‎Collectibles‎

‎O G Estes Jr ; (Forrest Ackerman Collection)‎

‎Fantasy Art The Nibelungs Part 2 Kriemhild's Revenge Original Ink Drawing For The Poster Design Titled On Reverse By Estes "The Burning Of Attila's Etzel's Fortress- The End Of The Nibelungs" Also Signed By Estes With His 1965 Address‎

‎San Antonio Circa 1965 1924. Original Art Work . No Binding. Fine. Original Ink Drawing Image 35.4 Cm X 24.3 Cm Without The Fritz Lang 1924 Movie Information At Upper Right In Apparently Original Simple Black Mat Signed On The Reverse By Estes In Ink Dated 1965 With His San Antonio Address. He Adds On The Reverse The Title "The Burning Of Attila's Etzel's Fortress- The End Of The Nibelungs". The Board On Which It Is Drawn Has The Manufacturer's Information "Hi Art Illustration Board No. 61 Medium Weight Hot Pressed 30 X 40 Approved For Fluorographic Process". The Fluorographic Process Was Patented In 1938 So We Assume This Is A Later Hand-Inked Copy Of The Original 1924 Painting Done Circa 1965 By Estes For Forrest Ackerman. Estes Also Did The Illustrations For E. E. Smith's "The Skylark Of Space". <br/> <br/> unknown‎

Référence libraire : 038761

‎O HAROLD McAVOY‎

‎1906 & 1944 ORIGINAL SKETCHBOOKS AND JOURNALS OF NOTED TORONTO ARTIST AND ARCHITECT FROM A YOUNG TEENAGER TO A MIDDLE AGED MAN‎

‎TORONTO ONTARIO CANADA. Good. 1906. Hardcover. On offer is a small archive of two 2 notebooks the earliest dated 1906 through 1914 and then a later sketchbook and catchall for drawings and notes on art and architecture dated in the 1940s. Both books were handwritten and hand-drawn by O. Harold McAvoy 1891 - 1977 a noted Toronto architect and artist. A very unique grouping seeing the artist as a boy and then the middle aged man. In the early book a flip book style notepad 50 pp the young Harold drew made notes kept scores and a myriad of other things a youngster of the time might note: Harold transcribes a number of movies and books; 'The Talisman' 'Runaway June'; Sudoku game boards and instructions; a caricature of Ti-Cob assuredly in baseball uniform the famed Ty Cobb; a synopsis of Silas Marner and later notes on chemistry architecture and then a piece of blueprint relevant to his studies. Later the 30 year older Harold was deeply ensconced studying Toronto landmarks such as Hart House CPR bridge trestle etc. The 1940s book has been turned into a small album aboout 22 pp with some 1944 dated drawing and then studies of musical instruments various exotic animals including skeletons of prehistoric dinosaurs floor plans of an art gallery a dissertation on the English Spinning Wheel with an added page on the subject in his hand tucked in the book and some graphs related to his teaching art it appears. Overall these books comprise a unique peek into this noted Toronto artist. Overall G.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; ART ARTISTS ARCHITECTURE ARCHITECT EAST YORK RIVERDALE DANFORTH TORONTO ONTARIO CANADIANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT MCAVOY LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito . hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 0001322D

‎O ISKENDER‎

‎Manuel du capitaliste en Turquie‎

‎Constantinople Istanbul: Typographie et lithographie centrale 1874. Fine. Typographie et lithographie centrale Constantinople Istanbul 1874 14.50 x 21 cm broché First edition. Two lacks and one stain to spine tears and corner lacks to boards two light dampstains to front board some interior foxing and to boards. Rare. Typographie et lithographie centrale hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 68546

‎O'Brian, Patrick‎

‎The Catalans The Frozen Flame‎

‎New York: Harcourt Brace and Company 1953. First Edition stated . Brown Cloth Green Boards. Very Good /Very Good DJ. Willy Mucha Jacket Design. O'brian's Second Book. "First Edition" Stated On Copyright Page; This American Edition Precedes The First British Printing Published As "The Frozen Flame". Book Virtually Unworn Although Spine Is Bumped For 1/8" At Top And Bottom. Edges Of Green Boards Are Age Darkened For 1/8" At Bottom And To A Lesser Degree For A Greater Depth At Top And Side Edges. Jacket Is Near Complete With Tiny Loss At Corners And A Few Tiny Nicks At Top Of Spine: Flaps Are Bright And Unclipped Front Panel Shows Some Light Dust Wear With Slight 1/16" Loss Of Paper At Tips A 1/4" Closed Tear Along Bottom Edge; Spine Is Unfaded With Slight Dustiness Slight Wear At Bottom Tiny Chips At Top With Almost No Loss Of Paper; Rear Panel Has Dustiness A 1" Closed Tear Along Bottom Edge And Associated 1" Wrinkle. <br/> <br/> Harcourt Brace and Company hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 016755

‎O'CONNELL, DANIEL (1775 - 1847; 'The [Irish] Liberator'):‎

‎Autograph address panel signed addressed to Thomas Brooke Walhampton Park Lymington. Dated Wexford December seven 1838.‎

‎Inscribed vertically in paler ink on left hand margin very slightly affecting the first three letters of Daniel "Posted on the 8th". Laid down. unknown‎

Référence libraire : 9643

‎O'CONOR, Charles (1804-84)‎

‎Signature‎

‎This famed counselor was involved in the Tilden-Hayes election dispute and as special deputy attorney general successfully prosecuted the corrupt Tweed Ring in New York; he was nominated for president by the "Straight-Out Democrats" in 1872 making him the first Catholic presidential candidate. Bold signature heavy stock 3½" X 2" card n.p. n.d. Fine. This item is accompanied by a superb vintage 7" X 10½" steel engraving of O'Conor. unknown‎

