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Manuscrit du XVIIIe siècle d'un "Dictionnaire des Chasseurs" et recettes pour les chiens blessés ou malades, et livre de compte
1 cahier manuscrit de 38 ff. reliure de l'époque plein vélin, circa 1716-1759
Référence libraire : 66394
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Manuscrit consacré aux Guerres de la Révolution et surtout du Consulat et du Premier Empire, particulièrement focalisé sur le Maréchal Davout.
1 vol. in-4 (format 32 x 22 cm) demi-percaline verte, dos muet, s.d. [circa 1860-1865), manuscrit d'environ 130 feuillets, dont plus de 80 rédigés très proprement à l'encre d'une fine écriture bien lisible. Nous précisons le détail des parties en donnant la pagination manuscrite (il y a souvent des sauts laissant quelques feuillets vierges entre les parties) : Jomini, Guerre d'Egypte (pp. 1-4) ; Campagne de 1805 (pp. 5-11) ; Mathieu Dumas. Campagne de 1805 (pp. 12-19) ; Campagne de 1806 (pp. 21-33) ; Mathieu Dumas. Campagne de 1806 (pp. 34-41) ; [ Auerstaëdt ] (pp.43-56) ; Passage del la Wkra - Combat de Pomichowo (1807) Golymin (pp. 57-74) - Bataille de Preussisch - Eylau (1807) (pp. 75-94) - "Souvenirs militaires de la République et de l'Empire par le Lieutenant général Baron Berthezène, publiés par son fils dédiés à sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon III" (pp. 95-97) ; Campagne de 1809 (pp. 99-111) Extrait du Général Baron Berthezène (pp. 112-116) ; Campagne de Russie (pp. 117-133) ; Combat de Malo Jaroslawetz. Passage de la Bérézina, etc. (pp. 135-143) ; Extrait de Thiers. Hambourg (pp. 145-148) ; Mémoire de M. le Maréchal Davout Prince d'Eckmühl au Roi (pp.149-166 et 167-176) ; Lettre écrite à son excellence M. le Maréchal Gouvion St-Cyr ministre de la Guerre, Par M. le Maréchal prince d'Eckmühl général en Chef de l'Armée de la Loire (pp. 176-178)
Référence libraire : 68049
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ANONYME
Manuscrit autographe intitulé "Requeste singulière de Nosseigneurs les Ducs et Pairs et de Mesdames les Duchesses au Régent"
1716 | 17 x 27 cm | 6 pages reliées
Référence libraire : 76350
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Manuel du jeune officier ou precis pratique pour l’Arrimage,l’ Installation ,le Greement et la manoeuvre d’une Frégate de premier rang; premiere partie de l’Arrimage et de l’ Installation d’une Frégate,manuscrit original autographe,Premiére partie seule
manuscrit autographe de 73 pages,sans date vers 1820,IN4 broché,non relié,en feuilles numerotées,a l’encre,dessins in et hors texte,
Référence libraire : 20447
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Manuscrit arabe annoté
In8 broché,sans couvertures,texte bicolore; quelques mouillures, dans l'état
Référence libraire : 23023
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Manuscrit ecrit entre le 11 mai 1838 et le 28 avril 1849 contenant 226 charades et logogriphes
Sans mention d'éditeur Sélection Chantefable Relié 1838 RARE PIÈCE UNIQUE MANUSCRITE contenant 226 charades et logogriphes manuscrits dans un petit carnet relié plein vélin au format (12,5 * 8,3 cm), 89 pages paginées sont manuscrites, il reste 4 feuillets vierge. La reliure dispose d'un petit portefeuille au premier plat dans lequel l'auteur de ce manuscrit à glisser les solutions à ces charades. le tout est manuscrit dans une anglaise impeccable de précision et de régularité. Même si la taille des caractères est petite, l'écriture est facilement lisibles. Un émouvant témoignage de ce qu'était l'écriture et la langue au XIX° siècle. Emouvant, splendide et mémoriel ; Très bon état. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
Référence libraire : ec42
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ANONYME
Manuscrit de Philosophie
Epais manuscrit datant du XVIII ème siècle, sans lieu, date, et ss pagination. Texte écrit en latin,d'une très fine écriture penchée. Son titre " Philosophia, ad schola usum accomodata ". Reliure de l'époque en veau. Dos orné. Etat moyen de la reliure, coiffe supérieure absente et qques accros dans le cuir des plats. Tranches rouges.
