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Lippe, Klaar van der - Han Schult [Herausgeber/ Editor]
Klaar van der Lippe.
Rijssen., New Sculpture Museum Foundation., 1997. 20 x 12,5 cm. 126 S. Illustrierter OKarton., 5459D Erste Auflage. Einbandkanten mit minimalen Bereibungen. Sonst sehr gutes Exemplar. New Dutch Sculptors 2.
Bookseller reference : 5459DB
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Lippert, Werner und Petra Wenzel (Herausgeber)
Die Kunst zu fliegen in Film und Fotografie. NRW Forum Kultur und Wirtschaft vom 10.7.-19.9.2004.
Düsseldorf., NRW Forum Kultur und Wirtschaft., 2004. Quer klein 4°. 304 S. OPappband., 50629A 1. Auflage. Sehr gutes Exemplar.
Bookseller reference : 50629AB
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Litt, Toby
Adventures in Capitalism.
London, Minerva 1997. 1997. 228 pp. Paperback.
Bookseller reference : 29139
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Lively, Adam
Blue Fruit.
London, Simon & Schuster 1988. 1988. 135 pp., Hardbound with Dustjacket.
Bookseller reference : 25326
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Locher, Thomas
Terminologisches Kurz-Brevier im Spätkapitalismus.
Köln., Edition Texte zur Kunst., 1991. 30 x 30 cm. 14 unpaginierte Blatt. OKarton., 66897A Vorderer oberer Steg auf 6 cm, hinterer Rückenrand auf 3 cm Breite aufgehellt. Kanten gering knitterspurig. Sonst gutes Exemplar. Edition Texte zur Kunst.
Bookseller reference : 66897AB
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Lodge, David
Nice Work. A Novel.
London, Secker & Warburg 1988. 1988. gr.-8°, 276 pp. clothbound with dustjacket.
Bookseller reference : 24808
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Logue, Christopher
Selections from a correspondence between an Irishman and a Rat.
London, Goliard Press 1966. 1966. quer-12°, 8 pp. softcover with green wrapper.
Bookseller reference : 51590
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Lometsch, Fritz
Alt-China. Acht Originalschnitte von Fritz Lometsch. Nach Steinabreibungen und Holzmodeln aus der Zeit der Han-Dynastie (202 vor bis 220 nach Chr.). Mit einem Geleitwort von Bernd Melchers.
Kassel, Friedrich Lometsch Verlag, Ca. 1961. Limitierte Auflage. Originale Halbleinenmappe (Titelprägung auf dem Mappenrücken, Illustration auf dem Vorderdeckel). Die Mappe enthält insgesamt acht Originalschnitte des Künstlers Fritz Lometsch. Jedes Blatt / jeder Originalschnitt liegt unter Passepartout. Die Reproduktionen zeigen Motive aus der Zeit der Han-Dynastie und haben ein Format (inklusive Passepartout) von ('25. Druck der Arche').
Bookseller reference : 12851BB ISBN : 16
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Lord Holland
Original ALS on Salmon Fisheries by Avid Angler Baron Vassall Holland of England.
Original Signed Letter by Lord Holland. 8vo. 4 pages on a double-leaf measuring approximately 11cm x 17cm. Very good condition. An interesting letter between English upper class aristocrats, pertaining to the natural history of fresh water fish, and the sport of angling, with reference to reports by respected angler and author on the subject, Sir Humphrey Davy, as well as Lord Kinnaird of Scotland. The recipient is unidentified, but could be MP Thomas Creevey, or Samuel Rogers the famous author and banker, both of whom the Baron was frequently communicating with at the time. Dated, Holland House, 17 July 1826, and signed Vassall Holland, the letter was originally sent with two reports from the Select Committee on the Salmon Fisheries of the United Kingdom, published for the Great Britain Parliament, House of Commons, in 1825. Sir Humphrey Davy (1778-1829), English Baron, was highly respected for his study and skill as an angler. In 1828, two years later than this letter which refers to his expertise, the baron published a book on the subject, titled "Salmonia or Days of Fly Fishing." Very well received, it was a few editions, and an American edition followed four years later. In it he compares the habits and physiological attributes of river and lake fish throughout Europe, including numerous rivers in England, the Danube, Glommen river in Norway, Lake Morat in Switzerland, the Rhine, and so forth. Naturally, the self-touted philosophical angler, also contemplates various fishing strategies.
