on the western shores of Lake Rudolf where Major H. Rayne deals with Swahili elephant poachers and Turkana warriors; The Case for the Sea-Serpent - a mysterious Fijian monster; In the Wilds with a Camera - Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson take photos in the interior of British East Africa; The Land Sharks - criminal buying and selling of land in Canada; In Quest of the Unknown - part 3 of F.A. Mitchell-Hedges' adventures amoung the Chucunaque Indians; James Watson - Human Tiger - a remarkable American crime; An Eviction in Patagonia - a rich man attempts to drive away the cattle of a squatter; My Jungle Jaunts - part 1 of an Englishwoman's experiences in Burma, with nice photos; The Blue Powder - bewitching a District Commissioner in Nigeria; The Sea-Villages of Humboldt's Bay - photo-illustrated article on this Dutch New Guinea area; The Mad Jackal - how a homesick Pathan soldier in Mesopotamia got himself sent back to India; Imprisoned in a hollow tree - Harry Comstock spent horrible days and nights inside a tree in Bexar County, Texas; The Tiger I didn't Get - Movie star Tom Mix recounts an adventure that befell him while tiger-shooting in Bengal; Nice one-page General Electric ad with illustration of new street lighting in Nagoya, Japan; One-page photo-illustrated ad for Hobart Bradstreet of Chicago. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
ria9780262522953_inpPaperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; A revealing and surprising look at how classification systems can shape both worldviews and social interactions.What do a seventeenth-century mortality table whose causes of death include "fainted in a bath" "frighted" and "itch"; t paperback
144521556X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
20002091502133504888Sunan Star Lantern Collection Publication 2000. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Sunan Star Lantern Collection Publication paperback
198611727Düsseldorf, Marion von Schröder Verlag, 1986.
66 pages. Features: Scalps, Sod and Barracks - General James R. Carleton, Fort Sumner, Fort Union, Fort Cummings; The Gail Borden Story; Falling Star Mine - Michael Tomanson, Mt. Floyd, Grover Hall; Day the General Met His Match - Rosebud Creek, Montana Major General George Crook; 10 True Tales of Buried Treasure; Tainted Queen of the Comstock - Julia Bulette; Round-Up with a Brush - Russ Vickers; The Double Deal; Grand Duke Alexis' Buffalo Hunt - Czar Alexander II, Alexis Alexandrovich, General George Custer, William F. Cody; The Silver Lake of 'Nut' Ennis - Edward Ennis, Ott McClure, Chet Ames; The Salton Sea Disaster - Charles Rockwood. Above-Average Wear. Page 35 (Round-Up with a Brush article) picture has been cut out - text unaffected. Occasional markings to contents. Covers restapled to textblock. A worthy reference copy. Magazine
1995MAIN029210IHonesdale PA: West End Games. VG- wraps. 1995. paperback. paperback. 4to . 128pp . A D&D-style game. Serviceable for gaming but not quite collector's condition. Scarce. . West End Games paperback
1950146695Selbstverlag des Verfassers. Shrewsbury, England. 1950. 131, (1) Seiten. Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen. Originalbroschur (Mit durchgenden Füller-Unstreichungen u. handschriftlichen Randanmerkungen. Einband mit Gebrauchsspuren). 21x15 cm
1950146977Selbstverlag des Verfassers. Shrewsbury, England. 1950. 131, (1) Seiten. Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen. Originalbroschur (Einband etwas randgebräunt). 21x15 cm
19871661987 - broché - Numéro 3 - Mai 1987 - Revue éditée par STUDIO S.A. - In-4 (30 x 23,5 cm) broché, couverture illustrée (portrait de Romy SCHNEIDER) - 177 pages - Très nombreuses photographies en couleurs et en noir et blanc - Marc ESPOSITO (Directeur) - SOMMAIRE : Le festival de Cannes 1987 - Metteurs en scène : Diane KURYS et Patrice CHÉREAU - Cartes blanches : Peter GREENAWAY - Win WENDERS - Gérard DEPARDIEU sur le divan - Carrière : Arnon MILCHAN - Invité : Rudolf NOUREEV - Mémoire : Romy SCHNEIDER - Portfolio : l'album photo des 40 ans du festival
76652Bruxelles, Reporters sans Frontières, 2006. 21 x 29, 140 pp., très nombreuses illustrations en couleurs et en N/B, broché, très bon état.
