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1646Brasil. Rio de Janeiro. Journal hebdomadaire de grand format (31 x 46 cm.) de 8 pages.
19531111Winnipeg Manitoba: Department of Resources and Development Engineering and Water Resources Branch; Water Resources Division 1 October 1953. First printing. Card Covers. pp. ix 66. 4to. Card covers in duo-tang style binding. Replete with 21 plates of maps in addition to many tables charts aerial photographs etc. Light rubbing to the covers light occasional pencil marginalia otherwise bright and clean with tight sound binding; very good. At time of cataloguing not in Peel University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections. A thorough investigation on the feasibility of diversion of river flows in excess of the channel capacity for the Greater Winnipeg region. Thorough consideration is given to all possible flood-control measures including channel improvement dyking storage and diversion. Initial cost estimates for the project ranged from 12 million dollars for protection against a flood of the 1950 magnitude to 82 million dollars for protection against a flood of the 1826 magnitude. <br/><br/> Department of Resources and Development, Engineering and Water Resources Branch; Water Resources Division unknown
1995129221Hanoi: Red River Gallery 1995. 1st edition. As New. quarto. softback with stiff wrappers 70pp. col. pls. 5 Hanoi painters go up against the wall Red River Gallery unknown
27326Paris, NRF, 1925. Gr. in-8°, env. 430p. Broché.
19077P., Bloud et Gay, sans date (vers 1945), in 12 broché, 205 pages, couverture fanée avec petit manque en bas du dos.
1925841981925 Paris, La Cité des Livres, 1925, plaquette in 12 brochée, 20 pages ; couverture rempliée illustrée.
6760Paris, Editions de la cité Chrétienne, "Essais et Portraits", 1938 ; plaquette in-8, brochée, 92 pp plus bibliographie.
45590Paris Enoch & Co, E. Flamm 7 avril 1898 In-8 oblong, cartonnage papier illustr d'une grande composition en couleurs rpartie sur les deux plats; doublures et gardes de papier crme dcor floral, tranches lisses (cartonnage de l'diteur).Trs belle dition de cette pice en huit tableaux reprsente pour la premire fois au Thtre Antoine le 7 avril 1898, illustre par Henri Rivire de 9 compositions en couleurs dont une grande pour les deux plats du cartonnage, une grande vignette de titre et 7 hors-texte. La typographie de la page de titre (recto et verso), le dcor du papier utilis pour les gardes et les doublures, les motifs (cachets et fleurons) in texte et le grand cul-de-lampe ont t dessins par l'artiste Art nouveau George Auriol. Tirage non prcis. Bel exemplaire.
12531Rio de Janeiro, Typ. Besnard Frères, 1916. 1 plaquette in-8, brochée, 99 pp., couverture souple illustrée, enrichie de 3 illustrations hors-texte, très bon état.
200608417Bruxelles, Lombard, 1985-1991 ; in-4, 46-48 pp., cartonnage de l'éditeur. 2 BD STAR en un seul album.
200608416Bruxelles, Lombard, 1985-1991 ; in-4, 46-48 pp., cartonnage de l'éditeur. 2 BD STAR en un seul album.
3051Lugduni, chez Joannem Certe, 1690 - pet; in-8, 631 pp. - rel. à nerfs d'ép. légèrement épidermée, ex-libris d'ép. (rongeures sur couv. et pages sans atteinte au texte, qqs rousseurs, travx de vers sur les denières pages blanches, traces de mouillures claires)
10987Clermont-Ferrand, Direction Régionale de l'Equipement, Octobre 1981 - Juillet 1984. 1 volume format A3, à spirale. 105pp. Photo en noir contre-collée sur le premier plat. Cartes et schémas couleurs.
