‎Golf‎

‎O'Neil, Tom: Editor‎

‎Golf World - A Weekly Golf Magazine, 2 November (Nov.), 1956, Vol. 10, No. 22 - Cover Photos of Dave Ragan and Don Bisplinghoff‎

‎16 pages. Features: U.S. Wins Americas Cup; Tom Robbins Champion; Ragan wins Florida PGA title; Records of leaders for season; Tips on how to control the head; Photo of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Robbins and his sister Mrs. Mary Shields; Photo of Mr. & Mrs. J. Wood Platt of Philadelphia; Photo of Mr. & Mrs. John W. Roberts of Columbus, Ohio; Photo of John W. Roberts and Arthur F. Lynch receiving medals from Eric Nelson of Pinehurst; Nice photo of Dub Pagan; Photo of winners Tom Strange, Helen Hicks Patterson and Jim Smith; Photo of PGA officials Harry Moffitt, Mrs. Elbin and Max Elbin; Nice photo of Walter Hall with his article on head position; WTTW Chicago photo of Chick Evans, Frank Wilson and Joe Kelly clowning with golf; Nice photo of Mary Mills and Mrs. Sam Byrd - Gulf Coast finalists; Nice photo of Mr. & Mrs. Carlton N. Warner; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine‎

‎O'Neil, Tom: Editor‎

‎Golf World - A Weekly Golf Magazine, 16 November (Nov.), 1956, Vol. 10, No. 24 - Cover Photos of Dick Chapman and Henson Maples Settling Election Bet‎

‎16 pages. Features: Thomson's 349 best at Sydney; Chapman and Harrison win Carousel; Pat Lesser to marry John Harbottle, Jr.; Weight shift vital; Two photos of U.S. pros abroad - Roger Peacock, W.C. Gibson, Capt. R.V. Peddiroval, W.S. MacDonald and Al Houghton; Color one-page Christmas ad for Dunlop Maxfli balls; Photo of the steel frame of Philadelphia CC's new home under construction; Photos from the Carousel; Photo of 40th anniversary of the Wethersfield CC, Hartford CT includes Jackie Farrell of the Yankees, Ray Crone of the Milwaukee Braves and others; Photo of Tamarisk CC taking delivery of 60 Autoette Golfmobiles; Nice back page photo of Pat Lesser, with details of her engagement; Obituary for Fraser M. Horn; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine‎

‎O'Neil, Tom: Editor‎

‎Golf World - A Weekly Golf Magazine, 7 December (Dec.), 1956, Vol. 10, No. 27 - Cover Photo of Rollin P. Taylor, Horton Smith and Julian J. Cheviron - Members of the Detroit Golf Club with 23 Holes-In-one Between them‎

‎16 pages. Features: Gardner Dickinson wins; Ken Venturi turns pro; Craig Wood chosen for PGA Hall of Fame; How to make an ace; Tips by amateur star; Photos of Rollin P. Taylor who explains his technique for shooting aces; Half-page ad for the Boca Raton Hotel and Club features photo of their pro Sam Snead; Photo of golfing pilots R.C. (Bud) Crocker and Calvin Smith; Nice photo of Yogi Berra golfing at Pinehurst recently with co-members of White Beeches G&CC, Haworth, NJ; Six photos on one page review the activities of women pros in 1956; Illustration of the new Chicago branch of A.G. Spalding & Bros. Inc.; Photo of four officials of the Brookline, MA CC; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine‎

‎O'Neil, Tom: Editor‎

‎Golf World - A Weekly Golf Magazine, 21 December (Dec.), 1956, Vol. 10, No. 29 - Thrills of 1956 in Golf‎

‎16 pages. Features: Mike Fetchik wins at Sanford, Florida; Billy Maxwell wins at Montebello; Team from Conn. wins in Bermuda; Conrad joins pro ranks; Page of photos from Bermuda goodwill tournament show the winning Greenwich CC team and many others; Photo of popular Lambton GC, Toronto quartet in Bermuda; Photos of wives enjoying the Bermuda tournament; Photo of Threesome being honored in Clearwater, Florida includes Jackie Burke, Harr C. Shepard, and Harry Moffitt; Review of golf in 1956; Page of photos - pictorial review of men amateur stars of 1956; Westcoaster electric car ad; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine‎

