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189638760Couverture souple. 8 pages. 31 x 45 cm. Gravures en couleurs. Légèrement défraîchi.
189249882Couverture souple. 8 pages. 31 x 45 cm. Gravures en couleurs. Légèrement défraîchi.
188018818Partitions sur le Prénom,Partitions sur la Drogue Feuchot 1880 approx.
1896ABE-2830170726CHRONIQUE POLITIQUE/PANAMA-NOTES DE LA SEMAINE PAR FRANCISQUE SARCEY-JOURNAL D'UN COMEDIEN/FREDERIC FEBVRE-UNE VISITE CHEZ GEORGES SAND PAR FREDERIC FEBVRE-GRAVURE/LE SERVICE ANTHROPOMETRIQUE/LA SALLE DE MENSURATION/LE VESTIAIRE-CAUSERIE THEATRALE/LE THEATRE DE M. JULES LEMAITRE PAR EMILE FAGUET-PAGES OUBLIEES/LES SENSATIONS D'UN FUMEUR D'OPIUM PAR PAUL BONNETAIN-PETITS CHEFS D'OEUVRE A DIRE/A DES OISEAUX ENVOLES DE VICTOR HUGO-LIVRES ET REVUES/LES DISCOURS ET LES PLAIDOYERS DE M. WALDECK ROUSSEAU/ARTICLE D'ADOLPHE BRISSON
18411131551841 Typographie de Firmin Didot Frères, Paris - 1841 - In-8, broché - 48 pages
189026289Paris Librairie Octave Doin 1890 In-8 dos passé - traces d'humidité, 480 pp Contient : contribution à la pathologie de l'île de Nossi-Bé- opium des fumeurs - nouvelles recherches sur le cassia alata
1858180046London.: The Illustrated London News. June 261858. Two half page engravings: 14.8 x 23.5 cm on a single newspaper leaf complete explanatory text neatly sealed marginal tear to a lower corner not affecting the image sheet toned and creased a few marginal spots good condition. Engravings prepared for a Supplement to "The Illustrated London News" following the Battle of Canton during the Second Opium War. <br> <br>From the Estate of the late artist collector historian and scholar Arthur Hacker. . The Illustrated London News. unknown
185334322New York, Herrmann J. Meyer, um 1853. 12°, 220 & 223 S.; Mit Kupfern und Karten; Mit einer Ansicht von Damaskus; Regalsp. a. Fußschnitt, KEINE Schönheit! Bibl. Ex., Bezahlung per PayPal möglich, we accept PayPal, Einb. beschabt u. bestoßen u. angeschmutzt, fingerspurig, stockfleckig, Schnitte angeschmutzt, altersbed. Bräunungen, Gebr.sp., Halbleinen
1882GITc138Paris Baillière 1882. In-12 VII 736pp. Demi chagrin brun foncé, dos à nerfs rehaussés d'un filet doré, cadres de filets à froid dans les entrenerfs, nom de bibliothèque doré en queue, reliure de l'époque. Orné de 43 figures dans le texte. Petit manque de papier en bordure d'un coin, cachets de bibliothèque.
18486240St. Louis: W. H. Gray Ed 1848. First Thus. Loose sheet. Very Good. Published Saturday January 1 1848. Sheet folding to four pages each page measuring 9 x 11.25 inches. Printed sheet with autograph address and postal cancellation. With old mailing folds wax seal ghost some smudging and small stains. A well preserved copy. Commodities prices including Turkish opium and annual statement of the business in St. Louis. Now housed in a removable clear archival sleeve with acid-free backing. W. H. Gray, Ed unknown
1886115321886 Paris, G. Charpentier, 1886 ; in-12 de (4) - 607pp.; demi-percaline prune à la bradle, titre doré au dos, couverture et dos conservés.La dernière page ch. 607 est occupée par l'avis de décès du héros du roman Marcel Deschamp. Les premiers feuillets comptent une lettre de Bonnetain à Alphonse Daudet et la traduction par Ch. Baudelaire d'un extrait de Th. de Quincey.