19009703London: Rio Chemical Co 1900. Booklet stapled in wrappers 10.5 x 13.5 cm. 31 1 pages. Text in black and with red borders throughout. An attractively designed booklet advertising the Rio Chemical Company's Celerina a "nerve tonic stimulant and spasmodic" containing "celery coca kola viburnum and aromatics. "It is recommended in cases of "impotency spermatorrhea loss of nerve power nervous headache neuralgia paralysis dysmenorrhea hysteria opium habit inebriety prostatitis dyspepsia and all languid and debilitated conditions of the system." With slight oxidation to the staples and some light wear to the wrapper's crease; near fine. OCLC locates no copies of this but one each of three other Celerina promotional publications. Rio Chemical Co unknown
AQ12886Brigg: Ball Printer s.d. c.1800 2pp. Single sheet printed on both sides. Numerous old folds two short tears early manuscript land tax notes to verso. An apparently unrecorded circular issued for the benefit of local landowners regarding proposed improvements to the drainage infrastructure on the level of Ancholme River Lincolnshire. The issue of effective drainage of the Ancholme Level had worsened in the latter years of the eighteenth-century to redress this commissioners appointed Isaac Leatham of Barton near Malton to produce a comprehensive report. He addressed issues regarding both drainage and navigation and submitted his proposal in late 1800 though the projected cost for improvements of £22975 was thought excessive. The commissioners subsequently approached civil engineer John Rennie 1761-1821 who produced a report in 1801. His proposals included constructing catchwater drains on either side of the main channel enlarging the width and depth of the channel building two new locks and rebuilding the road bridge at Brigg. An Act of Parliament required to proceed with the works was obtained on 26th June 1802. . Dimensions 200 x 340 mm. Ball, Printer, [s.d., c.1800] unknown
AQ31250Aberdeen: William Smith & Sons The Bon-Accord Press s.d. 1920 4pp. Original publisher's printed buff wrappers. A trifle creased. The second located copy of an anonymous Scots dialect verse lamenting the collapse of a suspension footbridge spanning the River Dee Aberdeenshire and pleading for philanthropic intervention for its restoration. St Devenick's Bridge colloquially known of the 'Shakkin' Briggie' for its propensity to sway when crossed was constructed in 1836/37 funded by Church of Scotland clergyman George Morison 1758-1845 for the benefit of his parishioners. The bridge was severely damaged by floodwaters in October 1920. Public funds were raised and repairs carried out resulting in the crossing reopening in September 1922. However since that time erosion of the banks of the Dee has swept away portions of the structure and it now stands derelict. OCLC and COPAC together record a single copy NLS. . First edition. 8vo. William Smith & Sons, The Bon-Accord Press, [s.d., 1920?] unknown
98784An attractive calligraphic testimonial visible image size 390 × 260 mm in blue ink on a two-tone blue background within a decorative gilt border was signed by nine senior members of the congregation and presented to the outgoing Honorary Secretary. It is surmounted by a large ornamental scroll a mass of wattle blossom and a large vignette illustration of a paddle steamer towing a heavily-laden barge on the River Murray. The copious amounts of dirty smoke belching forth are starkly realistic - an unexpected bonus on an otherwise routine production. The work is signed 'Niehuus & Lucy Adelaide'; we are unsure when they commenced work together but the partnership was dissolved four months after this commission was completed. Minimal foxing and light surface blemishes do not detract from this charming period piece recently mounted and matted ready for framing. unknown