1933146070Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1933. First Draft script for the 1933 film. With holograph pencil annotations to the front wrapper.<br/><br/>Lt. Henry Crocker a blithe Royal Air Force pilot realizes that the constant violence of war is beginning to take a harsh toll on Lt. Jerry Young his flying ace buddy who is showing signs of cracking up. When Young breaks down and eventually commits suicide Crocker decides to stage his death as an in-air combat casualty in order to save his friend's reputation. The script's original ending seen in this early version depicted Crocker years later as a bedraggled old man homeless and alone staring at a memorial plaque with an epitaph praising Young's heroism. <br/><br/>Tall peach titled self wrappers noted as FIRST SCRIPT on the front wrapper rubber-stamped production No. 451 dated January 30 1933 with credits for screenwriters Bogart Rogers and Seton I. Miller. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. 115 leaves with last page of text numbered 112. Mimeographed on peach stock rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with creasing to the top left corner of the rear wrapper side stapled. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1992100489<p>Circa 1992. 1992. Fine. - An original 10 inch high by 8 inch wide glossy color photograph on photographic paper depicting Sharon Stone in three-quarter profile from the chest up. In a scene from "Basic Instinct" Sharon Stone is seated in her outdoor patio chair attired in her woven white sweater with her head angled down as she looks out from under her lids. Boldly signed by Sharon Stone within the lower half of the portrait. Fine. Circa</p> Circa, [1992].
pp. x, 187. BibIiography. Index. Many black and white reproductions of archival photos. Presents the fascinating life story of Svein Stokke and his successful career in the shipping business. Involves companies such as: Canadian Transport Company, Star Shipping, MacMillan Bloedel, Seaspan International, and Seaspan Corporation. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this work which is sure to provide highly informative reading for anyone interested in the history of shipping on Canada's west coast. Book
53778Paramount, 01.2021. DVD
60 pages. Features: Cover photo of baby gnawing on huge Easter egg; Canadian National - Canadian Pacific ad inside front cover called "War Whoop" shows speeding night train and illustration of native warrier to explain how the night-time whistle of a locomotive means men and materiel are being rushed to the front; News digest discusses German propaganda efforts to incur western suspicion against Russia; One-page Trans-Canada Telephone System ad implores long distance users to "Be Brief!", given wartime restrictions on their ability to increase capacity; Editorial comments on support for Russia and the need for those unable to fight in person to contribute financially to the war effort; Brain Waves For Winning the War - photo-illustrated article on technical innovations used in the war effort; Excellent photo-illustrated article on the new Canadian Pacific Airlines includes photos of Stewardess Ethel Hailes, Air Commodore H. Hollick-Kenyon, Grant W.G. McConachie, C.H. Dickins, and veteran parachutist Jack McGovern (at No.l 2 Air Observer School); Earthbound (short story); The Pomander Walk Myster (short story); Alterations (short story); The Royal Engineers - The Army's Pathfinders - nice photo-illustrated article; Sight Unseen (short story); Hollywood news and photos; GM one-page ad highlights their "Victory Service"; One-page Ford ad features illustrations of some of their 1943 military vehicles; The United Service Centre, located in the Eaton Annex, Winnipeg; Centrefold Victory Bonds ad sponsored by the National War Finance Committee illustrates seven Canadians from various walks of life and explains their financial contributions to the war effort; Woodbury Soap ad includes photos of Barbara Sellers of Winnipeg; Woodbury Cold Cream ad includes photo of film star Janet Blair; Food article on "Russia's Nutrition" explains how Russia is tightening its belt to support the Red Army - with photos; Fashion illustrations; Photo-illustrated article on the women of Russia; Quotes from around the world; H.J. Heinz ad inside back cover explains how "To Make Plain Foods Taste Like Banquet Fare"; Fantastic colour-illustrated back cover Coke ad shows soldier proudly walking in great coat, with smaller images of additional members of the military; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
