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Mansfeld-Vorderort zu Bornstedt, Philipp von, Feldherr (1589-1657)
Brief mit eigenh. U.
o.J. Raab (Györ), 20. VIII. 1644, Fol. 3 Seiten. Doppelblatt mit Regeste.
书商的参考编号 : 51170
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MANSFIELD, Richard (1857-1907)
Autograph Letter Signed
The best-known Shakespearian interpreter of the late 19th century was this English actor who toured extensively and played Broadway to great success often producing and directing as well; his performance in London in 1888 in the title role of "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" earned him consideration as a suspect in the then-current Jack the Ripper murders. ALS 3pp lettersheet 5" X 8" New York NY 4 July 1895. Addressed to Charles Henry Meltzer. Very good. Lightly age toned with some discreet expert archival mends on folds. On letterhead of the Garrick Theater in which Mansfield premiered Meltzer's new play "The Story of Rodion the Student" a stage version of Dostoyevski's "Crime and Punishment" on December 3 the actor writes the playwright on some future play. In part: "I am glad to receive your report of progress and all your ideas seem Excellent. I shall also be more than pleased to receive the first act and -- I am sure -- to be pleased when I read it. It is also good to hear from a man whose motto appears to be: 'Labor voluptas'. When you have finished 'Le Pere Prodigue' you will I hope commence at once on a play for me." Meltzer 1853-1936 was an English dramatist and translator who penned a number of plays though the new play Mansfield refers to in this letter appears never to have been completed. Excellent stage content -- and attractive despite mild wear. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 41740
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MANSHIP, Paul (1885-1966)
Autograph Letter Signed / Unsigned Photograph
The huge golden Prometheus figure in the fountain in front of Rockefeller Plaza in New York 1934 is one of this sculptor's best known works. ALS "Paul M" 1p 6" X 7" New York NY 1961 October 23. Addressed to Carl Haverlin president of music licensing giant Broadcast Music Inc. Fine. Regards the stir caused by the New York Civil War Centennial Commission's effort to have a casting of Manship's 1937 equestrian statue of General Ulysses S. Grant erected in front of Grant's Tomb: "Enclosed please find the letter I have just received from Mrs. Wm. Pigott Cronan Gen. U.S. Grant's Grandaughter." Boldly penned in blue ballpoint. Also present is a copy of Cronan's letter of support some newspaper clippings regarding the controversy and a few miscellaneous papers. Accompanied by a fine 10" X 8" glossy photograph showing Manship Haverlin and Bruce Catton examining a scale model of the Grant statue. Superb little collection regarding this controversial proposal. unknown
书商的参考编号 : 25567
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Manso, Johann Kaspar Friedrich, Historiker und Philologe (1759-1826).
Eigenh. Brief mit U. [Breslau], 27. IV. 1801.
2 SS. 4to. Schöner Gelehrtenbrief an einen "optimo Hirschio" (möglicherweise den Ansbacher Rat und Horazübersetzer Georg Ludwig Hirsch [1731-1815]?) mit einem Lob seines einstigen Gegners Friedrich Schiller. Übersendet zwei Gedichte, davon ein Schillersches, das der Dichter allzu streng gekürzt habe, sowie als Geschenk eine eigene Publikation (Mansos 1801 erschienene "Vermischte Schriften") und bittet um die Rücksendung eines Buches: "Tui me semper, ut decet, memorem esse Teque, quanquam non in oculius habere, tamen in sinu, quod aiunt, ferre animoque cernere et tenere, tria haec, quae Tibi mitto, testentur. Primum ad te Dominum redit egregium Schilleri melos, e quo profecto plura, quam debuit, exulare poeta iussit. Dein misit mihi equitum praefectus a Wallenrodt, idem, si bene memini, quocum in deversorio, ab urbe Parisiorum nomen mutante, coenavimus, quique, ut nosti, mire doctus sibi videtur, carmen Latinum, Alcaio metro scriptum, neque bonum, neque malum [...] Rogat, ut perlegas [...] Addidi denique lene munus, libellum, qui Seria mea Ludicris mixta continet [...] Haec amicus amico prodo, rogans, ut ne tetrico Catonis vultu adspicias, quae jocans, amans, dolens, querens, irascens, modo pressius, modo elatius scripsi [...] Opus mihi est comentatione Schwabii de vi, quam veterum exempla, ad imitandum proposita, in aevi nostri ingenia habent. Quam cum Te perlegisse existimem, reddas peto [...]". - Manso hatte im sogenannten Xenienstreit noch heftig gegen Schiller Partei genommen; umgekehrt verspotteten Schiller und Goethe in ihren "Xenien" Manso. Schon 1795 hatte Manso in der "Neuen Bibliothek der schönen Wissenschaften und der freyen Künste" Schiller für seine "ununterbrochene widerliche Mischung von gelehrt aussehenden abstrakten und schöngeisterischen Phrasen" gegeißelt. - Zuletzt 1865 in der Sammlung Robert Weigel nachgewiesen. Gedruckt in: Schlesische Provinzialblätter, Neue Folge 4 (1865), S. 355f.