Référence libraire : 28651

‎O'Dea, Agnes C; & Anne Alexander‎

‎Bibliography of Newfoundland and Labrador Two Volumes Complete‎

‎Toronto Canada: University of Toronto Press 1986. 2 volumes complete. BRAND NEW in Perfect Condition. NO rubbing. NO fading. NO shelfwear. Bright and shiny. Sharp corners. Fresh crisp clean and unmarked - obviously never read. NO owner's name or bookplate. Illustrated with a few title page facsimiles. Reaching as far back as the Norse sagas this book brings together the written records of more than 500 years. Included are thousands of annotated entries many never before listed. Sequence is chronological each item appearing in historical context with full bibliographic descriptions. There are comprehensive author title and subject indexes. Published in association with Memorial University of Newfoundland. The two volumes are uniformly bound in the original pictorial cloth two different full wraparound views from Canadian Illustrated News 3 August 1872 stamped in white and black. This heavy 2 volume set will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments. But for media mail you pay only our standard charge for 1 volume and we ship the second volume at no extra cost. . First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. New/No dust jackets as issued. Illus. by We ship 2 volumes for cost of 1 via media mail. 2 vols: 1477pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. University of Toronto Press Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 023930 ISBN : 0802024025 9780802024022

‎O'Galop‎

‎Les Aventures d'une Poupee.‎

‎Paris: Librairie Garnier Freres Beautifully illustrated book the adventures of a doll TEXT in FRENCH no English translation. Contains 60 pages in bright clean condition many colour illustrations some full page all present as lpublished. Endpapers are browned and inner front and back hinges have been professionaly repaired looks as if it was a while ago. NO dustwrapper outer illustrated boards are a little browned and some marks to the rear SEE IMAGES Not dated but looks early 1900s A pleasing example of this book of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES CAN BE TAKEN ON REQUEST . Illustrated BoardsCloth Spine. Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by O'Galop. 32.5 x 24.5 Cms. Hardcover. Librairie Garnier Freres Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 009449

‎O'Hara, Sheila; Kaestner, T; Nickol, M; Lancaster, D; Selk, Karen; Ellis, Catharine; et al‎

‎Handwoven Hand Woven Magazine September Sept. / October Oct. 2002 - 20 Design Secrets‎

‎USA: Interweave Press. Good. 2002. First Edition. Paperback. 96 pages. Features: Turning over a new leaf - or petal!; Inspiration is where you find it; Chroma Kaleidoscope - unfolding design and delight; Designing from the stash; Set limits and gain designing confidence; Woven Shibori on four shafts; From Shibori to pleats - workshop dividends; Insights - an exhibition; Painting with Rags; The Answer Lady - simply design; Computer design software - a survey; A Pile rug and the Cranbrook loom; The rewards of collaboration; Alphabet blocks for weavers; remembering September 11th; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy.; Magazine; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Handwoven Hand Woven Magazine September Sept. / October Oct. 2002 - 20 Design Secrets Turning over a new leaf - or petal!; Inspiration is where you find it; Chroma Kaleidoscope - unfolding design and delight; Designing from the stash; Set limits a . Interweave Press paperback‎

Référence libraire : 336H0670

‎O'KELLEY, Connie‎

‎San Sylmar: A Treasure House of Functional Fine Art‎

‎Los Angeles: Merle Norman Cosmetics 1978. Hardcover. Photographs by Dennis R. Millard. 4to. Red pebble-grained cloth with copper embossed lettering and decorations pictorial dust jacket. 277pp. Extensive color illustrations. Fine/very good. Mild bit of jacket edgewear; ownership signature on front flyleaf. First unspecified limited edition of this sumptuous production with "The Sounds of San Sylmar" 45prm record in sleeve housed in rear pastedown pocket. Heavily pictorial tribute to the "Merle Norman Tower of Beauty in Southern California" the Nethercutt Collection of vintage automobiles one of the finest collections in the U.S. automated musical instruments and antiques located in the Los Angeles suburb of Sylmar. Merle Norman Cosmetics hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 40609

‎O'NEAL WILLIAM BAINTER‎

‎Jefferson's Fine Arts Library. His selections for the University of Virginia together with his own architectural books‎

‎Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia 1976. First edition 8vo pp. xviii 4 409; illus.; original blue cloth gilt; spine a bit faded else near fine. Based on a 53-page pamphlet by the same author which was published in 1956. <br/><br/> University Press of Virginia hardcover books‎

Référence libraire : 28345

‎O'Neill Robert Keating‎

‎English-language dictionaries 1604-1900: the catalog of the Warren N. and Suzanne B. Cordell Collection‎

‎New York: Greenwood Press 1988. First edition 8vo pp. xxix-xxx 480-481; portrait frontispiece of Cordell; fine in original red cloth stamped in gilt and black. Chastized by me in a contemporary review the work is not without merit. I still use it for occasional collations a deficiency in Vancil. It also boasts a foreword by Suzanne Cordell and the reprinting of Warren Cordell's "Remarks" from Koda's seminal catalogue of the collection. <br/><br/> Greenwood Press hardcover books‎

Référence libraire : 42048

‎O'Neill, Eugene [Signed By Entire Cast and Staff of the First Production of the Play, Including Irving Pichel, Maurice Wells, Es‎