98 pages of reflections and colour photos of 50 years of James Bond, 007 - the movies, the books, the women, the villains, guns, gadgets, and more. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A nice addition to the collection of any 007 fan. Magazine
191063670Album photographique pleine toile format 27 x 28 cm, drapeaux peints en plat, un bouton d'uniforme rapporté au premier plat, 37 photos format carré 21,5 x 21,5 cm : St James's Street 7 heures 1/2 du matin : La musique des Horse Guards - Les Hussards ; Les "6th Rifles" ; La Musique des Horse Guards ; Les Horse Gards le Drummer en tête ; L'Infanterie. L'automobile qui verse le sable sur le parcours ; Le défilé a commencé, les soldats des régiments d'Infanterie portent le canon du fusil baissé en signe de deuil. La foule compacte et respectueuse. Des draperies violettes ou noires à toutes les fenêtres ; Les Scott Guards ; Les Gordon's Highlanders ; L'Artillerie ; Les Hussards ; Les Life Guards ; Des Princes Indiens et des représentants des Colonies ; Lord Fisher of Kilverstone saluant le drapeau suivi des Amiraux ; Les "Blue Jackets" ; Le Duc de Norfolk saluant le drapeau. Etant Earl Marshall de la Cour par droit héréditaire, ce fut lui qui fut chargé d'organiser toutes les solennités depuis la mort du Roi et le cortège d'aujourd'hui ; Les généraux : Sir Charles Douglas. Lord Kitchener, Lord Roberts, Sir Evelyn Wood, les 3 FieldMarshall anglais ; Les représentants allemands des régiments dont le Roi était Colonel ; Les attachés militaires étrangers ; Les représentants autrichiens des régiments dont le Roi était Colonel ; "The Gun carriage" sur laquelle est drapée "The Union Jack" et l'Etendard Royal. Les couronnes royales sont posées sur des coussins ; Le chien du Roi "Caesar" conduit par un Ecossais ; Le cheval du Roi avec les bottes mises à l'envers ; Les Souverains et Princes étrangers suivent : l'Empereur d'Allemagne. Le Roi George V. Le Duc de Conaught. Le porte étendard royal ; Le trompette royal ; Grand-Duc de Hesse, Roi du Danemark ; Les Princes du Sang : Le Duc d'Aoste ; La voiture de la Reine Mary ; La voiture des Princes ; Les "Life Guards" qui ferment le cortège ; Retour à la caserne des troupes ("Life Guards", Artilleurs, Hussards, Musique de l'Infanterie, Trumpetter [ English translation : St James's Street 7:30 a.m.: The Band of the Horse Guards - The Hussars; The "6th Rifles"; The Band of the Horse Guards; The Horse Guards the Drummer in the lead; Infantry. The car that pours the sand on the course; The procession has begun, the soldiers of the infantry regiments carry the gun barrel lowered as a sign of mourning. The compact and respectful crowd. Purple or black draperies on all windows; The Scott Guards; The Gordon's Highlanders; Artillery; The Hussars; The Life Guards; Indian Princes and Colonial Representatives; Lord Fisher of Kilverstone saluting the flag followed by the Admirals; The "Blue Jackets"; The Duke of Norfolk saluting the flag. Being Earl Marshall of the Court by hereditary right, it was he who was responsible for organizing all the solemnities since the death of the King and the procession of today; Generals: Sir Charles Douglas. Lord Kitchener, Lord Roberts, Sir Evelyn Wood, the 3 English FieldMarshalls; The German representatives of the regiments of which the King was Colonel; Foreign military attaches; Representatives from regiments of which the King was Colonel; "The Gun chariot" on which is draped "The Union Jack" and the Royal Standard. The royal crowns are placed on cushions; The King's dog "Caesar" led by a Scotsman; The King's horse with the boots turned upside down; Foreign Sovereigns and Princes follow: the Emperor of Germany. King George V. The Duke of Conaught. The royal standard bearer; The Royal Trumpet; Grand Duke of Hesse, King of Denmark; The Princes of the Blood: The Duke of Aosta; Queen Mary's Carriage; The Princes' car; The "Life Guards" who ferment the procession; Return to Troop Barracks ("Life Guards", Gunners, Hussars, Infantry Band, Trumpetter ]