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Lord Montgomery of Alamein - Monty
ALS to Well Known New Zealand Ficton Writer Lady Anderson
London, 20 September 1947. Manuscript Signed Letter by the Right Honourable Montgomery of Alamein, to well known fiction writer Lady Anderson, mentioning an unpublished book by Anderson which precedes her formal writing career. 8vo. Single-leaf measuring approximately 14 x 18cm (5.5 x 7 inches). Very good condition, and accompanied by the original postally used envelope. Graciously confirming receipt of what appears to be an unpublished book by a well known female author, and perhaps the first she had written, this letter is penned and signed by Bernard Law Montgomery (1887-1976), 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, and British Army Field Marshal nicknamed "Monty" and the "Spartan General" whose illustrious military career spanned both World Wars, during which time he earned numerous honours and awards. The recipient is Barbara Anderson, Lady Anderson (1926-2013) née Barbara Lillian Romaine, an internationally recognized fiction writer from New Zealand, and later, the wife of Sir Neil Dudley Anderson, Chief of New Zealand Defence Staff. Only a few months to this letter being written, Barbara had graduated with a BSc from Otago University. She subsequently worked as a medical technologist and teacher, though her passion had always been in writing. She finally pursued her formal writing career in her sixties, publishing a volume of short stories, for the first time, in 1989. The book mentioned in this letter does not appear on common lists of her published works, and pre-dates her writing career by approximately thirty years. The letter reads as follows: "Dear Lady Anderson, I have just got back from Germany and found your book 'Lend Me Your Ears'. Thank you so very much. Yrs. ever Montgomery of Alamein" [signed] Manuscript
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Losemann, Gerhard
Materialarbeiten.
Hamm., Galerie Kley., 1981. KLein quer 8°. 68 unpaginierte S. OKarton mit OKLappenumschlag. 1. Auflage. Sehr gutes Exemplar.
Bookseller reference : 46011AB
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Losta, Christin
toute la collection. Photographien.
Köln., Museum für Angewandte Kunst., 2006. 28 x 22 cm. 71 S. Illustrierter Karton mit Klappenumschlag., 15837D Erste Auflage. Einbandkanten mit minimalen Bereibungen. Sonst sehr gutes Exemplar.
Bookseller reference : 15837DB
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Lucienne Favre & Charles Brouty (illustrations)
TOUT L'INCONNU DE LA CASBAH D'ALGER. (Avec un envoi de l'Auteure et un envoi de l'Illustrateur)
1933 / 264 pages. Broche. Editions Baconnier.
Bookseller reference : VOY229M
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Lucas, Sarah - Karel Schampers (Herausgeber)
Museum Boymans-van Beuningen Rotterdam. 4.2 - 31.3.1996.
Rotterdam., Museum Boymans-van Beuningen., 1996. 28,4 x 22 cm. 72 S. Illustrierter OKarton., 68905A Erste Auflage. Einband und innen papierbedingt minimalst lichtspurig, sonst gutes bis sehr gutes Exemplar.
Bookseller reference : 68905AB
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Lucas, Sarah / Julian Simmons
Tittipussidad. Sarah Lucas in Mexico. Made in Oaxaca 27 March - 12 April 2012, installed in Anahuacalli Museo Diego Rivera 20 April - 8 July 2012. Sculptures Sarah Lucas, Photographs, Book Design Julian Simmons. Text Sarah Lucas, Julian Simmons & Friends.
Ohne Ort., Sadie Coles HQ., 2013. 34 x 25 cm. 644 S. Gelbes OLeinen mit rot geprägtem Titel und Rücken., 235F First edition 1200 copies. . Tadelloses Exemplar.
Bookseller reference : 235FB
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Lucie-Smith, Edward
Six more Beasts.