188657771886 Paris G. Charpentier et cie éditeurs 1886 In12 demi chagrin rouge dos à 5 nerfs fleurons dans les entrenerfs
1860179264London.: Illustrated London News. December 81860. One half page and two smaller engravings12.5 x 34 cm and two10 x 15.5 cm on a single newspaper leaf top edge spotted a few small edge tears lower edge trimmed but in very good condition. Three engravings prepared for the Illustrated London News depicting the Third Battle of Taku Forts near Tianjin: an allied French and British assault part of the Second Opium War and an attempt to compel the Chinese government to observe the trade treaties signed between their governments in 1858 which included allowing the British to continue the opium trade in China. <br> <br>From the Estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker with his pencilled notation. . Illustrated London News. unknown
18435977New York City: H. H. Schieffelin & Co 1843. First Thus. Loose Sheet. Loose sheet printed verso and recto measuring just shy of 8 inches x 9.75 inches. Old folds now mellowed but with a nasty closed tear running down the middle of the sheet for 6.5 inches.Now housed in a removable clear archival sleeve with acid-free backing. Included is a handsomely printed handbill 4 x 6 inches for a 1988 lecture on "Victoria Opium and Empire." by Frank. J. Novak M.D. presented at Stanford University's Fairchild Auditorium. Commodities report from the Schieffelin drug firm including the going rate for opium oil. Jacob Schieffelin and his brother founded their drug company in 1794; in 1813 the firm passed to his sons who renamed the firm H. H Schieffelin located at the intersection of John St. and Cliff St. in Lower Manhattan about two blocks from today's South Street Seaport Museum. That firm dissolved in 1848.<p>Other trade goods listed include agricultural produce soaps lucifer matches various gums sulphur asbestos ginger etc. A fine glimpse into daily American life and global trade.</p> . H. H. Schieffelin & Co unknown
18543693Paris, Hachette, Bibliothèque des Chemins de Fer, 1854 ; in-12, broché ; 314 pp., couverture illustrée au second plat d’une locomotive.
1857179411London.: Illustrated London News. January 311857. Half page engraving 14.5 x 23.5 cm and a quarter page plan 17.5 x 15.5 cm on a single newspaper leaf with complete associated text a few words abraded in the final paragraph spots of browning but in very good condition. Engraving of the British factories at Canton Guangzhou and a scarce battle plan prepared for "The Illustrated London News" depicting the events of November 12 & 13 1856 the Battle of the Bogue by British-led forces during the Second Opium War. The commentary notes the Russian criticism of the British action quoting a "letter from St. Petersburg" in the French "Journal des Débats". <br> <br>From the Estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker. . Illustrated London News. unknown
1860178252London.: The Illustrated London News. June 231860. Black and white full-page engraving on a newspaper leaf 28 x 40 cm related text on the verso one small marginal edge-tear upper corner creased but the image in very good condition. Fine engraving of the combined Expeditionary Force at its encampment at Tsim Sha Tsui Kowloon nearing the culmination of the Second Opium War.The descriptive text notes on the verso : "The expeditionary force is arriving rapidly; every day troop-ships come into the harbour. Probyn's horse Sikhs to the number of five hundred are encamped on the mainland; Armstrong guns also are there. I never saw anything more picturesque than the camp: the scenery is beautiful." see detail in attached image. <br> <br>From the Estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker. . The Illustrated London News. unknown
1857178579London.: Illustrated Times. March 211857. Full-page engraving 23.5 x 33.6 cm including caption on a single newspaper leaf relevant text on the verso edge tears no loss and creasing in very good condition. Dramatic and scarce engraving depicting the destruction of the Canton Factories principal site of Western trade with China at the onset of the Second Opium War 1856-1860 by a 25 year old Gustave Doré. He contributed to the "Illustrated Times" a chief rival to the monopoly of "The Illustrated London News". Whilst the self-taught Doré did not enjoy initial success in France for Victorian Britons Doré's art was celebrated producing with Blanchard Jerrold his landmark account of mid Victorian London "London: a pilgrimage" over four years 1869-1872. <br> <br>From the Estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker. . Illustrated Times. unknown
