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1997166617Oakland: Cultural Arts Division 1997. Paperback. 48p. 11x8.5 inches landscape layout photos biographical sketches very good in stapled pictorial wraps. Honorees include Lucha Corpi Larry Clark and Ishmael Reed. Cultural Arts Division paperback books
20041337181New York: Hatch-Billops Collection Inc 2004. Softcover. Octavo; VG-/paperback; black spine with white and blue text; second edition; this volume only; covers show slight scratches to exterior; mildly rubbed edges; intact covers; text block exterior edges show slight wear; frontispiece; interior clean; illustrated; pp 175; arts - Biography. 1337181. FP New Rockville Stock. Hatch-Billops Collection, Inc unknown books
1786WRCAM49513Paris 1786. 61pp. Quarto. Dbd. Minor dampstaining at top of leaves. Slight toning. Very good. An arrêt from the royal council awarding a contract extension to the Compagnie des Indes including a grant for forty million francs. Interestingly this document includes a sheet of "portion d'intéret" coupons as the final leaf. unknown books
1726WRCAM20807Paris 1726. 4pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Contemporary inscription. Very lightly tanned. Near fine. A French royal decree setting the rate at which the Compagnie des Indes can redeem gold during the months of February March and April of 1726. This decree was made to facilitate trade in tobacco and coffee in those towns where the Compagnie had offices and to which newly-minted coins had yet to be delivered. Not in Wroth or OCLC. Rare. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 319 this copy. unknown books
1719WRCAM40663Paris 1719. 7pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Very minor foxing. Contemporary inscription. Fine. A French royal decree eliminating the tariffs on several items. "This decree abolishes the duty on olive sweet almond nut and fish oils on fish itself and on playing cards" - Maggs. It also alters the tariffs on tobacco. In 1719 John Law's Compagnie d'Occident absorbed several other entities to become the present Compagnie des Indes. Wroth lists three copies; OCLC adds only one more. Rare. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 707. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 135 this copy. OCLC 54193398. unknown books
1723WRCAM40672Paris 1723. 4pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Very minor soiling on first page. Contemporary inscription. Fine. A French royal decree concerning an earlier Arrest: "Instituting a safe deposit where holders may leave shares rather than run the risk of loss or theft by keeping them in their houses or when going on a long journey" Maggs 279. This Arrest declares that after January 1 1724 these will be invalid. Wroth records only one copy at NYPL and OCLC adds just one more at the John Carter Brown Library. Rare. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1038. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 283 this copy. OCLC 84985866. unknown books
1731WRCAM40682Paris 1731. 4pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Several small worm holes not affecting text. Contemporary inscription. Fine. A French royal decree regarding obligations of the shareholders in the former Compagnie des Indes Orientales with regard to the new Compagnie d'Occident. Not in Wroth; OCLC locates one copy at the John Carter Brown Library. Rare. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 369 this copy. OCLC 77750523. unknown books
1723WRCAM40671Paris 1723. 4pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Very minor dampstaining in lower corner. Contemporary inscription. Near fine. A French royal decree ordering that the appointment of officers in the Compagnie des Indes not be subject to objection or opposition. "The point made by this decree was already made law by the LETTRES PATENTS of March 1696 see Wroth 358 but is hereby reaffirmed at the request of Nicolas Desprez de Saint-Robert 'Directeur Inspecteur & Commandant pour la Compagnie Royale du Senegal & Costes d'Afrique' whose salary had been withheld by the Cashier of the Compagnie des Indies" - Maggs. In 1721 the Compagnie had declared bankruptcy and was reorganized after the Mississippi Bubble burst. This copy is from the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. Wroth records only one copy at NYPL and OCLC adds just one more at Harvard. Rare. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1033. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 280 this copy. OCLC 82716091. unknown books
1723WRCAM40668Paris 1723. 4pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Light dampstaining and soiling. Contemporary inscription. Very good. A French royal decree pertaining to the rights of the Compagnie des Indes regarding taxes in New France. In 1721 the Compagnie had declared bankruptcy and was reorganized after the Mississippi Bubble burst. Wroth records only the copy at NYPL and OCLC adds two more at Harvard and the John Carter Brown Library. Rare. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 991. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 258 this copy. unknown books