London, Turret Books 1970. 1970. 12°, 8 pp. paper boards.
Bookseller reference : 51602
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Luginbühl, Bernhard
Bernhard Luginbühl Plastiken. 21. Juni bis 14. August 1972, Nationalgalrie Berlin / Kunsthaus Zürich, 29. März - 14. Mai 1972.
Berlin., Nationalgalerie Berlin, Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz., 1972. 18 x 17 cm. Ca. 150 unpaginierte Blatt. OKarton., 50245AB Zweite Auflage, 1000 Exemplare. Innendeckel vorne gebräunt, hintere untere Stoßkante leicht gestaucht, sonst gutes Exemplar.
Bookseller reference : 66367AB
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Luginbühl, Bernhard
Bernhard Luginbühl Plastiken. Kunsthaus Zürich, 29. März - 14. Mai 1972.
Berlin., Nationalgalerie Berlin, Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz., 1972. 18 x 17 cm. Ca. 150 unpaginierte Blatt. Ringbuch mit Eisendeckeln in Schraubbindung., 50245AB Zweite Auflage, 1000 Exemplare. Sehr gutes Exemplar.
Bookseller reference : 50245AB
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Luginbühl, Bernhard
Bernhard Luginbühl Plastiken. Kunsthaus Zürich, 29. März - 14. Mai 1972.
Berlin., Nationalgalerie Berlin, Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz., 1972. 18 x 17 cm. Ca. 150 unpaginierte Blatt. Ringbuch mit Eisendeckeln in Schraubbindung., 50245AB Zweite Auflage, 1000 Exemplare. Auf dem vorderen Einbanddeckel etwaqs rostspurig, sonst noch sehr gutes Exemplar.
Bookseller reference : 65670AB
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Lurie, Alison
Only children. A novel.
London, Heinemann 1979. 1979. 218 pp. red hardcover in price-clipped dust-jacket.
Bookseller reference : 26691
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Lusici
Hommage an Li-Tai-Pe. Lusici Malerbuch MB/23.
Bln., Galerie Horst Dietrich., 1988. 18 x 12 cm. 48 S. Farbig illustrierter OPappband., 30104AB Sehr gutes Exemplar.
Bookseller reference : 30104AB
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Lyall, Gavin
Midnight plus one.
London, Hodder & Stoughton 1965. 1965. 256 p., linen with original dust-jacket.
Bookseller reference : 101920
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Léon Bocquet (Albert Samain )
Autour d' Albert Samain
Editions Mercure de France 1933 Edition Originale tirée à 41 exemplaires ici un des 33 ex sur vélin pur fil Lafuma teinté portant le numéro 34 avec envoi manuscrit de l'auteur à Lucien Boudet sur page de faux titre Broché 232 pages non rogné , une reproduction en phototypie en frontispice et trois dessins en hors texte d' Albert Samain couverture très légèrement salie , plissures au dos , brochage solide , très bon état intérieur . Port en plus
Bookseller reference : EPB-15243
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Léopold Stern
PIERRE LOTI et CARMEN SYLVA. (avec un envoi de l'auteur). Service de Presse.
1931 / 179 pages. Broché. Editions Grasset.
Bookseller reference : LIT1512MV
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Löhr, Helmut
Discussions. Berlin 1988.
Berlin., Verlag Galerie Horst Dietrich., 1989. 28 x 21 cm. 26 unpaginierte Blatt Karton, gebunden, 2 lose Blatt. OKarton mit OKlappenumschlag., 66915AB Auflage 150 Exemplare. Sehr gutes, frisches Exemplar.
Bookseller reference : 66915AB
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Lückeroth, Jupp
Informelle Malerei 1952-1987. Ausstellung im Städtischen Museum Simeonstift. Trier vom 31.1. bis 12.3.1988.
Trier., Selbstverlag des Museums Simeonstift., 1988. 30 x 21 cm. 44 unpaginierte S. OKarton., 30529AB Erste Auflage. Sehr gutes Exemplar.
Bookseller reference : 30529AB
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Lüthi, Urs
Another Reality. By Urs Lüthi 1995.