‎Lazarus Laughed 1925-1926 A Play For An Imaginative Theatre Three Separate Volumes: First Limited Edition Signed By O'neill Fine First Trade Edition In Fine Dj A Unique Third Printing Signed By Entire Cast And Crew‎

‎New York : Boni & Liveright Inc. 1927. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Green Cloth. Very Good/Near Fine Dustjacket. 8 3/8 " High. Three Different Editions: A Fine Copy Of The Signed Limited First Edition Of The Book Signed By O'neill In A Near Fine Original Slipcase. Also Included Is The First Trade Edition Near Fine In A Near Fine Unfaded Dust Jacket Not Price-Clipped. Also Included Is A Unique Copy Of The Third Printing February 1928 The Printing Just Before The First Production Of The Play At The Pasadena Playhouse. Prepared By Or For Claude D. Seaman Of The Standard Lighting Company Los Angeles With His Name On Front Endpaper Carefully Blocked In Ink. Printed Heading By Hand On First Blank "World Premiere/ Of O'neill's/ "Lazarus Laughed"/ Pasadena Community Playhouse/ April 9 - 1928"; Repeated On Verso; Half Title With Line For Author's Signature But He Was Not Present And This Line Is Thus Blank; Verso With "World Premiere." Text Repeated With Lines For Director Musical Director Director Of Movement Art Director Production Manager Business Manager And The Chairman Of The Production Committee Each Line Signed By The Person Holding That Position; Title Page; Verso Is Copyright Page; Synopsis Page; Verso Are Lines Drawn And Extended To Each Of The "Characters" Listed On The Following Page Each Line Signed By The Person Who Played That Part Maurice Wells Thus Signing Twice 14 Signatures In All; "World Premiere" Text Repeated At Foot Of Characters Page And Again On Verso; "Act One" Title Page; Verso Repeats Then "World Premiere.' Text Followed By Lijnes For Each Of The Producing Staff / Setting Including The Designer James Hyde And 11 Others. With Laid In Loosely The Los Angeles Newspaper Review By The Spectator Of The Production Which Shortly Moved To The Hollywood Music Box Theatre With A Clipped Newspaper Ad For The Production Citing A Cast Of 250 And A Production Cost Of $100000. The Play Has Since Been Produced Only Four Times Due In Part To The Expense And Difficulty But Also To Its Philosophical Didactic Yet Confrontational Tone Which Has Not Set Well With General Audiences Since The Original Use Of This Dramatic Form Several Thousand Years Past. Irving Pichel 1891-1954 Played The Title Role. He Also Played The Servant Sandor In Dracula's Daughter Fagin In The 1933 Film Oliver Twist And About 57 Other Films 1930-1939 With Minor Roles In Films He Later Directed. He Directed Films 1932-1954 Including The Most Dangerous Game She Earthbound Hudson's Bay The Moon Is Down They Won't Believe Me The Miracle Of The Bells Destination Moon And Santa Fe. In 1947 Hje Was One Of The Hollywood 19 Subpoened By The House Un-America Activities Committee; He Was Not Called To Testify But Was Blacklisted Requiring Him To Work Outside The Us. Victor Jory 1902-1982 Was Canadian Attended School In Pasadena Appeared In Theatre All Over The Us And Made His Motion Picture Debut In 1930 Later Appearing In Over 150 Pictures And Dozens Of Tv Episodes. Note That This Book Is Not Signed By O'neill. Gilmor Brown Producer Of The Play Was Director Of Public Speaking And Dramatics At Caltech Later Director Of The Pasadena Playhouse And Responsible For Making It Into One Of The Premier Small Theatres In The U.S. From The 1920'S Into The 1950'S Routinely Featuring Prominent Starring Actoirs And Furnishing An Entree For Many Actors Who Later Became Successful In Motion Pictures And Tv. <br/> <br/> Boni & Liveright, Inc. hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 018151

‎O'Neill, Robert Keating‎

‎English-language dictionaries 1604-1900: the catalog of the Warren N. and Suzanne B. Cordell Collection‎

‎New York: Greenwood Press 1988. First edition 8vo pp. xxix-xxx 480-481; portrait frontispiece of Cordell; fine in original red cloth stamped in gilt and black. Chastized by me in a contemporary review the work is not without merit. I still use it for occasional collations a deficiency in Vancil. It also boasts a foreword by Suzanne Cordell and the reprinting of Warren Cordell's "Remarks" from Koda's seminal catalogue of the collection. Greenwood Press unknown‎

Référence libraire : 42048

‎O'Neill, Vivienne‎

‎Carter's Yesterday's Paper - Collecting Ephemera in Australia‎

‎204 pages. Index. References. Printed upon glossy stock. "Features a charming collection of ephemera, reproduced in full colour and accompanied by a detailed and informative text together with succinct captions and price guides." - from dust jacket. Chapters include: Advertising Cards and Magazine Inserts; Almanacs, Calendars and Diaries; Children's Pastimes; Comics; Commercial Ephemera; The Dinner Table; Entertainment at Home; An Evening Out; Greeting Cards; Novelties and Giveaways; Periodicals; Photographic Collectibles; Postcards; reading and Writing; Retailing; Sports and Special Events; Transport and Travel; War and Political Ephemera; and Maintaining a Collection. Gift greetings atop front free endpaper. Prior owner's name and date atop half-title page. Clean with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this attractive and informative work. Book‎

‎O'Reilly, Nigel‎

‎Evolution of a Goldsmith‎

‎Castlebar County Mayo Ireland : Mayo Books Press 2024. This is a fine hardcover copy bound in dark blue boards gilt with a fine wrap around banner or bellyband with no wear at all. All page edges gilt. SIGNED by the designer Nigel O'Reilly on the title-page in black marker just over his printed name. Not inscribed to anyone just signed. Otherwise completely clean. Illustrated throughout in color. 11" high X 9" wide 230 pages. A beautiful signed copy. Large heavy book foreign postage will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Signed. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Mayo Books Press Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 018993