‎O'Neil, Tom: Editor‎

‎Golf World - A Weekly Golf Magazine, 4 January (Jan.), 1957, Vol. 10, No. 31 - Cover Photo of Boys Jack Lewis, Jr. And Gary Bennett, Son of Pro Grant Bennett of Florence‎

‎16 pages. Features: Triumph for Sam Snead; Jenkins boys finish 1 and 2; Justa's 67 takes Ross tourney; World Tourney in Tokyo set for October; Keep your left firm; Photo of Palmer Maples congratulating Ed Justa for winning the Donald Ross Memorial Tournament at Pinehurst; Photo of young George Reams crouched for a shot from the rough; Five photos of participants in the Teen-Age Pinehurst Tourney include the Maples Family, Betty Long, Larry Long, Bickie Long, Russell Taylor, Fritz Mann, Orville White, John Leach, and Eric Nelson and more; Photo of beautiful Miss America Marian Ann McKnight swinging at the Hollywood Beach Hotel; Photos of Eric Nelson presenting prizes to Russell Taylor, Kirk Ham, Tommy Lewis and John Anderson; Photo of Sam Snead's victory smile; Nice photo of Bonnie Randolph and Patty Berg who beat Paul Bell and H.B. Watkins; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine‎

‎O'Neil, Tom: Editor‎

‎Golf World - A Weekly Golf Magazine, 18 January (Jan.), 1957, Vol. 10, No. 33 - Cover Photo of Tot Heffelfinger, Bernie Swanson and Bill Carlson‎

‎20 pages. Features: Jay Hebert tops Bing Crosby event; Doug Ford wins in Panama; Dub Pagan wins at Miami Beach; Victory for Miss Wright; Mrs. Glick two straight; Know clubhead position- feel where it is and play better; one-page ad for Colt Gold golf balls; Photo of starlet Jayne Mansfield with PGA officials Warren Orlick, Harold Sargent, Harry Moffitt, Anthony J. Anthony, and Harvey Raynor; Photo of 11 Japanese silk businessmen from Japan at Pinehurst includes S. Tamba, A. Kurokawa, T. Tanaka, K. Kotera, T. Muragishi, H. Miya, T. Miyazaki, S. Ohta and I. Shimizu; Photo taken at Jamaica's new Caymanas GC, designed by Howard Watson; Photo of Sam Snead receiving check from Stuart L. Moore, president of the Boca Raton Hotel and Club; Boca Raton photo of Walter Shirley, Mr. Moore, Sam Snead, Morton Bright, Chris Dunphy and Tommy Shevlin; Photos of Humphrey Bogart with Betty Jameson, the Babe, Bob Hirsh, Louise Suggs, and Betsy Rawls; Photo of L.C. Woodlard; Wonderful back cover color ad for Etonic-PGA golf shoes; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine‎

‎Willey, D.; Adams, W.; Shepstone, H.; Wagner, E.; Moore, R.; Besley, J.; d'Easum B.; Et al‎

‎The Wide World - The Magazine For Men, February (Feb.) 1916, No. 214, Vol. 36 - Building a Transcontinental Telephone Line / The Fetish Man's Downfall‎

‎Pages 290-380 pages plus 36 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Sunken Submarine - the experience which befell the U.S. submarine "Diver" which shot its men from its torpedo tubes! (per cover illustration); The Fetish Man's Downfall - a tale from Accra in 1899 involving prisoner Yao Dwirra; Building a Transcontinental Telephone Line - marvelously photo-illustrated article about the engineering and scientific wonders of the first phone line connecting New York to San Francisco; "Black Tom" - an exciting story from the early days of the Pennsylvania oil-fields; "On the Wing" - extraordinary adventure with a big rattlesnake in southern Mississippi; Down the Amazon From Source to Mouth (part V) - incredible tales of a party working its way through hostile svages and the forces of nature; The Train-Robbers - the tragic story of a hold-up on the Northern Pacific Railroad and the long man-hunt which followed, 1892-1894; Wicks's Ordeal - the terrible menace which a man-eating tiger constitutes to a community; Two Girls on a Ranch (part II) - two young ladies try to win fortune by running a ranch in the wilds of Arizona; The Secret Post Office - an amusing echo of the Boer War showing how the well-known 'slimness' and fertility of resource of the Boers were for once turned against them; Concerning Camels - some amusing stories; A South Pacific Piracy - an account of the tragic voyage of the brig "Moa," of Auckland, New Zealand in 1870; The beacon of the Gulf - photo-illustrated article on Bird Rock, which lies in the Gulf of St. Lawrence; Photo of a 'home-made' train run on the only railway in British North Borneo; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A quality copy of this great vintage issue. Book‎