Luzern., Galerie Hannelore Lötscher., 1995. 8°. 36 unpaginierte S. OPappband. Auflage 300 Exemplare. Tadelloses Exemplar.
Bookseller reference : 49633AB
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Lüthi, Urs
Universelle Ordnung. Kunstforum, 8. Dezember 1989 bis 23. Januar 1990, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, München.
Müchen., Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus., 1989. Quer klein 4°. 8 unpaginierte S. OKarton. 1. Auflage. Sehr gutes Exemplar.
Bookseller reference : 49639AB
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Lüthi, Urs - Gianni Paravicini / Renate Neder
The Venezia Pavilion / 15 Photographs by Renate Neder. November 2000 - June 2001.
Lucerne. Poschiavo., Edizioni Periferia., 2001. 26 x 21 cm. 112 S., 2 Blatt; 13 Tafeln, 2 Blatt. Leinenkaschierter OPappband., 49640AB 2 Bände. Auflage 500 Exemplare. Sehr gutes Exemplar.
Bookseller reference : 49640AB
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Macfall, Haldane
The Masterfolk. Wherein is attempted the unravelling of the strange affair of My Lord Wyntwarde of Cavil and Miss Betty Modeysne.
London, Heinemann 1904. 1904. XIII,416 S. red hardback black lettered.
Bookseller reference : 110493
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Mack, Heinz
Handzeichnungen. Mit einer Einführung von Friedrich B. Heckmanns.
Köln., DuMont Verlag., 1974. 33 x 24 cm. 218(4) S. OLeinen mit illustriertem OUmschlag., 8680D 1.Auflage. Umschlag am oberen Rand etwas nachgedunkelt, am Kpital leicht läsiert, Kanten gering berieben. Sonst aber sehr gutes Exemplar.
Bookseller reference : 8680DB
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Mack, Heinz
Ibiza. Insel im Licht.
Köln., DuMont Buchverlag., 1996. 32 x 26 cm. 240 S. OLeinen mit OUmschlag., 53356AB 1. Auflage. Gutes bis sehr gutes Exemplar.
Bookseller reference : 53356AB
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Mack, Heinz
Skulpturen / Sculptures. 1986 - 2003.
Mönchengladbach., Kühlen Verlag., 2003. 33 x 25 cm. 464 S. Kunststoffbeschichteter OPappband mit OUmschlag., 55993AB Auflage 1500 Exemplare. Umschlag am Rücken etwas aufgehellt, sonst sehr gutes und frisches Exemplar.
Bookseller reference : 55993AB
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Mack, Heinz
Strukturen.
Düsseldorf., Droste Verlag., 1975. 33 x 25 cm. 145 S. OPappband., 56989AB 1. Auflage. Gutes bis sehr gutes Exemplar.
Bookseller reference : 56989AB
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Mackay, Shena
The orchard on fire.
London, Heinemann 1995. 1995. 214 (1) pp., black hardback with colored dustjacket.
Bookseller reference : 101804
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Mackensen, Gerd
Eisvogel und Narrenbaum.
Erfurt/ Frankfurt., Galerie Rothamel., 2011. 15 x 21 cm. 128 S. OKarton mit Klappenumschlag., 12576D Auflage 500 Exemplare. Einbandkanten etwas nachgedunkelt und mit kleinen Bereibungen. Sonst sehr gutes Exemplar.
Bookseller reference : 12576DB
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Madeleine Luka
A MA LUCARNE comprenant Le Hanneton prend vitamines - En maison de mélancolie - Un églantier sur ma colline. (avec un Dessin et un Envoi de l'Auteure)
1959 / 86 pages. Broché. Editions Yves Filhol. Numéroté sur Vélin.
Bookseller reference : POE167M
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Madame X (Anonyme)
Trente-deux poèmes d'amour recueillis par Paul Reboux - Avec envoi de Paul Reboux
Ernest Flammarion 1921 155 pages in-12. 1921. Demi-Cuir grenat à coins Dos orné de motifs dorés. 155 pages.