‎O'Rourke, Frank [Ian Ballantine Copy]‎

‎Ride West‎

‎New York: Ballantine Books 1953. First Edition . Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine DJ. The Publisher's Personal Copy Never Sold Or Circulated Direct From The Publisher's Library. Scarce; Ballantine Reports That Less Than 2000 Hard Copies Were Usually Done For Their Hardcover Novels Especially The Westerns And Other Reports Indicate That Most Went To Libraries. The Condition Of This Book And Dj Is Excellent. The Book As Slight Rubbing Right Along The Top And Bottom Of The Spine And Three Tiny Spots On The Top Of The Page Block. The Dj Has A Single 1/8" Square Chip At Base Of Spine And Fading Of Orange Sj Spine From Orange To Yellow All Lettering Clear. Per Wikipedia Rank O'rourke 1916 - 1989 Was An American Writer Known For Western And Mystery Novels And Sports Fiction. O'rourke Wrote More Than 60 Novels And Numerous Magazine Articles. Born In Denver Colorado He Attended Kemper Military School. A Very Talented Amateur Baseball Player He Considered Trying Out For A Professional Team But Was Called Up For Service In World War Ii. By The End Of The War He Had Decided To Become A Writer; His First Novel Was E Company 1945 Based In Part On His Wartime Experiences. O'rourke Dedicated The Book To Max Brand Whom He Knew Before The War. In The Book O'rourke Named A Fictional War Correspondent Max Hastings After Him. Several Of O'rourke's Novels Were Filmed; The Bravados 1958 Was The First And His Novel A Mule For The Marquesa Was Made Into A Popular Movie Named The Professionals 1966. The Great Bank Robbery Was Filmed In 1969. Later In Life O'rourke Turned To Writing Children's Literature. <br/> <br/> Ballantine Books hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 022800

‎Oak Ridge Boys‎

‎SIGNED PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE OAK RIDGE BOYS:; Signed by all four in various colors of bold ink‎

‎1970. Original edition. Fine. Full-color photograph signed by Duane Allen above his head Richard Sterban across his chest Joe Bonsall against a dark background William Lee Golden in the lower margin. 10" x 8" The four men in this picture are the Oak Ridge Boys in their prime: Duane Allen lead Joe Bonsall tenor William Lee Golden baritone and Richard Sterban bass. Golden and Allen joined the group in the mid-1960s and Sterban and Bonsall joined in the early 1970s. unknown‎

Référence libraire : 035627

‎Oakeshott, Walter‎

‎The Mosaics of Rome : From the third to the fourteenth centuries‎

‎Greenwich CT : New York Graphic Society 1967 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st US Edition. "The mosaics executed in Rome from the third century until the Renaissance period is one of the glories of late classical and more particularly medieval art. Oakeshott deals with these mosaics technically: how the mosaics were made the materials used and the methods of restorers. He then describes the mosaics in detail unfolding the development of style they reveal and which are well illustrated with tipped-in colour plates. 388p. illus bibliography. index NOTE : Very heavy kg oversized volume cm . New York Graphic Society hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 044281

‎OAKLAND, MILO THOMAS‎

‎A study of graphic arts content with special reference to printing. Thesis presented for the degree of master of arts by Milo Thomas Oakland B.S. Head of Department of Industrial Arts Northern Illinois State Teachers College DeKalb. The Ohio State University 1935‎

‎DeKalb IL: Published by the author 1948. Second printing limited to 75 copies "printed by the Industrial Arts Press N.I.S.T.C. De Kalb Illinois" this being no. 52 signed by the author 8vo pp. 20 158 4; frontis illustration showing bookplate designed by the author and incorporating the devices of famous printers; very good in original half blue cloth and light blue paper-covered boards titled in gilt on spine and in black on front cover in the original blue paper-covered slipcase with light wear and fading. Oakland taught in the Manual Arts Department at NIU from 1915 until his retirement in 1956. Published by the author unknown‎

Référence libraire : 27046

‎OBA WISER‎

‎1942 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT WORK JOURNAL AND PERSONAL DIARY OF A HARDWORKING 74 YEAR OLD MINER AND METALLURGIST WORKING AND TRAVELING FROM MEXICO TO CANADA AND MINING SITES IN BETWEEN‎