191280313Adelaide: R.E.E. Rogers Government Printer 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Adelaide R.E.E. Rogers Government Printer 1912 and 1913. Foolscap folio 66 pages plus a folding chart 3 large folding plans or charts describing a typical plan of a lock and weir and charting the effects of certain reservoirs on navigation and a large folding map of the Murray 555 × 910 mm the 'section between Swan Reach and Wentworth . showing locations of lock-sites' with a very large inset map of the entire length of the river and 32 pages plus a folding map 'Proposed improvements in the vicinity of the mouth of the River Murray' 537 × 518 mm. Contemporary full morocco lettered in gilt on the front cover 'Captain Johnston's River Murray Reports'; the original spine is missing and has been replaced with a fairly pedestrian piece of cloth giving it a quarter cloth look; extremities rubbed bumped and a little worn; title pages a little marked with the second one a little foxed along the top margin; neat repairs to a few trifling tears to the folding plans with a tape-stain to an old repair along one fold of the last map; slight nicks to the bottom edge of some leaves in the first paper; overall in very good condition. The ownership signature of Arthur Searcy 1913 is written in pencil on each title page. Arthur Searcy 1852-1935 was Controller of Harbors from July 1911 and Chairman of the Harbors Board Committee until his retirement at the age of 65 information from the Searcy scrapbooks in the State Library of South Australia. He was the older brother of the more well-known Alfred 1854-1925. <p>Loosely inserted are retained duplicate typescripts of two letters in all four pages foolscap from Searcy as Chairman of the Board to the Minister of Marine regarding proposed works at Victor Harbor one page and Goolwa three pages. The letters are signed and dated at the head by Searcy August and September 1922 respectively; the one on Goolwa raises numerous objections to Johnston's scheme. Three related contemporary newspaper cuttings one printing a lengthy letter from Simpson Newland are also present. The September 1928 ownership signature of E.H. Bakewell is written in pencil on the recto of the front free endpaper. Bakewell was managing director of the South Australian Reinforced Concrete Company which makes sense in this context. R.E.E. Rogers, Government Printer hardcover
1853100379Adelaide: W.C. Cox Printer 1853. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Adelaide W.C. Cox Printer 1853. Octavo 46 pages. Relatively recent quarter morocco and buckram by the Law Bindery Melbourne; title leaf a little foxed with minimal light scattered foxing to a few other leaves; an excellent copy with most interesting provenance see below. The author Clerk of the Executive Council of South Australia was on board the vessel; this is his account of the first successful navigation of the Murray as far as Swan Hill by Captain Francis Cadell. Fellow-passenger James Allen also published his version of events. Captain William Randell and his paddle-steamer 'Mary Ann' left Goolwa at the Murray mouth ahead of Cadell and travelled much farther up the Murray but Cadell overtook him en route and reached Swan Hill first. However both men deservedly earned the bonus of 2000 pounds offered by the South Australian Government 'for each of the first two steamers to travel up the Murray as far as the Darling junction' 'Australian Dictionary of Biography'. We have noted previously the manuscript correction page 5 line 4 'largest' to 'longest' river and presume it is in Kinloch's hand. At the head of the title page of this copy is the pencilled ownership name possibly his signature of Robert Wadsworth over-written in red ink by the subsequent owner 'John Shillinglaw from Robert Wadsworth 1854'. Shillingworth has annotated the text in both pencil and red ink three and seven pages respectively. The pencilling identifies the 'gentleman's son' working as a shepherd as 'old "Bigodd Macdonald"' and asks elsewhere of a sentence nine lines long 'what does this wretched twaddler mean' he's got a point too!. Robert Wadsworth was eventually Clerk of the Victorian Executive Council from 1875 to 1889; of passing interest to bibliophiles his son Arthur 1864-1931 was the first Commonwealth Parliamentary Librarian having 'charge of the Commonwealth library for over twenty-six years while also being titular head of the Victorian State parliamentary library' ADB. <p>John Joseph Shillinglaw 1831-1905 public servant and historian was the eldest son of the librarian of the Royal Geographical Society. 