Bookseller reference : 17249
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Magdanz, Andreas - Christoph Schaden [Herausgeber]
BND - Standort Pullach.
Köln., DuMont-Literatur-und-Kunst-Verlag., 2006. 29 x 35 cm. 191 S. Illustrierter OPappband., 843E 1. Ausgabe. Einbandkanten mit minimalen Bereibungen und etwas nachgedunkelt, sonst gutes bis sehr gutes Exemplar.
Bookseller reference : 843EB
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Magritte, Rene
Peintures et Gouaches.
Antwerpen., Ronny van de Velde., 1994. 25 x 34,5 cm. 64 unpaginierte S. Illustrierter OPappband., 7919D Erste Auflage. Sehr gutes Exemplar.
Bookseller reference : 7919DB
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Maharajah Bahadur of Hathwa
A Personal and Exquisite New Years' Greeting for Governor of Bengal Sir Francis Stanley Jackson, from the Maharajah Bahadur of Hathwa, Signed in the Original by the Latter "Guru Mahadev Ashram Prasad Sahi".
A personal and exquisite New Years' greeting, dated 1 January 1932, for Governor of Bengal Sir Francis Stanley Jackson, from the Maharajah Bahadur of Hathwa, signed in the original by the latter "Guru Mahadev Ashram Prasad Sahi". Single leaf one-off printed document on parchment, with illustrated border, recto framed with exquisite gilt ribbons sequined, embroidered, with tassels, verso backed with pink silk textile, measuring approximately 26,5 x 42 cm. Signature faint, document creased, otherwise in very good condition, nicely preserved, clean and bright, a singular and personal document from royalty of India. A singular document, elegantly crafted and signed by a Maharajah, commemorates the end of term for Sir Francis Stanley Jackson as British Governor of Bengal. Sir Francis Stanley Jackson GCSI GCIE KStJ (1870-1947) was a captain in the British Army and served in the Boer War, a Conservative Party MP, Governor of Bengal from 1927 to 1932, and an avid English cricketer. During Stanley's time at Harrow School his fag [personal servant] was fellow parliamentarian and future Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Only five weeks after this document was made, on 6 February 1932, Jackson narrowly escaped an attempted assassination by a female student named Bina Das as he was making a speech in the Convocation Hall of the University of Calcutta. Later in the same year (1932), Jackson he was awarded the KStJ (Order of Saint John) and was appointed GCSI (Most Exalted Order of the Star of India). As such, on this document his honour of chivalry is only Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire. He is also recognized with the title P.C., then being a Member of the Privy Council.
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Mahlsdorf, Charlotte von
Ich bin meine eigene Frau. Ein Leben.
Berlin und Sao Paulo, Edition dia 1992. EA, 183 S. 8 , Paperback, Mittelteil mit 32 Abbildungen auf Tafeln, Widmung der Autorin auf Vorsatz: "Charlotte von Mahlsdorf für Michaela, Stuttgart 1992", hrsg. von Peter Süß, mit einem Fotoessay von Burkhard Peter. Guter Zustand. Softcover
Bookseller reference : 1039
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Maier, Wolfgang
Sehen Hören.
Berlin, Literarisches Colloquium Berlin 1969. 1969. 80 S., Orig.-Karton.
Bookseller reference : 102902
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Maitz, Petra - Bast, Gerald (Herausgeber)
Visualisation of Evolution.
Wien., Ambra Verlag., 2014. 28 x 21,2 cm. 360 S. OKarton mit illustriertem OKlappenumschlag., 2920E 1. Auflage. Sehr gutes Exemplar. Edition: Angewandte.
Bookseller reference : 2920EB
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MALTE (Marcus) [Marc Martiniani]
LE GARCON (roman). [Envoi de Marcus Malte]
Paris : Zulma, 2016. Broché 21x14cm, couverture à rabat renseignés créée par David Pearson, 534 pages. Envoi autographe de l'auteur au stylo en page avant faux-titre. Prix Femina 2016.