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MANSOUR (Joyce).
Faire signe au machiniste.
Paris Le Soleil noir 1977 1 vol. broché in-12, broché, couverture illustrée à rabats, 154 pp. Edition originale collective illustrée par Jorge Camacho. Tirage limité à 1800 exemplaires, celui-ci numéroté sur vélin édita, avec un envoi autographe signé de la poétesse égyptienne : "Pour Nathalie Sarraute - co-voyageuse de montagnes russes [Newyorkaises Parisiennes, Londoniennes] avec l'amitié enthousiaste de Joyce".
书商的参考编号 : 107708
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MANSOUR (Joyce).
Faire signe au machiniste.
Paris Le Soleil noir 1977 1 vol. broché in-12, broché, couverture illustrée à rabats, 154 pp. Edition originale collective illustrée par Jorge Camacho. Tirage limité à 1800 exemplaires, celui-ci numéroté sur vélin édita, avec un envoi autographe signé de la poétesse égyptienne : "Pour Nathalie Sarraute - co-voyageuse de montagnes russes [Newyorkaises Parisiennes, Londoniennes] avec l'amitié enthousiaste de Joyce".
书商的参考编号 : 107708
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MANSOUR (Joyce).
Histoires nocives (Jules César, Iles flottantes).
Paris Gallimard 1973 1 vol. broché in-12, broché, couverture rempliée, 150 pp. Edition collective en partie originale, en service de presse avec un hommage autographe signé de l'autrice. Dos légèrement bruni.
书商的参考编号 : 17862
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MANSOUR (Joyce).
Histoires nocives (Jules César, Iles flottantes).
Paris Gallimard 1973 1 vol. broché in-12, broché, couverture rempliée, 150 pp. Edition collective en partie originale, en service de presse avec un hommage autographe signé de l'autrice. Dos légèrement bruni.
书商的参考编号 : 17862
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MANSOUR (Joyce).
Le bleu des fonds.
Paris Le Soleil Noir, coll. "Club" 1968 1 vol. broché in-8, broché, couverture illustrée rempliée, 88 pp., nombreuses illustrations in-texte de Pierre Alechinsky. Edition originale numérotée sur offset sirène et enrichie d'un bel envoi autographe signé de l'autrice "pour Simone Benmussa, parce que "Virginia" m'a enchantée. L'admirable machinerie du désir est en marche. Bravo ! Joyce Mansour".
书商的参考编号 : 19506
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MANSOUR (Joyce).
Le bleu des fonds.
Paris Le Soleil Noir, coll. "Club" 1968 1 vol. broché in-8, broché, couverture illustrée rempliée, 88 pp., nombreuses illustrations in-texte de Pierre Alechinsky. Edition originale numérotée sur offset sirène et enrichie d'un bel envoi autographe signé de l'autrice "pour Simone Benmussa, parce que "Virginia" m'a enchantée. L'admirable machinerie du désir est en marche. Bravo ! Joyce Mansour".
书商的参考编号 : 19506
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Manteuffel, Edwin von, Generalfeldmarschall (1809-1885).
Eigenh. Brief mit U. Berlin, 5. III. 1861.
1 S. Folio. "Eure königliche Hoheit benachrichtige ich unterthänigst, dass ich die Sache im Betreff des Sohnes des Generalmajors Bauernfeind [?] am nächsten Donnerstag zum Vortrag werde nehmen können u. Euer königliche Hoheit unmittelbar nach der Allerhöchsten Entscheidung Nachricht unterthänigst geben werde […]".
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Manteuffel, Edwin von, Generalfeldmarschall (1809-1885).