191163669Album photographique pleine toile format 27 x 28 cm, armes royales peinte en plat, 52 photos format carré 21,5 x 21,5 cm : Coronation Day : Territorials. Naval School - Life Guard drumms - Life Guards Engineers - Life Guards Band - Indians - Lord Mayor, King's Staff - Duke of Fife - Horse Guards - The King and Queen's state Carriage - The cream coloured poneys - Lord Roberts - Prince of Wales's carriage - Kronprinz and Kronprinzess of Germany's carriage - Prince's carriage - Speakers' carriage - Beef eaters - St Paul's Procession : Hussars - Infantry Band - Lancers Band - Canadians - Scot Greys Band - Indian Princesses - Indians Officers - Colonel Stratford, Colonel Staig, Sir Hedworth Lambton - Blue Jacketts - The King and Queen - Duc of Theh, Prince Louis of Battenberg, Sir Evelyn Wood, Prince Arthur - Duke of Connaught - Duke of Fife - Foreign Representation - Cannon Street : Sir Edward Henty Head of the Police - Canadian - Premier of Canada - Sir Alfred Coringto General Commander of London - King and Queen with Prince of Wale and Princess Mary - Oxford Street : The King's Outriders - The King and Queen carriage - Captain Arthur Wood of the Cameronans - Cold Stream Guards Major Marker
1910636711 vol. in folio reliure pleine toile grise, format 42 x 33 cm, blason collé au premier plat avec devise "Dieu et mon droit", Album Souvenir des Funérailles du Roi Edouard VII. Recueil de Journaux et Documents - Souvenir Album of the Funeral of King Edward VII. Collection of Newspapers and Documents : The Daily Mirror. N°2048 20 May 1910, 16 pp. : The Kaiser arrives - Evening Standard and St James Gazette n°26794 May 19, 1910 : Kaiser's arrival, 20 pp. ; Official Programme of the Funeral Procession of his late Majesty King Edward VII, Friday May 20th 1910, 4 ff. ; ; The Sketch Double number May 11 1910. The Death of King Edward VII ; The Graphic Specla Number 2110A May 11, 1910, The Life of King Edward VII ; The Graphic. An illustrated weekly newspaper. Saturday May 14, 1910. King George V driving to St James's Palce to hold his first council ; The Sphere, n° 538, May 14, 1910 : Edward VII 1841-1910 ; The Illustrated London News double number. May 14, 1910, n° 3708 ; The Graphic. An illustrated weekly newspaper. n° 2112 Saturday May 21, 1910 : King Adward last sleep at Buckingham Palace ; Black & Whit May 21st 1910. A Nation in Mourning. In Memoriam ; The Graphic 2112A May 24 1910. Funeral of Edward VII ; The Sphere. n° 540 May 28, 1910 : Funeral Number. Edward the Peacemaker
189763672Album in-folio oblong (41 x 63 cm) pleine toile grise d'époque, armes d'Angleterre peintes sur le premier plat, médaille incrustée en bas du premier plat ("Victoria Regina et Imperatrix" à l'avers, "In Commemoration Victoria 1837-1897" au revers), Jubilé de la Reine Victoria. 22 juin 1897. Album unique composé de documents collectés par Ernesta Stern dont : Plan de l'itinéraire de la procession ; 6 photographies par Downey, photographe de la Reine ; Portrait de la reine par Nicholson (gravure sur bois en couleurs) ; 3 invitations diverses ; Programme du Royal Opera Covent Garden du 23 juin 1897, sur soie à galons d'argent ("To commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of Her Majest's Accession to the Throne") ; 5 ephemera dont invitation de Lord Chamberlain à l'Afternoon Party du 28 juin 1897 à Buckingham Palace ("The Lord Chamberlain is commanded bu The Queen to invite Monsieur & Madame Stern & Mademoiselle Stern to an afternoon Party on Monday, the 28th of June, from 5 to 7 o'Clock. Buckingham Palace") - Jubilee of Queen Victoria. June 22, 1897. Unique album composed of documents collected by Ernesta Stern including: Map of the route of the procession; 6 photographs by Downey, photographer to the Queen; Portrait of the Queen by Nicholson (colour woodcut); 3 various invitations; Program of the Royal Opera Covent Garden of June 23, 1897, on silk with silver braid ("To commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of Her Majest's Accession to the Throne"); 5 ephemera including Lord Chamberlain's invitation to the Afternoon Party of 28 June 1897 at Buckingham Palace ("The Lord Chamberlain is commanded bu The Queen to invite Monsieur & Madame Stern & Mademoiselle Stern to an afternoon Party on Monday, the 28th of June, from 5 to 7 o'Clock. Buckingham Palace")