Bookseller reference : SPN-1011
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Manuscript Ledger, Merchant Ship
Manuscript Ledger from an Eighteent Century Merchant Ship Called 'Dublin', Dated 1-29 January 1755, Naming British Firms Dealing in Fine French Linens and Wine.
8vo. 2 pages of text written recto and verso on a single leaf watermarked with a fleur-de-lis, measuring approximately 22 x 23 cm. Age-toned, small chips to extremities, otherwise in very good condition for its age and origin. Trading merchandise such as fine Bordeaux wine known as claret, and French linen cloth, to affluent British clients and brokers, the merchant and his vessel have yet to be identified, although this simple document attests to the interests of both middle and upper classes of Great Britain in the eighteenth century. In this period, fine claret was a symbol of wealth and power in England, both in political and religious sectors, subsequently creating a significant revenue source for the Crown. The Bordeaux wine was prominent in both court and church, consumed heavily by high society aristocrats, while playing a central role in the Eucharist. During the 1750s, the French were favouring cotton, calico, and some silk over the traditional wool and linen textiles. French style was defined by elaborate court dress, colourful and rich in decoration, worn by such iconic fashion figures as Marie Antoinette. Britain, however was characterized by a propensity for practicality. Simple and modest, durable and inexpensive fabrics were best suited for the popular outdoor lifestyle and portraiture. The shift in styles in France provided an excellent purchasing opportunity for the English to purchase linen at a desirable cost. The merchant/captain's document begins on January 1st 1755, presumably at the onset of a world voyage, with "Cash to Stock £2000 Received from my Father to Begin the World... [Trade/Voyage?]" Ports of call include Roan [Roan, County Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland], and Nanz [Nantes, France]. Claret and linen are purchased from France, and pure Irish butter brought for trade on consignment. Barrels of beef are also sold on consignment. Sundries and repairs to the ship are further noted. Transactions are dated at the center top of each entry, and tallied in Pounds Sterling to the right. This early document appears to have an interesting American connection as well, as two of the transactions involve Swift & Company, one of these being a purchase of beef. The captain first takes a deposit of £1000 on January 2nd, then charges the company on the 29th for 125 barrels of beef consigned by a Charles Curry. Manuscript
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Manuscript Nautical Documents - Ceylon
Light Vessels at Ceylon: Two Manuscript Nautical Documents, being Memorandums Pertaining to the Temporary Light Houses at Great Basses Reef and Little Basses Rocks Off Southern Shores of the Island.
The light vessels being the predecessors of the two permanent lighthouses of Ceylon fame, situated some fourteen kilometers apart off the coast of Yala National Park. Two folio documents: April 1869 double leaf true copy of a memorandum on winds and currents at Little Basses; April 1870 single leaf notice to sea captains announcing the temporary lighthouse near the Great Basses, issued by Colonial Secretary Henry Turner Irving (later Governor) and penned in a secretarial hand; both on blindstamped stationery of the United States Commercial Agency of Ceylon measuring approximately 20 x 32 cm. Slight age-toning, otherwise in very good condition, rare documents connected to two offshore lighthouses which are among the most famous in Asia. This fascinating and detailed manuscript lighthouse report, was made prior to the actual lighthouses having been constructed, by a sea captain who lived on the light ship anchored off the Ceylon southern shore for at least seven years, making important observations and providing light for navigators. The first document is an annual report by John Buchanan, master of the light vessel at Little Basses, describing seasonal wind and weather conditions, sea currents, tides, monsoons and storms, over the period of one year. The captain also describes steamships having difficulties making the passage to shore. This document being a true copy of the original made in April 1869 by Thomas Steele, Assistant Government Agent at Hambantota, who took a noteworthy interest in local antiquities and Sinhalese literature. [An admiralty notice based on Buchanan's memorandum, though slightly edited, was published in the London and China Telegraph, Vol. 12, May 16, 1870, and also in The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle for 1870]. Excerpts from Buchanan's lightship memorandum: ".... at Little Basses Rocks, Ceylon, during 13 months as observed from the Light Ship." "January [1869]... It would not be inaccurate to say that a strong current continues throughout January coming from the NNE from the Bay of Bengal setting S.S.W. Sea crossing very rough all the month.... both wind and tide against them...difficult for ships to get to the Northeast. It would be well not to attempt to do so." "February... towards the end of the month the wind becomes much lighter. The northerly current also slacken. Occasionally in the month the Light Vessel swings. In 1868, however, she did not swing until April, while in the current year (1869) she swings in February. During the seven years I have been here, the SW monsoon has not hitherto set in regularly until from the 4th to the 10th of May. This year it has been steady at SW since April 6th. The present year is accordingly an exception to the rule..." "I consider March one of our finest months at the Little Basses... 