‎Chesterton, G. K.; Et al‎

‎The Illustrated London News, March (Mar.) 10, 1934: Canada's Mount Waddington‎

‎Pages 341-384. Features: nice ad for the Sporting and Dramatic News inside front cover; Cover photo of Canada's loftiest peak, the unconquered summit of Mount Waddington, plu two pages of text and photos showing a climbing party on the treacherous mountain; Photo of bizarre sea creature washed up at Querqueville, near Cherbourg - probably the remains of a basking shark; Two pages of detailed illustrations explaining drought and its dangers in rural England, plus schemes for alleviating water famine; Photo-illustrated book review of "Secrets of the Red Sea", by Henry de Manfreid; Photos and text describe jewelry of a Byzantine-Nubian Queen - more treasures from a mysterious Egyptian cemetery; Photo-illustrated article on an expedition to Cocos Island in search of long-buried pirate treasure with gold and silver indicating instruments; 12 photos illustrate life in the Saar, a district to choose by plebiscite government by Germany, France or the League; Two full-page photos of vast flocks of ducks at the unique Open Lake Sanctuary in Arkansas, plus photos of Mr. George S. Wilcox who protects the ducks; Photos of personalities of the week include the commission of government inaugurated in Newfoundland, Sir James Jeans, Sir H. G. Lyons, Madame Stavisky, the archduke Otto and ex-Empress Zita; the Queen of Siam and H. W. Austin in the Monte Carlo lawn tennis handicap; Acquitted Reichstag fire trial prisoners released and welcomed in Moscow include Mr. Popoff, Dimitroff and Taneff, Norman O'Neill, John Dillinger, Prof. S. F. Oldenburg, and Princess Irina Youssoupoff, who was awarded damages in the "Rasputin" film libel action; Centrefold photos of Prince George's 4000 mile tour in South Africa; Photo of the outdoor construction of Imperial Airways liner "Scylla" (too large for a hangar); Photo of stowaways John Pitzer and Arthur Martin afloat in the Gulf of Mexico; Photo of huge crowd in Trafalgar Square gathered to hear speeches about the unemployment bill; Photos of low British reservoirs; Photo of zeppelin "LZ 129" under construction; Photos of destroyed buildings in Kalgoorlie, Australia after anti-foreigner riots; Article and three photos describe sinking of the "Cheliuskin" near Wrangell Island; Photos of archaic Chinese jade in perfection - finds in the Lo-Yang tombs; Two pages of text and photos describe discoveries which "surpass anything yet known of archaic Chinese jade"; One-page ad for the new Ford Fourteen car; Half-page ad for the Crossley two-litre car; Half-page ad for the Armstrong Siddeley Twenty car; Half-page Rover car ad; Nice half-page Bentley car ad; Back cover ad for Douglas Stuart; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine‎

‎Iskander, Amir; Selim, Hassan (Translator)‎

‎Saddam Hussein: The Fighter, The Thinker and the Man‎

‎429 pages. Numerous colour photographic plates and black and white reproductions of photos. Text in English. "Describes the stages of militant, intellectual and political life of one of the most distinguished existing leaders of the Arabian world and of the Third World. Tends to find and tell the truth to those who look for it far from fanaticism, resentments and prejudices." - from back cover. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book‎

‎Ackerman, Bob (Signed); Sherwood, Linda‎

‎The Akerman Family: Growing Up with Salt Spring Island‎

‎Signed, without inscription, by author upon title page. 325 pages. Index. Black and white reproductions of archival photos in text. Includes chapters on Akerman and Gyves family genealogy, plus the author's native ancestry. "Bob's incredible memory of the stories he heard from his family while he was growing up gives an excellent glimpse into what life was like for the early residents of Salt Spring Island. The stories he tells remind us of the importance of family, community and history: they remind us of our place as individuals and as part of the greater whole." - from Introduction. Prior owner's tiny address label inside front cover, otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this engaging and informative work. Book‎

