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Oblong Folio album (ca. 27,5x37 cm or 10 ¾ x 14 ½ in). 43 thick paper leaves (10 blank). With over 210 mounted original gelatin silver photos of various size (several hand-coloured), from ca. 12x16,5 cm (4 ½ x 6 ½ in) to ca. 5,5x7,5 cm (2 ¼ x 3 in); most photos are ca. 8x13,5 cm (3 ¼ x 5 ¼ in) or slightly smaller. At least half the photos with period manuscript ink captions on the mounts (related to individual images or the entire leaf). With over forty mounted real photo and printed postcards (some trimmed to fit on the mount), from ca. 9x14 cm (3 ½ x 5 ½ in) to ca. 4,5x6,5 cm (1 ¾ x 2 ½ in). With over forty pieces of various printed, manuscript and hand-drawn ephemera and magazine clippings, from ca. 24,5x16,5 cm (9 ¾ x 6 ½ in) to ca. 4x7,5 cm (1 ½ x 3…
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Fairbanks, William Leroy (1881-1960); Fairbanks, Lulu Edwin (née Hanna, 1882-1955). Content-Rich Keepsake Album with Over 210 Original Gelatin Silver Snapshot Photographs, Over Forty Real Photo and Printed Postcards, and Over Forty Pieces of Various Ephemera (Printed and Hand-Drawn Invitations to Official and Private Events, Cartes-de-Visite, Greeting Cards, Dinner Menus, Manuscript Notes, Drawings, Magazine Clippings, &c.), Taken and Collected during William Fairbanks’ Service as a Secretary in the American Legation in Peking in 1910. Ca. 1909-1910.
by FAIRBANKS, William Leroy (1881-1960); FAIRBANKS, Lulu Edwin (née HANNA, 1882-1955)
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[Faulkner, Farr. G.J.?] Album with 189 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of the 13th/18th Royal Hussars’ Military Service on the North West Frontier, Showing Group Portraits of the Regiment’s Officers, Military Marches and Reviews, Cantonments, Khyber Pass, Landi Kotal, Peshawar, Lahore, Attock, Aerial Views of the Himalayas, Nowshera, Jamrud and Attock Forts, Taj Mahal, Delhi, Gilgit Landing Ground, Takht-i-Bahi Ruins near Mardan, Destruction after the 1935 Quetta Earthquake, Robert Baden-Powell in Risalpur. Ca. 1920s-1930s.
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Oblong Folio album ca. 27,5x36,5 cm (10 ¾ x 14 ½ in). 24 black card stock leaves with tissue guards. With 189 mounted gelatin silver photos, including thirty large images from ca. 21,5x28 cm (8 ½ x 11 in) to ca. 18,5x18,5 cm (7 ¼ x 7 ¼ in) and nine medium-sized photos ca. 11x15,5 cm (4 ¼ x 6 ¼ in). The rest of the photos are from ca. 8x10,5 cm (3x4 in) to ca. 4,5x7 cm (1 ¾ x 2 ¾ in). Over 160 photos with period white ink captions on the mounts (some captions relate to several photos). Nine medium-sized photos with the ink stamps “R.B. Holmes, Photographer, 42, The Mall, Peshawar” on verso. Period maroon and decorative patterned cloth album boards, fastened with a string. Binding rubbed on extremities and loosened on hinges, cloth on the front board with a minor tear, one tissue…
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Ferâizcizâde, Mehmed Sa'it Efendi (d. 1835). Tarih-i Gülşen-i Maarif [The History of Knowledge]. Istanbul: Dar üt-Tıbaat ül-Amire [Court Typ.], 1252 H. [1836].
by FERÂIZCIZÂDE, Mehmed Sa'it Efendi (d. 1835).
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First edition. Octavo (ca. 22,5x15 cm). 2 vols. 8, 847; [6], 850-1693 pp. (numbered in Eastern Arabic system). Text in Ottoman Turkish within printed border, first pages of text in both volumes decorated with traditional floral and geometric ornaments. Late 19th century Ottoman red quarter sheep with decorative stamped cloth boards and gilt lettered titles on the spines; marbled endpapers, all edges speckled. Bindings slightly rubbed on extremities, paper slightly age toned, an ink note on the last page of vol. 2, but overall a very good copy.A grand Islamic historiographical work by a noted Ottoman historian and writer, presenting a comprehensive world history written from the Muslim perspective. The narration starts from the creation of the Universe, covering history of the first prophets, establishment of the Islamic Caliphate, history of the Ottoman Empire from…
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Fernique, Etienne-Victor, abbe (1836-1915). Collection of Forty-Eight Original Albumen Stereo-view Photographs of Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Bethphage and Bethany, Issued in the Series: Souvenirs de Terre Sainte. [Paris]: ca. 1860s.