87º in the shade... Shipmasters going to any part of Burmah need have no cause for hesitation... " "May... the monsoon sets in strong and steady... much rain falls, and thunder and lightning... until about the 20th October..." "June, July, August and September... the S.W. monsoon blows strong and steady... Notwithstanding the extreme difficulty I have been enabled (occasionally at much risk of life and property) to keep up a monthly communication with Pottana Bay [Pothana Bay], and thence by land with Galle." "November... much thunder and lightning... Floating bodies invariably I have observed, set right out to sea, S.S.W. ..." "Summary... There are no regular tides... the N.E. monsoon... during five months without variation. Thus a steamer steering N.N.E., has not only to oppose a three-knot tide opposed to her, but the wind dead against her... some steamers barely make two miles an hour going to the north... When the sun goes to the northward of the Light Ship, there is no more N.E. monsoon... in the event of a vessel making Dondra Head when bound to Galle, which is not uncommon the Master should never attempt to beat to Galle, but recross the line." End Excerpts. "Notice to Mariners, Bay of Bengal. Temporary Lighthouse near the Great Basses" heads the second document, which was issued by Colonial Secretary Henry T. Irving at Colombo in April 1870. Irving became a colonial governor not long after. Here too, prior to construction of a permanent structure, the admiralty anchored a temporary light-vessel upon which was mounted a revolving signal. This announcement came approximately one year before placement of the first stone for the lighthouse, and four years before it would begin operation. Excerpt from Irving's notice to mariners: "... it is hereby notified... that a light-vessel, exhibiting at an elevation of 38 feet above the sea, a red revolving light at intervals of 45 seconds, has been placed... at a distance of 3/4 of a mile from the N.E. rock of the Great Basses Reef... The vessel carries two balls vertical at the Mast Head." End Excerpt. Sir Henry Turner Irving, GCMG (1833-1923) was a British Civil Servant and Colonial Administrator. He first served as acting Governor of British Ceylon. In 1873-1874, he served as Governor of the Leeward Islands. In 1874-1880, he served as Governor of Trinidad and Tobago. In 1882-1887, he served as Governor of British Guiana. He was the first Governor of Trinidad to occupy the Government House, now known as the President's House. Notes on the lighthouses that subsequently replaced the "light-ships" described above: Great Basses Reef Lighthouse is an offshore lighthouse in the south of Sri Lanka. Accessible only by boat, it is located on a reef 13 km off the coast of Yala National Park, near Little Basses Reef Lighthouse. The necessity of a lighthouse at this location was acknowledged in 1856, a design of an iron tower on a granite base was suggested and costs began to be incurred without fruition. A new design by Alexander Gordon and Sir James Nicholas Douglass was approved in 1867. The executive engineer in charge was James' brother William Douglass. Two steam vessels were used, each capable of carrying 120 tonnes of stone, and each equipped with the appropriate lifting gear. Each support block weighed 2 to 3 tons. The first stone was laid in December 1870, the last in late 1872 and the light was lit in March 1873. The cost had been £63,000, of which £40,000 had been expended to no effect before Trinity House and William Douglass were involved. Little Basses Reef Lighthouse is an active offshore lighthouse at the southern end of Sri Lanka. It is located on a reef called Kuda Ravana Kotuwa (Fort of Little Ravana), formerly called Little Basses by the British when they invaded Ceylon. It is fourteen km off the coast of Yala National Park and north east of the Great Basses Reef Lighthouse. It was completed in 1878, built by William Douglass using the same steam ships, crew and workers as the Great Basses Reef Lighthouse. Designed by Sir James Nicholas Douglass, Little Basses lighthouse was one of a limited number of lighthouses that were designed to house the large Hyperradiant Fresnel lenses that became available at the end of the 19th century. Four of these lenses were used in Sri Lankan lights, all made by Chance Brothers in England. The lighthouse is close to Daedalus Rock, site of the sinking of HMS Daedalus (1811). The two Basses lighthouses are among the most famous offshore lighthouses of Asia. Manuscript
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Manuscript, California
German Manuscript, a Poetic or Theatrical Composition Dealing with California and Dedicated to Queen Marie.