‎Fitzgerald, F. Scott; Maugham, W. Somerset; Parrott, Ursula; Albert, Katherine; Chase, Ilka; et al‎

‎Today's Woman Magazine, September (Sept.) 1946 - W. Somerset Maugham / F. Scott Fitzgerald‎

‎170 pages. Features: The Man With Red Hair, by W. Somerset Maugham; Hot and Cold Blood, by F. Scott Fitzgerald; National Women's Golf Champion Betty Hicks Went Back to School at 24; The Truth About Cysts and Fibroid Tumors; The Lies We Live By; Dynamite Doll; Color ad inside front cover for Glover's scalp treatment features Patricia Vaniver; Tangee ad features Mrs. Randolph Scott; Color Kreml Shampoo ad features Hazel McFerrin; $0.25 To Kill - photo-illustrated article on the carnage on America's roads due to bad drivers; Jean Allen - Housewife on Horseback; Lorraine, Lucille and Luba of the Ballerina Florist Shop on Madison Ave.; Tildred Alexander runs the Motel for Cats in the San Fernando Valley; Helen Harkness Quinn is a backstage mother, as is Tina Menard; Elizabeth McCarthy is a signature sleuth; Mrs. Charles R. Otto and Mrs. Marcel Godfrey of Ithica, NYstarted the 'Adopt a Family' plan; Liquid Liptone ad inside back cover features color photo of Betty Caldwell who appeared in the film The Strange Woman; and much more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book‎

‎Doyle, M. Stannard; DeVries, Marc; Solway, Diane; Villas, James; Miller, Richard; Dennis, Landt; Hammel, Lisa; et al‎

‎Town & Country Magazine, Vol 142, No. 5099, August (Aug.) 1988 - Fall Fashion / Murray Bay - Canada's Newport‎

‎Features: The August Chronicles; Muni Bonds Today; Coronado Centennial; New York Yacht Club, Newport Style; Moments in Murray Bay - Canada's Elite Retreat; Seductive Summer Salad; 100 Years of Westchester Golf; Guide to Fall & Winter Antique Shows; Fall Fashion '88 - The Best of the Collections; Hide & Chic in France; Art - A Passel of Baskets; Many gorgeous colour-photo fashion ads, including a two-page spread of Linda Allard for Ellen Tracy; Wedding photos of the Jonathan M. Tisches, The Thomas W. Bowrons II, The Randall Joseph Ottingers, The Miles Sinclair Buntins, The Walter Norwoods, The James Robert Millers, The Efraim Grinbergs, The Robert C. Gardners, The Lawrence A. Jeydels, the Matthew Gersons, the Arnold R. Hendersons, The John Robert Hewitts, the Brent Driskell Bakers, The James M. Hoeys, The Richard Mark DeMosses, The Paul Herman Buehlers, The Randolph Scovils, The William A. Albrights Jr., The Arthur J. Kremers, and the James Dickson Cohens; Photos at Palm Desert Polo Luncheon include Sam Wanamaker, Mrs. Marvin Davis with Mr. and Mrs. Michael York, Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Vreeland, Mr. and Mrs. Armand Deutsch, Fergie, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Thatcher, Mrs. Walter H. Annenberg, Dr. Armand Hammer with grandson Michael and his wife Dru Ann, and Glen Holden; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this lovely issue. Book‎

‎Mackay, Donald‎

‎Anticosti - The Untamed Island‎

‎160 pages including footnotes, bibliography and index. Numerous black and white reproductions of fascinating archival photos. "Tells the story of Anticosti and its people from the discovery by Jacques Cartier to the present day." - dust jacket. Book unmarked with average wear. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book‎

‎Walker, Tracy; Whalen, Dwight; Barlee, N.L.; Turnbull, Elsie G.; Paterson, T.W.‎

‎Canada West Magazine, Winter 1976, Volume 6, Number 5, Collector's #25: Jack Fannin‎