'He was to study under Captain John Washington eminent maritime surveyor and in 1852 he migrated with his father and brothers to Victoria arriving in October. From November he was chief clerk of petty sessions at Williamstown and in 1854 was appointed inspector and sometime acting superintendent of the Water Police. He was also secretary to the Steam Navigation Board until December 1857. In 1856-69 he was shipping-master for the Port of Melbourne and registrar of seamen; he helped to found the first Sailors' Home and did much to improve the working conditions of seamen'. It is hardly surprising that he should be given a copy of this book soon after its publication. He held various public service positions over the years; from 1885-94 he 'was secretary to the royal commission on vegetable products. He was also secretary to the Board of Viticulture. Shillinglaw was an enthusiast in whatever department he worked; however he is remembered for his association with colonial literature and history'. He was the author of numerous books and on his death his estate 'included a vast collection of papers and rare books' presumably including this item ADB. Ferguson 11196. W.C. Cox, Printer hardcover
185378787Adelaide: W.C. Cox Printer 1853. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Adelaide W.C. Cox Printer 1853. Octavo 46 pages. Antique-style quarter calf and marbled papered boards; title page slightly dusty and a trifle marked with two tiny closed tears to the top edge; a few pencilled emphases to the margins; light vertical crease down the centre of the last six leaves; an excellent copy. The author Clerk of the Executive Council of South Australia was on board the vessel; this is his account of the first successful navigation of the Murray as far as Swan Hill by Captain Francis Cadell. Fellow-passenger James Allen also published his version of events. Captain William Randell and his paddle-steamer 'Mary Ann' left Goolwa at the Murray mouth ahead of Cadell and travelled much farther up the Murray but Cadell overtook him en route and reached Swan Hill first. However both men deservedly earned the bonus of 2000 pounds offered by the South Australian Government 'for each of the first two steamers to travel up the Murray as far as the Darling junction' 'Australian Dictionary of Biography'. W.C. Cox, Printer hardcover
198584001985. White vinyl sign printed in blue ink 91 cm x 61 cm / 36" x 24" Pin holes at corners otherwise better than very good. Sign from the put-in near Bluff at Sand Island for boaters floating the San Juan River. Includes Safety tips required gear and rules of the river. The San Juan Upper and Lower sections are from Sand Island to Clay Hills. From Oscar's garage to yours. unknown
Paris, Editions de la cité Chrétienne, "Essais et Portraits", 1938 ; plaquette in-8, brochée, 92 pp plus bibliographie.
18042937Charlestown: From Mr. Riviére to “Monsieur Rimert Employé dans les bureaux du Préfet Maritime à Brestâ€. Text in French. Arrived through Bordeaux with the town’s backstamp on the delivery address 32 Bordeaux 1804. Handwritten pre-postal letter in ink. Torn at the wax seal and at a folding with no effect on the text. Paper tanned at the foldings. Otherwise in fine condition. Handwritten pre-postal letter in ink. 3 pages on bifolium. Scarce pre-postal letter from Charlestown USA to Brest France by a Saint-Domingue-refugee dated in 1804.<p><br /> Written to Mr. Rimbert in Brest at the “bureaux du Préfet Maritime†by Mr. Riviére in Charlestown South Caroline who - according to his account - was taken from Saint-Domingue as a prisoner on parole to Jamaica after Rochambeau’s surrender to Dessalines in November 1803. Shortly he could leave Jamaica via Havana to Charlestown; the journey took him almost 80 days. Riviére informs Rimbert about meeting his uncle Mr. Verrier and his children in Jamaica and Havana reminds him of their old friendship and ask his help to forward his carrier in the marine administration in case he decides to go back to France.<p><br /> During the French Revolutionary uprisings thousands of French refugees from the West Indies arrived in the United States. Due to the conflicts of the Haitian Revolution 1790–1804 nearly 20000 mostly white planters gens de couleur and slaves fled the French colony of Saint Domingue to seek asylum mainly in American port cities such as New York Philadelphia Baltimore New Orleans and Charleston. The present letter adds a personal touch to this episode of history. From Mr. Riviére to “Monsieur Rimert, Employé dans les bureaux du Préfet Maritime à Brestâ€. Text in French. Arrived thro unknown
2010LFA0127cUn ouvrage de 126 pages, format 290 x 245 mm, aquarelles et dessins de l'auteur, relié cartonnage couleurs, publié en 2010, bon état
58685Les Hautes plaines de Mame, Robert Morel, 1969, in 12 carré relié pleine toile grège de l'éditeur.