Eigenh. Brief mit U. O. O., 2. X. 1849.
¾ S. auf Doppelblatt. Gr.-4to. Mit eh. Adresse (Faltbrief). An den "königlichen Lieutnant & königlichen Adjutanten" Herrn von Alton: "Seine Majestät der König haben den morgenden Tag vollständig besetzt & können daher morgen den General Bonin nicht empfangen. Ich werde demselben aber morgen sogleich schreiben, sobald ich die Befehle für übermorgen werde empfangen haben [...]". Manteuffel war im Mai des Jahres zum Flügeladjutanten des preußischen Königs Friedrich Wilhelm IV. ernannt worden. - Mit Resten eines roten Lacksiegels; etwas knittrig und angestaubt.
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Manteuffel, Edwin von, Staatsmann und GFM (1809-1885)
Eigenh. Brief mit U.
o.J. Straßburg, 19. XII. 1879, Gr.-8°. 1 Seite.
书商的参考编号 : 43361
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Manteuffel, Edwin von, Staatsmann und GFM (1809-1885)
Eigenh. Brief mit U.
o.J. Schloß Gottorf, 14. IV. 1866, Gr.-4° (28,5 x 22,5 cm). 1 Seite.
书商的参考编号 : 53656
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Manteuffel, Georg August Ernst von, sächs. Konferenzminister, Geheimrath (1765 - 1842)
Eigenh. Albumblatt mit U.
o.J. [Leipzig], [1785], Qu.-8°.
书商的参考编号 : 60944
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Manteuffel, Otto Carl Gottlob Freiherr von, Politiker und Rittergutsbesitzer (1844-1913).
Brief mit eigenh. U. Crossen, 1. I. 1897.
½ S. auf Doppelblatt. 8vo. An einen namentlich nicht genannten Adressaten: "Unter dem verbindlichsten Danke für die mir gütigst übermittelten Glückwünsche zum neuen Jahr, erwidere ich dieselben auf das Angelegentlichste [...]".
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Manteuffel, Otto Carl Gottlob Freiherr von, Politiker und Rittergutsbesitzer (1844-1913).
Eigenh. Brief mit U. Berlin, 13. VI. 1852.
1 S. auf Doppelblatt. 4to. Wohl an Friedrich Wilhelm IV, König von Preußen: "Eure Hoheit benachrichtige ich im Verfolg eines mir soeben zugehenden Schreibens des Herrn v. Dörnberg [d. i. Philipp Freiherr von Dörnberg, kurhessischer Gesandter in Berlin] daß es mir zur hohen Ehre gereichen wird Hochdieselben morgen Vormittag zwischen 10 und 11 Uhr bei mir zu empfangen, daß ich aber auch ganz zu Befehl stehe im Hotel aufzuwarten und nur einer dienstfälligen Zeit-Bestimmung gehorsamst entgegensehe [...]".
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Manteuffel, Otto Theodor von, preußischer Ministerpräsident (1844-1913)
Eigenh. Briefkarte mit U.
o.J. Berlin, 4. III. 1895, Qu.-8° (9 x 11,5 cm). 2 Seiten. Briefkopf "Reichstag".
书商的参考编号 : 43994
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Manteuffel-Katzdangen, Carl Baron von (genannt Szoege), Schriftsteller und Politiker (1872-1948).
Eigenhändige Sentenzen mit U., eh. Gedicht mit U., eh. ausgefülltem Formularteil und eh. Namenszug. Berlin, o. D.
1 S. Folio (223:282 mm). Albumblatt mit gedruckter Bordüre, gedr. Fußzeile "Beitrag zum Selbstschriftenalbum 'Deutschlands Zukunft'" und gedr. Formular für biograph. Daten, aufgezogen auf einen Bogen Pergamentpapier (ca. 330:344 mm). "Weder die Politik noch die Wirtschaft, sondern die Rasse ist das Schicksal. Deutschlands Zukunft liegt im Osten. Im deutschen Schachspiel ist der Bauer die wichtigste Figur [...]". Das Gedicht zu vier Strophen und je vier Zeilen: "Trotz aller Stürme heben / wir doch zum Pflug die Hand, / es grünt noch neues Leben / im deutschen Vaterland. / Das Haus erlag den Stürmen / das uns der Ahn gebaut, / ein festeres zu thürmen / sind wir von Gott betraut [...]". - Geschrieben als Beitrag für die von Friedrich Koslowsky im Berliner Eigenbrödler-Verlag herausgegebene Faksimile-Anthologie "Deutschlands Köpfe der Gegenwart über Deutschlands Zukunft" (1928). Die erstgenannte Sentenz wurde aufgenommen und bei Veröffentlichung in Druckschrift wiedergegeben. Koslowsky 370.