8vo. 32 page German manuscript, a poetic or theatrical composition dealing with California and dedicated to Queen Marie, Consort of King George V of Hanover, during the California Gold Rush. Dedication page, written in French, signed and dated by 'Gontard' who was an affluent art collector and chairman of an elite German art museum, and whom had evidently just met the Queen in person at the Exposition Universelle in Paris. Exquisite red morocco binding by Hof-buchbinders Wilhelm Ermold (binder to the Royal Hanover Court), beautifully finished in gilt with a crowned monogram 'M' for Marie, royal blue cloth endpapers, satin bow dividers. Evidence of an imbedded gift-wrapping ribbon to boards, slight foxing to first few leafs, otherwise very good condition, internally clean and bright, a pleasing work in an elegant binding fit for royalty. Title: Die Reise nach Californien. Nach dem französischen bearbeitet von Eduard Suhren. [A Voyage to California. From the French, edited by Edward Suhren.] The ambiguously titled manuscript may be a German rendition of the French theatrical opera by Dondey Dupré titled "Le voyage en Californie ou notice explicative du panorama" which concerned travels across the United States and explorations in the West - by John Charles Fremont, first explorer to cross the Sierra Nevada in winter, foremost US Senator, abolitionist, who prospered during the California Gold Rush. Content includes the explorer's sighting of pines in the Sierra Nevada oak forest at 3500 feet, melting gold, and so forth. Frémont's father was a native of France, who died only eight years after the French Revolution. As such, his gallant endeavours and accomplishments in the New World would certainly garner much attention in France, as with other European nations with colonies abroad. The French opera was first publicly performed 8 August 1850 in Paris, at the Théâtre des Variétés. Gontard, who met the queen, and dedicates this manuscript to her, may have been involved in a German production, performed for the House of Hanover. A full page dedication inscription, in French, is addressed to the Queen of Hanover, by Huguenot descendant Jakob Friedrich Moritz Gontard (1826-1886), chairman and administrator of the Städel art museum in Frankfurt, officially the Städelsches Kunstinstitut und Städtische Galerie. Queen consort of Hanover from 1851 to 1878, née Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg, recipient of this dedicated manuscript, was the wife of King George V of Hanover, the last monarch of the short-lived Kingdom of Hanover. In his dedication, dated Hanover, 12 July 1855, Gontard thanks the monarch for having come to see his panorama at the International Exhibition held on the Champs-Elysées, stating that her visit inspired the work which forms the volume, and which he humbly offers to her. He references materials which were given to her onsite, which would elucidate the obscure details of the creative piece. The date indicates that King George V and Queen Marie of the short-lived Kingdom of Hanover attended the event in its first eight weeks. Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom paid a visit to the Parisian Exhibition in August. Unique manuscript volume, bound in the Royal Court of Hanover, written at the height of the California Gold Rush and featuring historic Americana content. Manuscript
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MARECHAL E
Histoire de l'Europe et particulièrement de la France de 1610 à 1789 - Avec Envoi
Delalain frères 1886 VIII-1076 pages Fort In-8. 1886. broché. VIII-1076 pages.
Bookseller reference : 16525
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Marjanov, Wasa
Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven 1985.
Wilhelmshaven., Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven., 1985. 22 x 17 cm. 23 S. OKarton. Erste Auflage. Sehr gutes Exemplar.
Bookseller reference : 59233AB
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