1729WRCAM37441Paris: de l'Imprimerie Royale 1729. 20pp. Quarto. Contemporary inscription. Very minor foxing. Fine. A very rare decree confirming the privileges of the Compagnie des Indes. This Arrest was "prompted by the unloading from a Dutch boat coming from Alexandria and the public sale in Dunkirk a free port of a certain quantity of coffee. The interesting legal point is here raised as to the validity of the Company's privileges in this case as regards its coffee monopoly in a free port" - Maggs. Wroth does not cite any locations for this title only mentioning that it had been reprinted in LE COMMERCE DE L'AMÉRIQUE Avignon 1764. OCLC cites only a single copy at the James Ford Bell Library. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-1794 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 346 this copy. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1187. OCLC 47820819. de l'Imprimerie Royale unknown books
1723WRCAM40670Paris 1723. 4pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Very minor foxing. Contemporary inscription. Fine. A French royal decree "appointing special commissioners to hear the many cases concerning shares in the Compagnie des Indes" Maggs Bros. In 1721 the Compagnie had declared bankruptcy and was reorganized after the Mississippi Bubble burst. Wroth records only one copy at the John Crerar Library and OCLC adds just one more at NYPL. Rare. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1029. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 278 this copy. OCLC 44493195. unknown books
1720WRCAM40665Paris 1720. 4pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Very minor foxing. Contemporary inscription. Else fine. A French royal decree concerning oversight of the shareholders in the Compagnie des Indes. In 1719 John Law's Compagnie d'Occident absorbed several other entities to become the present Compagnie des Indes. There was a considerable need for oversight given the excessive speculation in the Compagnie. This copy is from the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. Wroth records only one copy at NYPL; OCLC adds just two more at Harvard and the University of Minnesota. Rare. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 843. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 206 this copy. OCLC 47241713. unknown books
1730WRCAM40678Paris 1730. 8pp. Quarto. Very minor foxing. Light soiling along spine edge on last page; small separation along bottom of spine. Contemporary inscription. Very good. A French royal decree exempting coffee from being taxed. "By this decree coffee of which the Compagnie des Indes enjoys the monopoly is exempt from Customs and duties" - Maggs. "The Compagnie des Indes flourished from 1726 to 1746 paying handsome dividends and bringing wealth to the ports of Bordeaux Nantes Marseille and in particular its home port of Lorient L'Orient although it lost its rights in the western hemisphere. It established trading offices in many parts of India also Canton Yemen Persia Basra and North Africa. The main sources of its wealth were porcelain wallpapers lacquer and tea from China cotton and silk cloth from China and India coffee from Mocha Yemen pepper from Mahé South India gold ivory and slaves from West Africa" - Shakespeare. Wroth locates only one copy in the John Crerar Library; OCLC identifies only one more at the University of Minnesota. Rare. From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 323 this copy. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1129. OCLC 47950282. Howard Shakespeare "The Compagnie des Indes" in the JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOND & SHARE SOCIETY February 1997. hardcover books
1723WRCAM34685Paris 1723. 7pp. Quarto printed on folded folio sheets unstitched as issued. Mild toning at left edge of titlepage; minor foxing. Contemporary inscription. Very good. A French royal decree "concerning the coffee monopoly of the Compagnie des Indes" - Maggs. Wroth cites only the copy at NYPL; OCLC adds only one more at the University of Minnesota. From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727- 94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1036. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 282 this copy. OCLC 42387426. unknown books
1723WRCAM40669Paris 1723. 4pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Minor foxing. Contemporary inscription. Near fine. A French royal decree calling for an assembly to elect trustees for the Compagnie des Indes. In 1721 the Compagnie had declared bankruptcy and was reorganized after the Mississippi Bubble burst. Wroth records only the copy at NYPL and OCLC adds just two more at Harvard and the University of Minnesota. Rare. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1012. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 270 this copy. OCLC 44492890. unknown books
1724WRCAM40674Paris 1724. 3pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Very minor foxing. Contemporary inscription. Else fine. A French royal decree guaranteeing the life annuities of the Compagnie des Indes. From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. Wroth locates one copy at NYPL; OCLC adds two more at Harvard and the John Carter Brown Library. Rare. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 301 this copy. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1067. OCLC 82545020. unknown books
1724WRCAM40673Paris 1724. 7pp. Quarto. Very minor foxing. Contemporary inscription. Fine. A French royal decree "concerning the customs declarations to be made by the ships le Bourbon la Diane l'Argonaute & l'Athalante whose cargo included pepper wild cinnamon aloes rhubarb and cotton and muslin fabrics imported from the colonies" - Maggs. Wroth records only two copies at NYPL and the John Crerar Library; OCLC adds two more at Harvard and the John Carter Brown Library. Scarce. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-1794 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1066. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 300 this copy. OCLC 84632312. unknown books