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Manthe, Albert, German sculptor (1847-1929).
Autograph quotation signed. Schmargendorf, 14. V. 1908.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Mens sana in corpore sano [...]". - After studying at the Berlin Academy and receiving further training in London, Manthe settled in Berlin, where he remained for the rest of his life. His work comprises sculpture groups, portrait busts, war memorials and tombs in Berlin, Schwerin, Angermünde and other German cities. - Traces of a postmark. Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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MANUEL ( Eugène).
Pages intimes. Poésies . Troisème édition.
Paris,Michel Lévy frères, 1867 ; in-12 °, demi-maroquin bleu pétrole, dos à nerfs, titre doré; 4ff., 244pp. ; dos passé, piqûres inégales.
书商的参考编号 : cROU-1707
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MANUEL (Eugène).
A nos hôtes. Poésie récitée par M. Coquelin de la Comédie française.
Paris Calmann Lévy 1878 1 vol. relié plaquette in-12, bradel demi-percaline brune, pièce de titre de basane rouge avec titre doré en long au dos, couvertures conservées (Lemardeley), 7 pp. Edition originale avec un bel envoi amical de l'auteur à Francisque Sarcey.
书商的参考编号 : 51150
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MANUEL (Eugène).
A nos hôtes. Poésie récitée par M. Coquelin de la Comédie française.
Paris Calmann Lévy 1878 1 vol. relié plaquette in-12, bradel demi-percaline brune, pièce de titre de basane rouge avec titre doré en long au dos, couvertures conservées (Lemardeley), 7 pp. Edition originale avec un bel envoi amical de l'auteur à Francisque Sarcey.
书商的参考编号 : 51150
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MANUEL (Eugène).
En voyage. Poésies. Récits et souvenirs.
Paris Calmann Lévy 1882 1 vol. relié in-12, demi-chagrin vert, dos à nerfs, tête dorée, non rogné, couvertures et dos conservés (Ad. Lavaux), 256 pp. Edition originale. Un des quelques exemplaires de luxe imprimés sur Hollande avec un envoi de l'auteur. Dos uniformément passé.
书商的参考编号 : 51148
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MANUEL (Eugène).
En voyage. Poésies. Récits et souvenirs.
Paris Calmann Lévy 1882 1 vol. relié in-12, demi-chagrin vert, dos à nerfs, tête dorée, non rogné, couvertures et dos conservés (Ad. Lavaux), 256 pp. Edition originale. Un des quelques exemplaires de luxe imprimés sur Hollande avec un envoi de l'auteur. Dos uniformément passé.
书商的参考编号 : 51148
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MANUEL (Eugène).
Pages intimes. Poésies.
Paris Michel Lévy Frères 1866 1 vol. Relié in-12, plein maroquin rouge, dos à nerfs soulignés de filets dorés, double filet doré en encadrement des caissons décorés de guirlande dorée et fleuron central, décor d'encadrements dorés à la Du Seuil sur les plats avec large fleuron central, double filet doré sur les coupes et coiffes guillochées, dentelle intérieure dorée, tête dorée, non rogné, 244 pp. Edition originale ornée d'un beau portrait de l'auteur en frontispice gravé par Léopold Flameng. Un des quelques exemplaires imprimés sur Hollande, avec un bel envoi autographe signé de l'auteur à une comédienne "toute gracieuse interprète de mes vers". Bel exemplaire dans une luxueuse reliure de l'époque.
书商的参考编号 : 116533
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MANUEL (Eugène).
Pages intimes. Poésies.
Paris Michel Lévy Frères 1866 1 vol. Relié in-12, plein maroquin rouge, dos à nerfs soulignés de filets dorés, double filet doré en encadrement des caissons décorés de guirlande dorée et fleuron central, décor d'encadrements dorés à la Du Seuil sur les plats avec large fleuron central, double filet doré sur les coupes et coiffes guillochées, dentelle intérieure dorée, tête dorée, non rogné, 244 pp. Edition originale ornée d'un beau portrait de l'auteur en frontispice gravé par Léopold Flameng. Un des quelques exemplaires imprimés sur Hollande, avec un bel envoi autographe signé de l'auteur à une comédienne "toute gracieuse interprète de mes vers". Bel exemplaire dans une luxueuse reliure de l'époque.