‎36 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Features: The Ship That Turned Over In Her Grave - the 'Gulf Stream', owned by Gulf Lines, Ltd., served the Vancouver to Powell River run; Jack Fannin - this pioneer extraordinaire was the first curator and virtually creator of the British Columbia Provincial Museum; Forgotten Towns of the West Kootenay - many have been lost to flood and fire; 1689 - Year of the Massacre - Missionaries killed by the Iroquois; Klondike Journey - Part 2 of 3 on Klondike of the 1890s and the travels of Robert beresford Allison; The Gold-Plated Nickels - counterfeiting method used by a deaf-mute in the U.S. in 1880; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book‎

‎Bryant, Arthur; et al‎

‎The Illustrated London News, Saturday, February [Feb.] 8, 1941 - Ultra High-Speed X-Ray Photo Samples‎

‎32 pages. Features: Amazing cover photos of young lady with massive 2,700lb tire for the Douglas B-19 super-bomber; Photo-portrait of recently deceased General John Metaxas, Prime Minister of Greece; One-page photo of Marshal Petain being received on-board the battleship 'Strasbourg' by Admiral Darlan; Two-page contour map of Malta - Germany's target of attack by dive-bombers; Twelve photos of the beauties of Malta, the key to the Mediterranean - which has endured over 200 raids; Photos of personalities of the week include: Canadian Premiers in conference, B.P. Haugh, Sir W. Llewellyn, Wendell Willkie with the Chinese Ambassador to Britain, Cardinal Hinsley with Wendell Willkie, Mohamed Mahmoud Pasha, Walter Elliot, M.P., Baron Somers, and the King and Queen at a parade by the Polish squadron; Four excellent photos show how British warships conduct a convoy in the narrow waters of the Mediterranean; Three aerial photos of armoured divisions advancing for the final assault on Bardia; Seven photos of the deserted Libyan stronghold of Bardia; Twelve photos of British Army excercises; Photos in Eritrea and Murzuk; Five photos of Holland's Royal Marines in the Dutch East Indies; Photo of large crowd welcoming Wendell Willkie to Birmingham; Photo of Willkie in the ruins of Coventry Cathedral; Photos of A.T.C. recruits in training; Four photos of Caterpillar 'bulldozer' - a mechanical elephant - moving dirt and bomb wreckage; Four photos of A.T.S. women drivers of 30-cwt. lorries; Two pages of astonishing ultra high-speed X-ray photos show bullets in flight, golf club hitting ball, bullet passing through board, etc.; Two photos of fire damage at Dublin Castle; and more. Staples disintegrated. Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this important wartime issue. Book‎

‎Multiple Contributors‎

‎Indochina In the Year of The Dragon - 1964‎

‎296 pages. Black and white reproductionsof photos. Considers the wartime intentions and planning of North Vietnamese leaders from their perspective. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Tight and square. A nice copy. Book‎

‎Lebert, Lionel; Player, Gary; Smith, Horton; May, John P.; Looney, Joe; East, J. Victor‎

‎Golf Digest - World's Largest Selling Golf Magazine, October [Oct.] 1961, Volume 12, No. 9 - Jack Nicklaus & Deane Beman Cover Photo‎

‎84 pages. Features: Nicklaus vs. Beman; Warm with Fewer garments (fashion feature); The Odds on Your Ace; Sue Dobson, Most Beautiful Golfer; Golf on Cape Cod; Putters on Parade; Clubs of Future Will Produce Lower Scores; What Starts the Backswing?; Give Your Swing a Dress Rehearsal; On the Green (Putting) by Gary Player; Topping - Causes and Cures; Color U.S. Rubber [golf ball] ad inside front cover features Ken Venturi and Bill Collins; ; and much more. Black and white photos and illustrations. Printed upon glossy stock. Unmarked with above-average wear. 8.25" x 5.5". A worthy vintage copy. Book‎

‎Mackenzie, Lieut.-Colonel; Carden, Peter; Reid, Capt. C. Lestock; The Countess Guerrini Malmignati; Fitzpatrick, Capt. J.F.J.; Thompson, G.C.; Macpherson, Margaret; Reitz, Colonel Deneys; Dickie, Francis; Macdonald, Alexander; James, Robert; Ingwersen, A.‎