51-4250Circa 1902. A play in 5 acts; some pages manuscript and some annotated typescript. About 50 pages. Manuscrit et tapuscrit. A Venise Leona et Marco. Incomplet. 28 feuillets in-4°. Corrections manuscrites sur le tapuscrit.Provenance: Bibliothèque Rohan-Chabot.Fonds Jean Stern et Maria Star.Birthdate:December 08 1854;Birthplace:Trieste Friuli-Venezia Giulia Italia Italy;Death: May 07 1926 Roquebrune-Cap-Martin Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur France;Immediate Family: Daughter of Leone Hierschel and Clementina de MinerbiWife of Baron Louis Stern.Mother of Jean Stern; Lucie Ernesta Henriette Girot de Langlade; Pierre Charles Ernest Louis Stern; Marie Louise Fanny Clémentine Thérèse de Chasseloup Laubat and Léon Stern.Sister of Gioacchino / Joachim van Hier / Hierschel de Minerbi; Graf Caleb Filippo Oscar Hierschel-Minerbi; Oscar Hierschel de Minerbi; Elodia Rachele Hulda Claudia de Hierschel and Clara Zoe Lea de Morpurgo. Ernesta Stern 1854-1926 known under the pseudonym Maria Star was a French woman of letters and philanthropist. She held a salon in her private mansion at 68 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré reputed to be one of the most brilliant in Paris before the First World War: she hosted Marinetti and Marcel Proust among others. It is there that she wrote many tales and stories of Venetian inspiration. In 1874 she married banker Louis Stern 1840-1900; from this union was born Jean Stern 1875-1962 who also became a banker but also owner-breeder of racehorses; a remarkable fencer he was also the author of historical works as well as many pieces of circumstance that have become rare.P.Ernesta Stern 1854-1926 connue sous le pseudonyme de Maria Star est une femme de lettres et une philanthrope française. Elle tient un salon dans son hôtel particulier du 68 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré réputé l'un des plus brillants de Paris avant la Première Guerre mondiale : elle y accueille notamment Marinetti ou Marcel Proust. C'est là qu'elle écrit de nombreux contes et récits d'inspiration vénitienne. Elle épouse en 1874 le banquier Louis Stern 1840-1900 ; de cette union naîtra Jean Stern 1875-1962 qui devint également banquier mais également propriétaire-éleveur de chevaux de course ; remarquable escrimeur il fut aussi l'auteur d'ouvrage historiques ainsi que de nombreuses pièces de circonstances devenues rares. Circa 1902 unknown
51-4255Circa 1902. J'ai été élevé à la campagne 4 feuillets in-4°. Corrections manuscrites.Provenance: Bibliothèque Rohan-Chabot.Fonds Jean Stern et Maria Star.Birthdate:December 08 1854;Birthplace:Trieste Friuli-Venezia Giulia Italia Italy;Death: May 07 1926 Roquebrune-Cap-Martin Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur France;Immediate Family: Daughter of Leone Hierschel and Clementina de MinerbiWife of Baron Louis Stern.Mother of Jean Stern; Lucie Ernesta Henriette Girot de Langlade; Pierre Charles Ernest Louis Stern; Marie Louise Fanny Clémentine Thérèse de Chasseloup Laubat and Léon Stern.Sister of Gioacchino / Joachim van Hier / Hierschel de Minerbi; Graf Caleb Filippo Oscar Hierschel-Minerbi; Oscar Hierschel de Minerbi; Elodia Rachele Hulda Claudia de Hierschel and Clara Zoe Lea de Morpurgo. Ernesta Stern 1854-1926 known under the pseudonym Maria Star was a French woman of letters and philanthropist. She held a salon in her private mansion at 68 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré reputed to be one of the most brilliant in Paris before the First World War: she hosted Marinetti and Marcel Proust among others. It is there that she wrote many tales and stories of Venetian inspiration. In 1874 she married banker Louis Stern 1840-1900; from this union was born Jean Stern 1875-1962 who also became a banker but also owner-breeder of racehorses; a remarkable fencer he was also the author of historical works as well as many pieces of circumstance that have become rare.P.Ernesta Stern 1854-1926 connue sous le pseudonyme de Maria Star est une femme de lettres et une philanthrope française. Elle tient un salon dans son hôtel particulier du 68 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré réputé l'un des plus brillants de Paris avant la Première Guerre mondiale : elle y accueille notamment Marinetti ou Marcel Proust. C'est là qu'elle écrit de nombreux contes et récits d'inspiration vénitienne. Elle épouse en 1874 le banquier Louis Stern 1840-1900 ; de cette union naîtra Jean Stern 1875-1962 qui devint également banquier mais également propriétaire-éleveur de chevaux de course ; remarquable escrimeur il fut aussi l'auteur d'ouvrage historiques ainsi que de nombreuses pièces de circonstances devenues rares. Circa 1902 unknown