1722WRCAM40667Paris 1722. 4pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Very minor foxing. Contemporary inscription. Fine. A French royal decree giving to the Compagnie des Indies in perpetuity the forts and trading posts which they established off the coast of Guinea. The previous year after the Mississippi Bubble burst the Compagnie had declared bankruptcy and was reorganized. Wroth records only three copies; OCLC adds no more. Rare. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 981. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 255 this copy. unknown books
1727WRCAM40676Paris 1727. 8pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Very minor foxing. Light soiling along spine edge; minor dampstaining along bottom edge. Contemporary inscription. Very good. A French royal decree establishing two offices to control the inspection of goods from the Compagnie des Indes. "The Compagnie des Indes flourished from 1726 to 1746 paying handsome dividends and bringing wealth to the ports of Bordeaux Nantes Marseille and in particular its home port of Lorient L'Orient although it lost its rights in the western hemisphere. It established trading offices in many parts of India also Canton Yemen Persia Basra and North Africa. The main sources of its wealth were porcelain wallpapers lacquer and tea from China cotton and silk cloth from China and India coffee from Mocha Yemen pepper from Mahé South India gold ivory and slaves from West Africa" - Shakespeare. A variant and unrecorded issue of Wroth 1096 "which cites the 'Lettres Patentes' only of which but one copy is known to exist that in the New York Public Library whereas no edition of the 'Arrest' itself seems to be known" - Maggs. OCLC locates only one copy at the John Carter Brown Library. Rare. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 309 this copy. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1096 ref. OCLC 79795021. Howard Shakespeare "The Compagnie des Indes" in the JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOND & SHARE SOCIETY February 1997. hardcover books
1729WRCAM34683Paris 1729. 3pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Very minor foxing. Contemporary inscription. Near fine. A French royal decree concerning life annuities in the Compagnie des Indes. Good evidence of French administration of speculative ventures in the West Indies. Wroth lists only one copy at Harvard; OCLC locates no more. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1179. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 340 this copy. unknown books
1722WRCAM40666Paris 1722. 4pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Minor foxing. Contemporary inscription. Near fine. A French royal decree concerning life annuities in the Compagnie des Indes. The previous year the Compagnie had declared bankruptcy and was reorganized after the Mississippi Bubble burst. Wroth records only one copy at NYPL; OCLC adds no more. Rare. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-1794 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 972. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 254 this copy. unknown books
1727WRCAM40679Paris 1727. 3pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Lightly tanned. Contemporary inscription. Very good. A French royal decree "concerning loans made on the Company's shares" Maggs. In 1721 the Compagnie declared bankruptcy and was reorganized after the Mississippi Bubble burst. Not in Wroth. OCLC locates only one copy at the John Carter Brown Library. Rare. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 327 this copy. OCLC 84380833. unknown books
1724WRCAM34684Paris 1724. 4pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Very minor foxing. Contemporary inscription. Near fine. A French law granting the exclusive right to organize lotteries to the speculative "Compagnie des Indes" France's leading West Indian commercial concern. Not in Wroth; OCLC locates only two copies at Yale and the University of Minnesota. Rare. <br> <br> This copy is from the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727- 94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 294 this copy. OCLC 47646033. unknown books
16181Archive includes 9 pieces from the League of Child Welfare and Maternity founded in 1919 by Frances Lady Chelmsford to ensure nationwide pre and post-natal care to women in India. In addition to 7 Typed Letters Signed by Chelmsford's assistants requesting and thanking donors for their contributions to the endowment there is an Autograph Letter Signed by Lady Chelmsford in 1920 to the royal family: "I wish to thank your Highness most warmly for your splendid contribution towards the endowment fund. Your Highness is always so generous to movements which have to their object the amelioration of the conditions of women and children." Also included is the only known copy according to OCLC of the 1919 pamphlet "Speech Delivered by her Excellency Lady Chelmsford" expressing her "desire to form an Association of all persons in India interested in matters which concerns health of the people especially of the women and children.threefold object-1Domestic sanitation 2 Education of mothers in all that concerns their own health and that of their children 3 Training of health visitors and nurses. unknown books
12412ARCHITECTURE AND SCULPTURE OF INDIA. N.P.: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 1956. Small folio. Wrapper Frontispiece vi pages 19 plates. First edition. Photographs showing the sculpture and construction of Indian monuments. Worn. unknown books