1858179429London.: Illustrated London News. March 131858. Three engravings on a double newspaper leaf the main image 16.5 x 51.3 cm with complete associated text central fold a few minor edge tears and two central fold splits neatly sealed on the verso but in very good condition. Engravings depicting the Battle of Canton Guangzhou 28-31 December 1857 led by joint British and French forces during the Second Opium War prepared for "The Illustrated London News". The main engraving shows the bombardment from the Harbour with the European Factories still in tact by artist and engraver Richard Principal Leitch his signature is reversed in the image who worked for "The Illustrated London News" for over 30 years from the 1840s. <br> <br>From the Estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker with his pencilled note in the lower corner. . Illustrated London News. unknown
1830WRCLIT72359Philadelphia: Published at No. 108 Chestnut Street 1830. 385-390384pp. Octavo. Old calf. Volume index bound in front. Usual foxing and tanning and some occasional light water staining binding rubbed one label chipped but a sound copy with a pencil sketch of a soldier in uniform on the rear endsheet. The first volume of this periodical - consisting of 24 numbers dated 9 Sept. 1829 - 25 Aug. 1830. Published by John Bell. It would appear a total of four volumes were published with eventual participation of D.F. Condie. OCLC/Worldcat locates volumes one through four at the British Library. Apart from that only two other locations appear there NYPL and Pennsylvania Historical and like the present example the entry of record for those locations bears the denotation "4th improved edition." A substantial number of the articles refer to tobacco use others to intoxicants and one to opium use: "A hint to snuff-takers" p. 14. "Tobacco consumption in France and England" p. 27. "Tobacco" p. 36-38. "Mentorian or mnemosynean snuff" p. 62-63. "Snuff-taking" p. 153-155. "Tobacco smoking" p. 219-220. "Opium-eaters and snuff- chewers" p. 297-299. E. Hitchcock on the effect of alcohol and tobacco on the national constitution p. 313. "M'Allister's dissertation on snuffing" p. 329-331. "Confessions of a Drunkard" p.113. etc. Published at No. 108 Chestnut Street unknown books
182035187ABLeipzig, Richter, 1820. Gr. 8° (23 x 20 cm). 25, (1) S. kräftiges Papier, Dreikantgoldschnitt. Grüner Wachspapierumschlag der Zeit.
183962231Heidelberg: C. F. Winter. 1839. 4 Bll., 352 S. 8°. Moderner Halbleinenband (um 1960) mit goldgepr. Rückentitel..
189228464Gwalior India 1892-93 1892. Paper browning but generally sound; chips and tears at the edges and folds; in very good condition. All approximately 34.5 x 49.5 printed on the recto only in ten columns. Each column serves a different purpose: serial number; date; name of the trader; number of bags; destination; number of wooden crates; weight; taxes; signature of the recipient; and instructions for the tax collector. Documents permitting and taxing the movement of opium by the Government of Gwalior. The name of the trader on one of the documents has been identified as "Bhakim Chand Pijara." These documents were sold in a single lot at Superior Galleries Los Angeles January 16 2001 Session Two lot 847. The translation was done by an academic in New Delhi India for a librarian at Stanford University on behalf of the previous owner a private collector. <br/><br/> Gwalior, India, 1892-93 unknown books
18870016661887 Bruxelles, Weissenbruch, 1887-1889. Deux volumes in-quarto (190 X 277 mm) demi-basane fauve, dos cinq nerfs, pièces de titre et de tomaison rouge et verte (Reliure de l'époque). Tome I : 648 pages - Tome II : 775 pages.
1876000203Philadelphia: Claxton Remsen & Haffelfinger 1876. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/None. Original green clothPressed front board with title and design. Spine decoartine gilt design with gilt lettering. Boards are mildly scuffed as is spine top and bottom. Corners slightly bumped. Previous owner's signature in pencil on fly leaf with some ink lines to end paper and same. Another owner' signature on the back end papers in ink.The text is clean tight and bright. Some tiny spots on pp 48 and 49. This is a classic civil war book describing the opium addiction of a former Union Army POW. It describes all of the effects of the drug as experienced by the author and the with drawal symptoms. This is a gem of a little book. Rare. <br/> <br/> Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger hardcover