51-4254San Remo: 1902. Menteuse par amour. Nouvelle. Incomplet. 15 feuillets in-8°. Corrections manuscrites.Provenance: Bibliothèque Rohan-Chabot.Fonds Jean Stern et Maria Star.Birthdate:December 08 1854;Birthplace:Trieste Friuli-Venezia Giulia Italia Italy;Death: May 07 1926 Roquebrune-Cap-Martin Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur France;Immediate Family: Daughter of Leone Hierschel and Clementina de MinerbiWife of Baron Louis Stern.Mother of Jean Stern; Lucie Ernesta Henriette Girot de Langlade; Pierre Charles Ernest Louis Stern; Marie Louise Fanny Clémentine Thérèse de Chasseloup Laubat and Léon Stern.Sister of Gioacchino / Joachim van Hier / Hierschel de Minerbi; Graf Caleb Filippo Oscar Hierschel-Minerbi; Oscar Hierschel de Minerbi; Elodia Rachele Hulda Claudia de Hierschel and Clara Zoe Lea de Morpurgo. Ernesta Stern 1854-1926 known under the pseudonym Maria Star was a French woman of letters and philanthropist. She held a salon in her private mansion at 68 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré reputed to be one of the most brilliant in Paris before the First World War: she hosted Marinetti and Marcel Proust among others. It is there that she wrote many tales and stories of Venetian inspiration. In 1874 she married banker Louis Stern 1840-1900; from this union was born Jean Stern 1875-1962 who also became a banker but also owner-breeder of racehorses; a remarkable fencer he was also the author of historical works as well as many pieces of circumstance that have become rare.P.Ernesta Stern 1854-1926 connue sous le pseudonyme de Maria Star est une femme de lettres et une philanthrope française. Elle tient un salon dans son hôtel particulier du 68 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré réputé l'un des plus brillants de Paris avant la Première Guerre mondiale : elle y accueille notamment Marinetti ou Marcel Proust. C'est là qu'elle écrit de nombreux contes et récits d'inspiration vénitienne. Elle épouse en 1874 le banquier Louis Stern 1840-1900 ; de cette union naîtra Jean Stern 1875-1962 qui devint également banquier mais également propriétaire-éleveur de chevaux de course ; remarquable escrimeur il fut aussi l'auteur d'ouvrage historiques ainsi que de nombreuses pièces de circonstances devenues rares. [San Remo: 1902] unknown
51-4257San Remo: 25 février 1902. . Menteuse par amour. Nouvelle. San Remo 25 février 1902. 29 feuillets in-4°. S Corrections manuscrites.Sgned as Maris Star. Apparently complete.Provenance: Bibliothèque Rohan-Chabot.Fonds Jean Stern et Maria Star.Birthdate:December 08 1854;Birthplace:Trieste Friuli-Venezia Giulia Italia Italy;Death: May 07 1926 Roquebrune-Cap-Martin Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur France;Immediate Family: Daughter of Leone Hierschel and Clementina de MinerbiWife of Baron Louis Stern.Mother of Jean Stern; Lucie Ernesta Henriette Girot de Langlade; Pierre Charles Ernest Louis Stern; Marie Louise Fanny Clémentine Thérèse de Chasseloup Laubat and Léon Stern.Sister of Gioacchino / Joachim van Hier / Hierschel de Minerbi; Graf Caleb Filippo Oscar Hierschel-Minerbi; Oscar Hierschel de Minerbi; Elodia Rachele Hulda Claudia de Hierschel and Clara Zoe Lea de Morpurgo. Ernesta Stern 1854-1926 known under the pseudonym Maria Star was a French woman of letters and philanthropist. She held a salon in her private mansion at 68 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré reputed to be one of the most brilliant in Paris before the First World War: she hosted Marinetti and Marcel Proust among others. It is there that she wrote many tales and stories of Venetian inspiration. In 1874 she married banker Louis Stern 1840-1900; from this union was born Jean Stern 1875-1962 who also became a banker but also owner-breeder of racehorses; a remarkable fencer he was also the author of historical works as well as many pieces of circumstance that have become rare.P.Ernesta Stern 1854-1926 connue sous le pseudonyme de Maria Star est une femme de lettres et une philanthrope française. Elle tient un salon dans son hôtel particulier du 68 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré réputé l'un des plus brillants de Paris avant la Première Guerre mondiale : elle y accueille notamment Marinetti ou Marcel Proust. C'est là qu'elle écrit de nombreux contes et récits d'inspiration vénitienne. Elle épouse en 1874 le banquier Louis Stern 1840-1900 ; de cette union naîtra Jean Stern 1875-1962 qui devint également banquier mais également propriétaire-éleveur de chevaux de course ; remarquable escrimeur il fut aussi l'auteur d'ouvrage historiques ainsi que de nombreuses pièces de circonstances devenues rares. San Remo,: 25 février 1902. unknown