‎DOWNEY CALIFORNIA BOWEN ISLAND HURLEY NEW MEXICO. Very Good. 1942. On offer is a fascinating 1942 manuscript journal of metallurgist Oba Wiser of Downey California. Oba was born on February 7th 1868 thusly 74 years old and one cannot help being amazed at how much work he was still doing in the field. He spends most of his time at four different mines sites one on Bowen Island in Canada where he spends from January 10th to April 8th and working in the laboratory. After the Canadian site he heads to a remote mine in Holden Washington where he works from April 10th to about April 30th. After this he makes a quick stop to see his wife in Downey and then goes to a mine in Chihuahua Mexico Silver City and finally ending up in Hurley New Mexico at the Chino Mines. On May 16th he heads back to Downey and stays there until June 14th and that's when his long trip begins as he heads back to Holden Mine until August 28th and from there to Britannia Beach in Canada. He stays in Britannia until about November 21st when he finally heads back home and stays there until the diary entries end on December 31st. There is a long handwritten diary entry for every day of the year. Oba was in the 1919 'Engineering and Mining Journal' mentioned as metallurgical engineer who resigned as assistant mill superintendent of the Chino Copper Co. of Hurley New Mexico to accept the management of the Republic Mining and Milling Co. Hanover New Mexico. He had quite the long career in the mining field if he was a superintendent in 1919 and still working hard in 1942. It is also known that he married Ellen a Swedish woman almost 20 years his junior. They had two children Virginia and Wendell. He died 8 years after this journal was written and 3 days before his 82nd birthday. Oba's entries are so long and detailed much mining information and metallurgy and a great deal about the war: 1942 "January 1st How lovely it is to be able to get up early feeling well and anxious to get at the task to be done on the first day of the new year. And how fortunate to have a task worthwhile as I am approaching my 74th year. Ellen and Wendell busy all forenoon washing and cleaning the house. I almost finished the job of getting my files in order to leave early next week. Today is a holiday and no mail. It was nice and bright this morning but heavy clouds and rain in afternoon. We were home all day. In the evening I wrote J. D. Vincent of the Bureau of Mines at Salt Lake City. He is already taking on a heavy load. It will make his mark. Manila has all but fallen as per radio." "January 8th Crescent City Calif. Lauff Hotel. Sybil Buddy and I got out at 6 A.M. this morning at the Lauff Hotel in Crescent City Calif. This was so early that we had a hard time finding a coffee shop open for breakfast. It was not raining when we left for Grant's Pass at 7:10 A.M. In fact it only misted at times the whole day. We made good time even though the highway was very crowded all the way to Grants Pass and on to Roseburg. Just awhile in Eugene we encountered the remnants of the big sleet storm. Many trees had all the tops broken off with hundreds of telephone wires and poles down for miles. Salem Oregon was the hardest hit however the sleet gave out North of Salem with snow and slush at Portland. Arrive Portland 5 P.M. Looked for rooms for a whole hour and finally came over to Vancouver Washington before finding any. We stopped at St. Elmo an old hotel. Made 372 miles today." "January 10th I was up at 6:30 A.M. Bathed and shaved. After breakfast take boat for Britannia at 9 A.M. Could have taken boat at 7 P.M. last night for Britannia and saved $5.00 expense money. I got to Britannia at 12:30 P.M. It was very foggy and boat was two hours reaching Bowen Island generally made in one hour. Found Browning home with a cold. Hobb and Stewart on annual report. Have not done much on research since I left. They now have ore for 300 put in drift on 4500 level and gold values are fairly good…….""January 19th I was out at 6:30 A.M. as usual. I spent practically all day in research lab on No. 8 ore. Found several pieces containing free gold mainly quartz. Russell Steward ground and blanketed a charge. Cleaned the gold up with acid. Found very little fine gold. Browning got a letter from E___ today sending two samples from Nor-Acme for assay. I found 10 gr from both No. 1 and 2. Looked like both were pay ore especially No. 2. Ebbutt wanted specimens at No. 8 ore from 4500. Irwin came down from mine saying he would get the specimens of the 6 oz. material from 4500 drift to be prepared as soon as our Dimet saw came. I went to Munro's for a fine turkey dinner tonight then with them to movie Bing Crosby and home after show. British still falling back at Malaya. Heavy gas explosion at Sacramento." "April 21st Holden Washington Nice today but cold breeze off glaciers. I was up at 5:50 A.M. this morning. I woke the Salvation Army folks at Guest House as the two ladies had to leave on bus. I ate breakfast with them. Was at mill 7 A.M. to take off the two tests we started at 11 P.M. One with low time showed 009 oz gold removed. The other with higher time only 0065 oz removed. Yesterday was a good day for recovery in Cy plant 6.4 oz. best so far for April. Sacket came back today." "May 4th Traveling to El Paso all day Had a good sleep last night and was up at 7 A.M. Good breakfast 7:30 A.M. Diner was filled with soldier….Went to Hilton Hotel." "May 5th Warm today in El Paso Texas and me with a heavy suit on. I was up at 7 A.M. and after breakfast went over to El P____ office in Bassett Town as today was Mexican holiday. Could do nothing toward getting passport but we got everything lined up for the attack tomorrow. Today was a Gala Day in El Paso as well as in Mexico. 500 Mexican troops came across the border and marched thru the streets of El Paso 500 American troops went back with them marching thru streets of Juarez. First time in history. Fennessy took me to luncheon. In the evening I had dinner at the Barker's……." "May 12th Left El Paso at 8 A.M. on Parrish stage for Sliver City. Selma was at depot with a package of papers for me. We had a flat tire at Deming. Arrived Silver City 1 P.M. Stop at Hotel Murray. Eloyer was there to meet me. Wright had gone to Mogollon. Met Fred Newman. He drove me over to Sam's Diner where I spent hours visiting with Mr. Knaebel of ______Co. They are building a new 250 ton mill to treat ore they have developed since my last visit here last August. See my diary last year. Ira Wright came down and had dinner with me at Murray Hotel. I retired at 10 P.M." "May 13th Up early at Murray Hotel. At 8:30 Ira Wright Wilbur Wright Elayen and I left Silver City for Black Range. We pick Dave Boise and Strong up at Ground Hog Mine. Arrive Grandview inspecting workings and on showing. More development needed here. Have lunch at the company boarding house. After lunch visit Columbia Mine. I was muchly impressed with Columbia. They need more development work also. We are shipping about 30 tons per day to Black Hawk Mill. Got back to Silver City at 5 P.M. At 6:30 P.M. we had 3 rounds of drinks and then sat down to a fine dinner at Sam's China Restaurant. Joe Murphy was there……." "July 16th Back in Holden Was up early and rode to mill with Harvey Clemmer. We now have 3 cyde. tests going……Lots of mining talk that I don't quite understand then… Cycle No. 9 showed a recovery of .013 oz of gold. Too good to be true…….Had a nice letter from Sharp today. Ok for me to remain here another month. Radio says Nazi push is losing power……" The diary measures about 4 ½" x 5 ¾" and overall VG.; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: MINING METALLURGIST HOLDEN WASHINGTON BOWEN ISLAND MINES OBA WISER DOWNEY CALIFORNIA CHIHUAHUA MEXICO SILVER CITY BRITANNIA BEACH CHINO COPPER CO WWII WORLD WAR II WW2 HANDWRITTEN WRITER HOLOGRAPH SIGNED PERSONAL MEMOIR HANDWRITTEN HAND WRITTEN AUTOGRAPH AUTOGRAPHS SIGNED LETTERS DOCUMENT DOCUMENTS MANUSCRIPT MANUSCRIPTS WRITERS WRITER AUTHOR HOLOGRAPH TRAVEL PERSONAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown‎