‎The Wide World Magazine - True Stories of Adventure, October [Oct.] 1927, Vol. LIX, No. 354: Passages with Pachyderms / On Foot Through South America‎

‎Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Ning Wo Pays His Debt - The Chinese servant of a Chief of Police in a Malay state settles a score with an enemy who killed his brother; My Sea-Trip - Peter Carden's amusing experience as a 'horseman' aboard a cargo-steamer; Photo of a Mariamma goddess in India, used to ward off epidemics; Photo and brief write-up of a marine fruit market in Bangkok, the "Venice of the East"; Passages With Pachyderms - exciting encounters with these great beasts, as told by Captain C. Lestock Reid; Dead Man's Treasure - A consulting engineer for the Cyclops M. and M. Company of Montida USA makes strange discoveries on a prospecting trip; Through Spain in Disguise - Part III - A continuation of the adventures and misadventures of Count and Countess Malmignati who travelled through Spain disguised as wandering Arab beggars, singing and dancing for a living; Zaki and Zomo - The Dog and Pony who both lost their lives while serving Captain J.F.J. Fitzpatrick in battle against the Germans; On Foot Through South America - G.C. Thompson and his two young sons travlled all over South America in search of work for four years; The Tale of the Toheroa - The curious shellfish found only in New Zealand - with photos; On the Trail of the "Thirstland Trekkers" - Part I - Colonel Deneys Reitz describes his exploration of mysterious terra incognita in what was formerly known as German South-West Africa - with many interesting photos; Timothy Murphy's "Donkey" - Great story about a logging donkey-engine at Calfton's logging outfit on Myrtle Island on the British Columbia Coast; The Mine Under the Creek - A brush with death when a mine floods in the Gulf country of Australia; The Chrissie C. Thomey's" Last Voyage - A gallant old Arctic schooner is lost through a most unlikely mischance - with photo; The Big Voyage of the Little "Shanghai" - Part V - The amazing voyage of several young men from Shanghai to Copenhagen - article with nice photos. 84 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Book‎

‎Wilson, Harry Leon‎

‎So This is Golf!‎

‎46 pages of humorous golf literature from the 1920s, including four black and white illustrations. Stated copyright date of 1921 but no indication of any prior printings. Dust jacket not included. Prior owner's details, dated 1923, atop front free endpaper, otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality vintage copy. Book‎

‎HAY ALEX‎

‎IL MANUALE DEL GOLF‎

‎In-8 (Cm 24,3 x 17), pp. 237, legatura editoriale con sovracoperta illustrata. Illustrazioni b.n. e colori nel test. Ordinari segni del tempo. BUONO - Isbn 8870820688‎

‎AA. VV.‎

‎Circolo del Golf di Roma 1903 - 1993‎

‎Volume rilegato in cartoncino rigido telato, con titolo in oro e fregio dorato al piatto, protetto da sovraccoperta illustrata in entrambi i piatti, con bandelle, leggermente annerita. Buonissimo lo stato di conservazione, pagine perfettamente tenute, velate da tonalità avorio, come i tagli, ricche di fotografie, a colori e in bianco e nero, nel testo. Cura editoriale di Anna Gramiccia. Numero pagine 110. USATO‎

‎(Scepper, Cornelius Duplicius).‎

‎Rerum à Carolo V. Caesare Augusto in Africa bello gestarum commentarii, elegantißimis iconibus ad historiam accommodis illustrati. Antwerp, Jean Bellère, 1555.‎