书商的参考编号 : 116533
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MANUEL (Eugène).
Poésies du foyer et de l'école, extraites des oeuvres de l'auteur, avec des pièces inédites.
Paris Calmann Lévy 1888 1 vol. broché in-12, broché, XIII + 286 pp. Exemplaire paru la même année que l'originale, enrichi d'un envoi autographe signé de l'auteur à [Henriette] Cuvillier-Fleury, épouse du journaliste et critique Alfred-Auguste Cuvillier-Fleury décédé l'année précédente. Bon exemplaire.
书商的参考编号 : 126437
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MANUEL (Eugène).
Poésies du foyer et de l'école, extraites des oeuvres de l'auteur, avec des pièces inédites.
Paris Calmann Lévy 1888 1 vol. broché in-12, broché, XIII + 286 pp. Exemplaire paru la même année que l'originale, enrichi d'un envoi autographe signé de l'auteur à [Henriette] Cuvillier-Fleury, épouse du journaliste et critique Alfred-Auguste Cuvillier-Fleury décédé l'année précédente. Bon exemplaire.
书商的参考编号 : 126437
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MANUEL (Robert).
Qu'allais-je faire dans cette galère ?
Paris Emile-Paul 1975 1 vol. broché in-8, broché, 286 pp. Bel envoi autographe signé de l'auteur à la comédienne Geneviève [Page]. Couverture jaunie, sinon en bon état.
书商的参考编号 : 124627
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MANUEL (Robert).
Qu'allais-je faire dans cette galère ?
Paris Emile-Paul 1975 1 vol. broché in-8, broché, 286 pp. Bel envoi autographe signé de l'auteur à la comédienne Geneviève [Page]. Couverture jaunie, sinon en bon état.
书商的参考编号 : 124627
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MANUEL Eugène
Les ouvriers
- Michel Lévy frères, Paris 1870, 13x19,5cm, relié. - Edition de l'année de l'originale. Reliure en demi cartonnage noir recouvert de papier moucheté, dos lisse, pièce de titre de chagrin rouge, plats de papier marbré, coins émoussés, reliure de l'époque. Envoi autographe signé de Eugène Manuel à ses amis et cousins Léon Philippe et sa femme. Rousseurs. [ENGLISH DESCRIPTION ON DEMAND]
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Manuel Mujica Lainez et Aldo Serda
Vida y gloria del teatro colon
à l'occasion du 75 e anniversaires 1908-1983 Envoi autographe à Pierre Mauroy ( ancien ministre et Maire de Lille) + carte de l'intendant municipal du théatre de Bunénos Aires In-4, 34x30, couverture illustrée, 190pp. Poids 6kg
书商的参考编号 : CZC-12958
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Manuel Mujica Lainez et Aldo Serda
Vida y gloria del teatro colon
à l'occasion du 75 e anniversaires 1908-1983 Envoi autographe à Pierre Mauroy ( ancien ministre et Maire de Lille) + carte de l'intendant municipal du théatre de Bunénos Aires In-4, 34x30, couverture illustrée, 190pp. Poids 6kg
书商的参考编号 : CZC-12958
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MANUEL, Eugène
Pages Intimes. Poésies [ Edition originale - Livre dédicacé par l'auteur ]
1 vol. in-12 reliure demi-basane rouge, Michel Lévy Frères, Paris, 1866, 4 ff., 244 pp. Bel envoi d'Eugène Manuel "à mon ami Coquelin Cadet, bien cordial souvenir". Etat très satisfaisant (fentes partielles en mors, pliure du cuir en dos) pour cet exemplaire du premier recueil de poésie du célèbre poète et homme politique républicain Eugène Manuel (1823-1901) de belle provenance. Vicaire, V, 494 Français
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MANUEL, Eugène
Pages Intimes. Poésies [ Edition originale - Livre dédicacé par l'auteur ]
1 vol. in-12 reliure demi-basane rouge, Michel Lévy Frères, Paris, 1866, 4 ff., 244 pp.