Référence libraire : 0001507

‎Obojski, Robert; Goddu, K.; Van Maanen, J.; Ehrmann, E.; Barrett, G.; Jones, G; Smith, E.‎

‎Collector Editions (Magazine) Spring 1982, Vol. 10 No. 1 - Mary Moline's Rockwell-inspired Dolls‎

‎72 pages. Features: The quiet death of the Susan B. Anthony dollar; Glassmaking in America - the story of Steuben; The peaceful journey of Chen Chi; Lladro - creating new traditions in Spanish porcelain; Mary Moline's Rockwell-inspired dolls; In Memoriam - Marcel Moussalli; Why Gordon W. Jones collects books; The glass of Orrefors a look at a current traveling exhibit. Rubbing to front cover, otherwise average wear. Prior owner's name atop page 2. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine‎

‎OCELLUS‎

‎Betrachtungen des Ocellus von Lukanien über die Welt. Aus dem Griechischen in das Französische übersetzt und mit verschiedenen Abhandlungen über die wichtigsten Punkte der Hauptwissenschaft der Naturlehre und der Sittenlehre der Alten die man als den zweyten Theil der Weltweisheit der gesunden Vernunft ansehen kann begeleitet von dem Herrn Marquis d'Argens Seiner königlichen Majestät in Preussen Kammerherrn Mitglied der königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften und Direktor der philologischen Klasse. Aus dem Französischen des Herrn Marquis in das Deutsche übersetzt.‎