by Fernique, Etienne-Victor, abbe (1836-1915)
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Forty-eight pairs of albumen stereo-view photographs, each pair ca. 8.5x16 cm (3 ¼ x 6 ¼ in) mounted on original publisher?s cards; printed captions in French on the mount rectos, occasional pencil numbers on versos. A couple of images mildly faded, most mounts with small cutouts of lower corners to fit viewer, otherwise a very good collection of strong interesting images.Interesting collection of early stereo-view photographs showing both universal Christian and specifically Catholic landmarks of Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Bethphage and Bethany. Thirty-four views of Jerusalem show the City of David archaeological site, eleven views of different parts of Via Dolorosa, three views of the Armenian Cathedral of Saint James (interior and exterior), the Palace of High Priest, Zion Gate, Palace of Caiaphas on Mount Zion, Franciscan Chapel of Flagellation, Catholic Church…
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Filchner, Wilhelm (1877-1957). Original Signed (Illegibly) Ink Drawing Titled in Pencil: "Haupttor von Si-Ning-Fu " (Main Gate of Xining). Ca. 1905.
by FILCHNER, Wilhelm (1877-1957)
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Ink drawing on thick paper ca. 16 x 26cm (6.5 x 10.5 in). Recently matted, with a minor tear of blank margin, but overall in very good condition.This well executed ink drawing shows the main gate at Xining, China. "Xining has a history of over 2,100 years and was a chief commercial hub on the Hexi Corridor caravan route to Tibet, handling especially timber, wool and salt in ancient times. The trade along the Hexi Corridor was part of a larger trade corridor along the Northern Silk Road, whose use was intensified in the 1st century BC after efforts by the Han dynasty to control this route "(Wikipedia). This ink drawing was created by an artist under Filchner's direction after a photograph made by Filchner en route to Tibet on his 1903-5 "expedition to Tibet to carry out geomagnetic and topographical surveys on the high plateau. In addition to its…
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Collection of Fifteen Original Albumen Stereoview Photographs of Florida from the America Illustrated Tropical Series. Ca. 1875
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Fifteen albumen stereoview photographs each ca. 10x14.5cm (4 x 4.5 in) All mounted on original thick card, all captioned in negative. Overall a very good collection of strong, sharp and interesting images.The rare views include: Jacksonville: St. James Hotel (x2), Windsor Hotel, Palmettos near Jacksonville (x2); St. Augustine: City & Sea Wall, Entrance to Ft. Marion, Date Palms; Alexander Mitchel's Estate; Steamboat Landing Arlington; Harriett Beecher Stowe's Winter Residence, Mandarin; Rogers Landing, Ocklawaha River; Ancient Spanish Governor's Residence; Claredon Hotel at Green Cove Springs; Love in a Cottage.From the estate of Alfred I. duPont (1864-1935), "American industrialist, financier, philanthropist and a member of the influential Du Pont family "(Wikipedia).
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Forman, Harrison (1904-1978). Collection of Fifty-Five Mainly Ethnographic Original Gelatin Silver Photographs, Taken During Forman's Expedition to Tibet and Inner Mongolia in 1932 and Showing Tibetan Lamas, Sorcerers, Warriors, Elders, a “Chief of Lama Police,” “Printing Block Carvers,” Women and Girls, Labrang Monastery, “Yak-Hair Tents,” a “Mongol Temple City in the Ordos Desert near Ninghsia,” Mongolian Lamas, Girls, Yurts, &c. Ca. 1930s.
by Forman, Harrison (1904-1978)
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55 loose gelatin silver photographs; including a large photo ca. 19,5x25 cm (7 ¾ x 9 ¾ in) and over twenty photos from ca. 12,5x17,5 cm (5x7 in) to ca. 10x15 cm (4x6 in); the rest of the photos are from ca. 9x14 cm (3 ¾ x 5 ½ in) to ca. 5,5x5,5 cm (2 ¼ x 2 ¼ in). Over forty photos with period pencil, ink or typewritten captions on verso; over twenty photos with typewritten or ink-stamped copyright: “Harrison Forman, Twin Lakes Village, South Salem, N. York,” “Harrison Forman World Photos, 500 Fifth Avenue (at 42nd St.), New York,” “Harrison Forman World Travel Inc.,” “Harrison Forman, price $5.00 for publication,” “Harrison Forman, The Explorers Club,” or “Harrison Forman, 6 Colby Rd., Port Washington, Long Island, New York.” Two photos are dated…
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Foster (Skeffington), Thomas Henry, 2nd Viscount Ferrard, 2nd Baron of Oriel (1772-1843). Autograph Letter Signed “Ths. Foster” to his mother Margaretta Amelia Foster, Baroness Oriel, with Observations on Lisbon and the Portuguese. Lisbon: 22 February ca. 1791.
by FOSTER (SKEFFINGTON), Thomas Henry, 2nd Viscount Ferrard, 2nd Baron of Oriel (1772-1843).