书商的参考编号 : 61305
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MANUEL, Henri
Photo de bal costumé ou bal travesti, signée par Henri Manuel
Photo format 22,5 x 15,8 cm sur support cartonné format 25,7 x 20,3 cm, s.d. [ circa 1910 ? ] Belle photographie d'un bal costumé, partiellement travesti, signée sur le papier de montage par le célèbre photographe Henri Manuel. Certains personnages sont travestis, d'autres non, on note la présence de deux troupiers (dont peut-être Gaston Ouvrard ?). Français
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MANUEL, Henri
Photo de bal costumé ou bal travesti, signée par Henri Manuel
Photo format 22,5 x 15,8 cm sur support cartonné format 25,7 x 20,3 cm, s.d. [ circa 1910 ? ]
书商的参考编号 : 58373
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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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MANUSCRIT
MANUSCRIT : Procès-verbal de l'Assemblée générale du Clergé de France commencée à Pontoise au Convent des Cordeliers et continuée à Paris au Couvent des Augustins ès années 1660 et 1661. Monsieur l'Abbé Thoreau, Doien de Poitiers, Secrétaire.
Fort in-4, 566 pp. et (37) ff.bl., reliure du XVIIe s. veau brun, dos orné, exemplaire réglé (coiffes arasées, mors en partie fendus mais exemplaire solide).
书商的参考编号 : 8144
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MANUSCRIT - MATHEMATIQUES, CALCUL.
Manuscrit de Pierre MAGES ( de Pionsat, Puy-de-Dome) , tenu en 1809- 1810.
Cahier in-4° , demi-velin à coins, plats de papier bleu, fermeture par lacets crèmes, 124 pages écrites ( sur environ les 200 pages que compte le cahier ).L'étude aborde les chapitres suivants : numération, addition, soustraction, réduction, multiplication; parties alliquotes, fractions, division, règles du cent, du millier, de trois, règle de compagnie, règle de tare, règle testamentaire, règle d'alliage, et les exercices correspondants, la règle de fausse position , dernière du cahier, est restée inachevée. Environ 80 pages sont restées vierges en fin de cahier.
书商的参考编号 : 7676
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manuscrit BOST (Charles).
Lettre autographe signée.
Le Havre, 1922, 1 carte bristol à en-tête imprimée de 14 x 10 cm, texte manuscrit recto-verso ;
书商的参考编号 : 12851
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Manuscrit de Grammaire - Versification - Calendrier - Numismatique
Manuscrit intitulé : "Notices" - (milieu du XIXémé siècle) -
256 pages in4 - Reliure bradel cartonnée - Trés bon état intérieur -
书商的参考编号 : 33593
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Manuscrit de Médecine
Manuscrit intitulé : "Cours d'accouchement" -
312 pages grand in4 - Reliure demi basane brune, dos lisse, plats percaline mors frottés, petits accrocs aux coiffes - Trés bon état intérieur -
书商的参考编号 : 33592
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Manuscrit de Théatre : [Jean Baptiste DESMOLIN]
Manuscrit (autographe ?) intitulé: "Louis Neuf dans les fers - Drame en un acte - Anno Domini 1817" -
66 pages in8 - Reliure d'époque, dos papier, plats en basane - Bon état intérieur -
书商的参考编号 : 33597
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Manuscrit de Théologie
Manuscrit intitulé : "Abrégé du Traité de la connaissance de Jésus Christ par M. Jean Baptiste Le Queux prêtre" - (vers 1800) -
419 pages in8 - Reliure pleine basane d'époque - épidermures - petits accrocs aux coiffes - coins émoussés - Trés bon état intérieur -
书商的参考编号 : 33595
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Manuscrit de Théologie
Manuscrit intitulé : "Saint Paul et l'Illumination chrétienne" - (vers 1900) -
611 pages in4 - Reliure demi toile verte - Trés bon état intérieur -
书商的参考编号 : 33594
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Manuscrit du XVIIIeme siècle - Médecine - Pharmacie
Manuscrit: "Recueil de Formules et Secrets des plus Célèbres Mds et Pharmaciens tant du Royaume que des Pays étragers" -
A Paris - 1745 - 1 volume in8 de 165 pages - sans couverture ni reliure - page de titre poussièreuse et détachée - par ailleurs très bon état -
书商的参考编号 : GF35633
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