‎Breslau Verlegts George Gottlieb Horn 1763. 8vo. 50462 p. Restored half vellum 17 cm Ref: Hoffmann 32; Ebert 14990; cf. Brunet 4151 for the French edition of 1762; not yet in VD18 Details: The binding is not original but originating from an other book of approximately the same size. The vellum on the boards seems old but the leather on the back is recent. The pastedowns are new and marbled the flyleaves are old but not original. Greek text with facing German translation abundant commentary Condition: The paper is browning & foxed; title spotted its margins thumbed. Small hole in the right margin of the title not reaching text. Right upper corner of 1 leaf torn off with the loss of some letters at the beginning & end of the first sentence. Some words on 1 page erased with ink. Small hole in the last leaf resulting in the loss of some letters. Some pencil Note: This book is a gesture of friendship. It was produced by Jean Baptiste de Boyer Marquis d'Argens for his close friend Frederick the Great Friedrich der Grosse the philosopher/king of Prussia to give him some comfort in tempestuous times when it looked as if he stood on the eve of the fall of his kingdom. 1760/61 were years of disaster for Frederick during the Seven Year's war 1756/1763 an 18th century world war between Prussia Kurhannover and Great Britain against the rest of Europe. In the midst of slaughter the Marquis and Frederick exchanged letters. In a letter of october 1760 Lettre 88 Frederick seemed desparate. La fin de mes jours est empoissonée' he writes. 'Je n'ai ni secours ni diversion ni paix ni rien au monde à espérer. The end of the letter is gloomy. Adieu mon cher Marquis ne m'oubliez pas & soyez tranquille spectateur de ce qu'il plaira à la fatalité & à la brutale rage de nos ennemis d'ordonner de nous. Oeuvres postumes de Frédéric II Tome XI: Correspondance avec le Marquis d'Argens Amsterdam 1789 p. 200 The king meanwhile finds like the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius comfort in philosophy. Je n'ai de soutien au milieu de tant de contrariétés que ma philosophie; c'est un bâton sur lequel je m'étaie. Lettre 92 p. 210 In the summer of 1761 when all seemed lost D'Argens took up his pen and produced for his king this Ocellus edition. 'Ocellus or Occellus of Lucania occurs in Iamblichus' list of Pythagoreans but the work peri tês tou pantos phuseôs bearing his name and known as early as the first century B.C. is undoubtedly spurious. It shows considerable traces of Aristotelian influence and may problably be dated about 150 B.C.' OCD 2nd ed. p. 745 'Ocellus' Schrift über das All soll offenkundig die aristotelische Lehre von der Ewigkeit der Welt und des Menschengeschlechtes mit der Autorität des Pythagoras versehen vielleicht auch die Abhängigkeit des Aristoteles von letzterem belegen'. Neue Pauly vol. 111155 § The Frenchman Jean Baptiste de Boyer Marquis d'Argens 1704-1771 who edited and translated this text is still convinced that its author the philosopher Ocellus lived in the 6th century B.C. That it might be a forgery doesnot enter his mind. The marquis tells in the preface that it is better to read zu Erlernung der alten Weltweisheit Pref. p. 10 the concise original works of the ancients than the more wordy new publications for sie stellen uns die Lehrgebäude der alten Weltweisen nicht in der gehörigen Kürze dar Pref. p. 10. His translation of and commentary on Ocellus illustrate he goes on themes which he the Marquis developed previously. This Ocellus should be considered to be a supplement to the Marquis's Die Philosophie der gesunden Vernunft oder philosophische Betrachtungen über die Ungewissheit der menschlichen Erkäntniss Breslau 1756 a translation into German of his La philosophie du bons-sens ou réflexions philosophique sur l'incertitude des connoissances humaines first published 1737 which saw many reissues and was translated into English Dutch and Italian. Pref. p. 10 Ocellus he tells lived before Socrates Plato and Aristotle and one finds in his work den Grund worauf die späteren Weltweisen hernach ihre Lehrgebäude aufgeführet haben. Pref. p. 11 To prove his point he quotes Plato Philo Alexandrinus Lucianus and Stobaeus. Stobaeus who lived in the 5th century A.D. even wrote a summary of Ocellus' work. He quotes: Ocellus sagt er Stobaeus hält in seinem Buche von der Natur der Welt dafür dass die Welt ewig sey und er beweiset theils diese Meinung theils sucht er auch darzuthun dass die Bewegung die Zeit und die Figur der Welt schon von Ewigkeit her mit der Welt zugleich gewesen sind. Denn die Figur der Welt ist zirkulförmig. Ein Zirkul aber ist sich an allen Seiten gleich und ähnlich und hat also keinen Anfang oder Ende. Die Bewegung ist ebenfalls ewig denn sie geschiehet in einem Kreis und kann also eben so wenig als dieser einen Anfang oder Ende haben. Die Zeit is ebenfalls ewig und unendlich weil dasienige was bewegt wird ohne Anfang und Ende ist. Die Natur leidet also niemals einige Veränderung sie wird weder besser noch schlechter sondern sie bleibet eben so in alle Ewigkeit wie sie von Ewigkeit her gewesen ist'. Pref. p. 19/20 The Marquis proudly tells that his translation is the first one in a modern language. He translates as litteral as possible he says but took the liberty to elaborate on some passages of his translation da ich sonst hätte befürchten müssen das die Uebersetzung vielen Lesern unverständlich würde geworden seyn. Pref. p. 24 The best earlier edition with Latin translation was according to the Marquis produced by the Englishman Thomas Gale Amsterdam 1688. Pref. p. 26 He calls the commentary of the Italian Vizanius Bologna 1646 worthless. The aim of his own commentary is die vornehmsten Punkte der Gottesgelehrsamkeit der Naturlehre und der Sittenlehre zu erörtern und die Uebereinstimmung oder Verschiedenheit der ältern und neuern Gottesgelehrten und Weltweisen in Absicht derselben zu zeigen. Und ich glaube das wenn man unpartheyisch die verschiedenen Meinungen der Alten und Neuen von Zeit zu Zeit untersuchen wollte man daraus eine kurzgefasste Geschichte des menschlichen Verstandes verfertigen könnte'. Pref. p. 27 § The philosopher and author Jean-Baptiste de Boyer Marquis d'Argens was a fierce opponent of the Catholic Church of intollerance and of religious oppression. His books frequently ended up on the Index of forbidden books. His best known work is his Lettres Juives The Hague 1738/42. Frederick the Great king of Prussia invited him to his court. He appreciated him for his attacks upon orthodox religion. There he remained 25 years as a friend and advisor of the king. As the title says D'Argens was Seiner königlichen Majestät in Preussen Kammerherr salary 1500 Reichtaler Mitglied der königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Berlin und Direktor der philologischen Klasse. At the end of his short lemma in Wikipedia French one finds a huge list with his publications. Far more reliable information on D'Argens can be found here: ub-dok.uni-trier.de/argens/bio/bio.htm. D'Argens established relations with the republic of letters in Germany. Especially sein Engagement für den jüdischen Philosophen Moses Mendelssohn ist in der