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Octavo (ca. 22x17 cm). 3 ½ pp. Brown ink on watermarked laid paper. Addressed, with postal stamps and remnants of the original seal on the fourth page. Fold marks, tears and holes on the last page after opening, touching a few letters of text but not affecting sense; the tears repaired. Overall a very good legible letter.An informative letter full of interesting observations, by a member of one of the aristocratic Irish families, who travelled to Portugal either during a Grand Tour or for health reasons (the letter contains notes on his improving, but not yet good condition). Foster starts the letter expressing his impatience to know “how Anna [his younger sister, Anne Dorothea, ca. 1774-1865] has succeeded in her Castle Minuet & only wait for some Authority to congratulate her on her first Appearance as a Lady of Ton…”The letter…
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[Foulkes, Charles Howard], Major-General Royal Engineers (1875-1969). Album with Four Pencil Drawings and Forty-Six Original Gelatin Silver Photos, Including Thirty-Four Images Taken while on Service in Sierra Leone and during the Hut Tax War of 1898-1899; With a Lithographed Plan of the Cape Coast Castle, Compiled by Foulkes for the War Office. Ca. 1898-1899.
by [Foulkes, Charles Howard], Major-General Royal Engineers (1875-1969)
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Oblong Small Quarto album (ca. 18,5x25 cm). 51 leaves. With 46 mounted gelatin silver snapshot photographs, from ca. 11,5x12 cm (4 ½ x 4 ¾ in) to ca. 3,5x4,5 cm (1 ¼ x 1 ¾ in), most photos are ca. 7,5x11 cm (3 x 4 ¼ in). With a mounted lithographed plan of the Cape Coast Castle ca. 14x20 cm (5 ½ x 7 ¾ in). All but five private photos with period pencil captions on the mounts. Pencil dedication inscription on the second leaf. Period light brown full morocco album with a gilt-lettered dedication “June 20th, 1899, Dodo” on the front board. Marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. A couple of images mildly faded, but overall a beautiful keepsake album in near fine condition with interesting photographs.Historically significant collection of rare early amateur photos of Sierra Leone, taken by British officer…
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Original Autograph Manuscript Letter Signed by One “Claude” in San Francisco and Addressed to “Dear Uncle,” Talking about Being Depressed over Her Brother’s Failing Health and Sharing News about Financial & Family Matters. San Francisco: 26 December 1885.
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Quarto bifolium (20,2x12,5 cm. or 8x5 in). 4 pp. Brown ink on yellowish wove paper. Fold marks, but overall a very good letter, written in a legible hand.Historically interesting private letter from a young woman in San Francisco to “Dear Uncle” Jas. A. Bradley. In the letter, one “Claude” shares news about her brother’s poor health, talking about his inability to leave the room or continue working as a teacher. She also mentions sending him a Christmas cake and writes about "Charlie's wife " being unhappy with his stay at their house. In the rest of the letter, Claude thanks the addressee for financial & moral support and discusses common acquaintances, cold weather, her improving health & finances, etc. Overall, historically interesting early California private letter.The text of the letter:“Your most kind letter with…
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Fridrikhs, Vasiliy Nikolayevich (1852-1898). Plavanie na Kreisere “Afrika” pod Flagom Kontr-Admirala Aslanbegova (1880-1882) [A Voyage on Cruiser “Africa” under the Flag of Rear Admiral Aslanbegov (1880-1882)] // From: Russky Vestnik. 1883. Vol. СLXIV. No. 3, pp. 321-347; No. 4, pp. 670-702. [Moscow: University Typ., 1883].
by FRIDRIKHS, Vasiliy Nikolayevich (1852-1898)
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First edition. Octavo (ca. 20x14 cm). A custom-made convolute (collection) of two articles from the “Russky Vestnik” magazine: pp. 321-347; 670-702 [= 60 pp.]. 20th-century paper wrappers. An ink stamp “A magazine offprint” and an ink note “Russky Vestnik, vol. CLXIV, 1892” on the first page. Paper slightly age-toned, but overall a very good copy.Interesting original account of a visit of a Russian naval cruiser “Africa” to Vladivostok, Sakhalin, Petropavlovsk, Bering and Medny Islands (the Commodores) and Unalaska (the Aleutians) in the summer of 1881. The voyage was a part of a circumnavigation of a Russian naval squadron in 1880-1883, under command of rear admiral Avramy Aslanbegov (1822-1900). Cruisers “Asia” and “Africa,” who were later joined by clippers “Vestnik” and “Plastun,”…
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Collection of Two Albums With 78 Original Gelatin Silver Prints, Over 120 Newspaper Clippings and Several Pieces of Printed Ephemera and Typewritten Documents, Illustrating the Activities of the Anglo-Turkish Relief Fund Which Aided the Victims of the 1939 Erzincan Earthquake. Ca. 1940-1942.
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Two Folio albums (ca. 31x24 cm). Each with 24 stock leaves. Both albums house 78 gelatin silver prints, including 35 larger photos from ca. 17,5x23 cm (6 ¾ x 9 in) to ca. 14x16,5 cm (5 ¼ x 6 ½ in), and 43 smaller photos from ca. 10,5x16,5 cm (4 x 6 ½ in) to ca. 7x8,5 cm (2 ¾ x 3 ¼ in). Over twenty photos with the anagram of the Turkish “Anadolu Agency” in negative (“AA”); several photos with the ink stamps of British press agencies on verso (“The Times Copyright,” “Planet News Ltd., London,” “Sport & General Press Agency Ltd., London”); many photos with ink stamps on verso reading “Passed for publication. General Section, Press & Censorship Bureau” and dated February 1940. With over 120 British newspaper cuttings (dated January – April 1940),…
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