‎8vo. (8), 183, (8) ff., last blank f. With woodcut printer's device on t. p. and three folding woodcut plates. - (Bound after) II: Bruto, Giovanni Michele. De rebus a Carolo V. caesare Romanorum imperatore gestis, oratio. Ibid., 1555. (48) ff. With woodcut printer's device on title-page and different, larger device on last f.; several woodcut initials. Contemporary limp vellum with ms label to spine. Traces of ties. Re-issue of the first edition, published the previous year. This documentation of the North African expeditions of Charles V against Tunis and the Arabian Coast was compiled by the Imperial envoy Scepper (d. 1554) from eyewitness accounts by Nicolas de Villegaignon and Juan Cristobal Calvete de Estrelle, augmented by extracts from Giovio and others. The remarkable views of sieges show the environs of Tunis as well as Algiers and El Kef (Aphrodisium). - Bound at the beginning of the volume is the first edition of Bruto's first work, a polished prose encomium for Charles V, dedicated to his son, King Philip II of Spain. Giovanni Bruto (1515-94), a banished Italian scholar, spent a large part of his life travelling and served as court historian to Emperors Rudolph II and Maximilian II. - A very clean, practically spotless copy. Title page of Bruto stamped; final flyleaf replaced by five modern blank leaves. With fine, contemporary acquisition note by the Austrian statesman and military commander Count Georg von Helfenstein-Gundelfingen (1518-73) on the pastedown, dated London, 1559 ("Emptus Lundini Angliae Metropol."), from the time of his diplomatic mission in Great Britain. "In 1558 Helfenstein was Imperial Governor of Upper Austria, in 1559 Prefect of the Imperial Court. At this time he was sent to England by Emperor Ferdinand to pursue a marriage between Ferdinand's third son, Archduke Charles, with Queen Elizabeth" (cf. ADB XI, 687). Later in the Fürstenberg Library in Donaueschingen. I: BM-STC Dutch 183. Göllner 938. Paulitschke 355, Schottenloher 28.353. Graesse VI, 294. Palau 262.149. Gay 1376 ("précieux recueil"). Cf. Yerasimos 179. Not in Adams, Brunet or Kainbacher. - II: IA 126.080. Adams B 2973. BM-STC Dutch 43. Graesse I, 558. Palau 36.453. Brunet I, 1307 ("Peu commun").‎

‎[Treaty of Karlowitz].‎

‎Copia instrumenti Turcici cum Moscovita. No place or printer, [ca. 1699].‎

‎8vo. 13, (1) pp., final blank f. Contemp. papered spine. One of several impressions of this pamphlet, all published simultaneously, about the Treaty of Karlowitz signed on 26 January 1699 in Sremski Karlovci (today in Serbia), which ended the Austro-Ottoman War of 1683-97 after the Ottoman side had been defeated at the Battle of Zenta. - Dated at the end: "Anno 1698 Mense Decembri Die 25." Rare. VD 17, 12:194179A.‎

‎Kammerer, Albert.‎

‎La Mer Rouge, l'Abyssinie et l'Arabie. Tome 2: Les guerres du poivre. Les Portugais dans l'Océan Indien et la Mer Rouge au XVIe siècle. Histoire de la cartographie orientale. Cairo, Société royale de géographie d'Égypte, 1935.‎

‎Folio (280 x 360 mm). 2 parts in 2 vols. (4), XVI, 262 pp. (2), 263-555, (1) pp. With large colour map, 169 plates (15 in colour, including 13 large portolan facsimiles) and 95 text illustrations. Contemporary half cloth with original printed covers and spines. Important study of Near-Eastern travel routes, also including Mecca and oriental cartography. Only vol. 2 (out of 3, published 1929-52), published as no. 16 in the series "Mémoires de la Société Royale de Géographie d'Égypte". Inscribed and signed on the title page by the author to the French psychiatrist Pierre Janet (1859-1947): "A Monsieur le Dr. Pierre Janet membre de l'Institut en témoinage de haute estime et d'admiration [...]" (Paris, 7 Nov. 1937); Janet's autograph ownership on front flyleaf. Janet, a great bibliophile, was a member of the Institut de France since 1913; he is credited with coining the words ‘dissociation’ and ‘subconscious’ and was an important forerunner of Sigmund Freud. - Spine of the first volume beginning to split; covers show slight staining (more pronounced in second volume), with occasional browning to margins. Macro, Bibliography of the Arabian Peninsula, 1339. Henze II, 315 (s. v. Estevâo da Gama). OCLC 2891592.‎

‎[Hafiz].‎

‎Hafiz commentary. [Istanbul], [1852 CE] = 1286 H.‎

‎Folio. 2 vols. 503, (1) pp. 460 pp. Dark brown calf bindings with fore-edge flap; oxydized giltstamped cover decorations); wants upper cover of vol. 1.‎