Literaturgeschichte in Erinnerung geblieben. He befriended king Frederick's friend Voltaire mit dem ihn eine zwar zeitweise getrübte aber doch lebenslange Freundschaft verband. His most influential philosophic work was his Philosophie du bon sens which wanted to incite mistrust against all authorities. It saw several translations and 13 editions in the 18th century. This book Betrachtungen des Ocellus was published one year earlier in 1762 in Berlin in French the original title of which is Ocellus Lucanus en Grec et en Français avec des dissertations sur les principales questions de la Métaphysique de la Physique & de la Morale des anciens qui peuvent servir de suite à la Philosophie du Bon sens. Chr.A. Klotz praises in his review in the Acta Litteraria vol. II pars I Altenburg 1765 p. 39/64 the translation of d'Argens. Vidimus Dargensium bene Graecos scriptores e Graeco in Gallicum sermomem vertisse assecutum esse plerumque feliciter sensum auctorum . explicuisse omnia luculenter nihilque ad eorum sententias intelligendas pertineret omisse. p. 41/42 His commentary is very useful and informative immortales Dargensio gratias res litteraria deberet. p. 55. The aim of d'Argens of producing this book was not purely philologic. He didnot want to produce a scientific text. He is a philosopher of the Enlightenment who tries to convince his readers with the help of the ideas of an ancient philosopher that morality is possible without a God. He is an opponent of the religious metaphysics of the German precursor of the Aufklärung the philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. § From the correspondence between D'Argens and king Fredrick the Great in the years 1761/62 we learn something about the aim of this book and the motives for its creation. In a letter to Frederick dated 3 november 1761 lettre 121 D'Argens announced his translation to Frederick. J'ai discontinué depuis de deux mois ma traduction de Plutarque que je reprendrai bientôt & j'ai employé ce temps à traduire le plus ancient philosophe Grec qui nous reste appelé Ocellus Lucanus; il a fait un ouvrage sur la nécessité de l'éternité du monde; il vivoit long-temps avant Socrate Platon Aristote &c. Son ouvrage est court mais excellent; j'y ai joint sous le prétexte d'éclaircir le texte plusieurs dissertations qui ne feront pas rire les ennemis des philosophes'. Oeuvres postumes de Frédéric II Tome XI: Correspondance avec le Marquis d'Argens Amsterdam 1789 p. 272/73 Six weeks later lettre 123 24 december 1761 the Marquis explains Frederick that the Ocellus edition with his translation and his dissertations was not produced for the scholarly world. His Majesty will see que je n'ai pas fait la sauce pour le poisson mais que j'a cuit le poisson pour avoir le prétexte de faire la sauce. Passez-moi Sire ce mauvais proverbe parce qu'il explique bien l'idée que j'ai eue en traduisant Ocellus'. Correspondance avec le Marquis de'Argens p. 277/78 From letter 122 it appears that D'Argens has sent to the king in the mean time the preface to his new book. He produced the Ocellus he tells the king almost one year later lettre 176 October 1762 to vent his gal la bile que nos ennemis me faisoient faire about infamous libels with attacks upon the philosophers Voltaire D'Argens et alii and their maecenas at Sans-Souci king Frederick. J'ai composé celles dissertations sur Ocellus pour répondre indirectement à trente libelles qu'on publioit en Allemagne & en France contre les philosophes & cela pour en revenir toujours à celui de Sans-Souci & à ceux qu'il honoroit de ses bontés'. Correspondance avec le Marquis de'Argens p. 385 D'Argens refers to books like L'Anti-Sans-Souci ou la folie des nouveaux philosophes which was published in 'Bouillon' in 1761. This libel targeted the entourage of the king people like Voltaire La Mettrie and D'Argens and indirectly the king himself. We have seen that D'Argens found it his duty to lay aside his work on Plutarch and to support his king in this tempestuous year of 1761 by attacking Frederick's ennemies who rejoiced in his misfortunes. That the king was very pleased with the gesture of D'Argens is proved by the fact that Frederick offered a deluxe gift copy of the French edition of 1762 bound in red morocco leather to his reader Vorleser Henri Alexandre de Catt. It is one of the rare known gift copies of Frederick. The anecdote connected with this gift is too striking to omit. Möchlicherweise hat der König das Buch kurz nach dem Tod der Zarin Elisabeth 5. Januar 1762 seinem Vorleser de Catt geschenkt. Als der König Ende 1761 die Meldung erhielt dass die Zarin schwer erkrankt sei sagte er zu de Catt: 'Sie werden sehen dass sie nicht stirbt und dass ich gegen das Unwetter weiter ankämpfen muss. Ich gehe eine Wette ein dass sie wieder gesund wird'. De Catt war anderer Ansicht. Sie schlossen eine Wette ab und der König versprach seinem Vorleser für den Fall dass er verlieren sollte ein Geschenk. This was the best and most important bet Frederick ever lost. We quote from Wikipedia's lemma Seven Year's War: 'Britain now threatened to withdraw its subsidies if Prussia didn't seriously consider offering to make concessions to secure peace. As the Prussian armies had dwindled to just 60.000 men Frederick's survival was severely threatened. Then on 5 January 1762 the Russian Empress Elizabeth died. Her Prussophile successor Peter III at once recalled Russian armies from Berlin . This turn of events has become known as the 'miracle of the House of Brandenburg'. A photo of this gift copy and the anecdote can be found on: www.die-buecher-des-koenigs.de/pdf/Friedrich_20120111.pdf. This very gift copy was auctioned in 2010 by Jeschke van Vliet Buch- und Kunstauktionen. The price was 11408 Euro. The German version of 1763 of this book is very rare. We found in KVK a few copies in German libraries one in a French and one in an Austrian library. One copy was auctioned in 1974 JAP Jahrbuch der Auktionspreise vol. XXV Collation: a-c8 d1; A8 minus blank leaf A8 B-2F8. nothing missing between A and B all is regular Photographs on request hardcover‎

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‎Octave DELEPIERRE‎

‎Macaronéana ou mélanges de littérature macaronique des différents peuples de l'Europe‎

‎Paris: G. Gancia libraire à Brighton 1852. Fine. G. Gancia libraire à Brighton Paris 1852 14 x 22.50 cm broché First edition printed in a very small number of copies. One joint reattached minor lacks without consequence to the other joint three tiny marginal lacks to the second cover some foxing. Rare. G. Gancia libraire à Brighton unknown‎

Référence libraire : 11665

‎Octave FEUILLET - Alcide Theophile ROBAUDI‎

‎Chamillac‎

‎Paris: Calmann Lévy 1888. Fine. Calmann Lévy Paris 1888 16 x 24.50 cm broché First edition one of 30 numbered copies on Holland paper only leading copies. A small tear in the back of the head. Nice and unique copy. Our copy is exceptionally enriched with two original drawings in pencil of Alcide Théophile Robaudi which he signed and enhanced with black ink representing scenes of Chamillac and which were placed at the beginning of the volume. . Calmann Lévy unknown‎

Référence libraire : 61982