Référence libraire : 22315
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Anoblissement
MARION de la TOUR (Bourgogne, Lyonnais).Lettres d'honneur pour Jean-Louis Marion (Marion de la Tour), conseiller secrétaire du roi, maison et couronne de France en la cour du parlement de Dijon pendant 22 années, de sa réception le 28 juillet 1750 jusqu'au 20 octobre 1773 ou Louis-Charles Bizoton a été reçu à sa place, accordant et lui et à sa famille (veuve et postérité) les privilèges de la noblesse, nonobstatant la résignation qu'il a faite de son office.Suit l'enregistrement par la cour du parlement de Dijon le 26 avril 1775. Copie collationnée signée Paul Sain, conseiller-secrétaire du roi prés le parlement de Bourgogne.
Dijon, 1775, 1 1 cahier. 2 pages in-folio manuscrites, marque fiscale ;
Référence libraire : 9128
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Anonyme marine hopitaux Empire manuscrit
Marine Hopitaux Empire manuscrit Port de Toulon 6e Arrdt. Exercice 1813
MANUSCRIT 1812 In folio Procés verbal d’adjudication, liste fournitures pour hopitaux de marine,14 p.,prix epoque,signé par ?
Référence libraire : 20452
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ANONYME
Mes élèves en Suisse. Vacances de 1862 (texte manuscrit reproduit)
1862 Villefranche, imprimerie de Léon Pinet - Sans date (vers 1862) - In-8. Demi basane rouge avec fleuron à froid. Titre et filets en doré et initiales JS sur la coiffe inférieure. 569 pages + table des matières. Texte manuscrit reproduit
Référence libraire : 97817
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Anonyme Marine desobeissance Gourdon
Ministere de la Marine -personnel - troupes - circulaire secrete
manuscrit autographe de 8 pages,du 11 mai 1822,,du 22 fevrier et 5 juillet 1823,Brest,signé Clermont-Tonnerre ,pour copie Vice Amiral comte Gouron, 3 circulaires modificatives concernant peines desobeissance et mutinerie article 14 de la loi du 21 aout 1790.
Référence libraire : 20451
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Miniatures espagnoles et flamandes dans les collections d'Espagne.
Bruxelles: Bibliothèque Albert 1er, 1964 gr. in-8, xvi-100 pages, 7 pl. coul., 48 pl. n/b, index, bibliographie. Broché.
Référence libraire : 13976795
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Mon village. Manuscrit. Cahier de poésies, fin XIXe, avec trois dessins.
Cahier manuscrit de format in-8, intitulé "Mon village", 24 pp. Un peu gondolé, taches et déchirures sur la fin du livre, avec manques mais sans perte de texte (cf. dernière photographie). Recueil manuscrit anonyme de poésies (des sonnets, en l'occurrence, et exclusivement) : "Brouillard", "L'enterrement", "La rivière de Seine", "Boulevard du Temple", "Les Tuileries", "Méditation", etc. Ancrage parisien dans le choix des sujets, un peu contradictoire avec le titre général, à moins que l'auteur de ces pièces ne considère son quartier de Paris (vers le centre, alors, entre les Tuileries, le Louvre et le boulevard du Temple, ce qui est assez large) comme un "village". La datation de ces poèmes clairs, nostalgiques et quelque peu académiques n'est pas très aisée. Je pensais à la deuxième partie du XIXe siècle, une référence au "bal musette" incline à penser que nous sommes plutôt vers la fin du XIXe. Ce recueil est illustré par trois dessins, dont deux fusains noir et blanc représentant deux femmes (une blanchisseuse et une maraichère ?) vues de dos, dessins de qualité sensiblement meilleure que les poésies, et qui sont le principal intérêt de ce joli petit ensemble - de cet exemplaire très probablement unique. Envoi colissimo. Frais d'envoi 4,95 euros sur la France, 12,39 UE et Suisse, entre 16,40 et 24 euros pour le reste du monde, à spécifier selon zone.
Référence libraire : UUI-9333
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Anonyme,Saint-Jérome
Neues Testament Codex Vaticanus Latinus 39
Belser Verlag Stuttgart Reliure d'éditeur 1984 Très beau fac similé du nouveau testament inscrit à bibliothèque du Vatican à la cote VAT. LAT. 39. C'est une copie de la traduction de Saint-Jérome du nouveau testament datant du 13° siècle. Elle est très richement enluminée et réputée pour la qualité dramatique des illustrations décrivant la vie du Christ. Environ 100 illustrations accompagnent le texte. Boite toilée marron avec pièce de titre sur le premier plat, petit volume de commentaires pleine toile marron, 119 pages en allemand, par Giovanni Morello et Ulrich Stockmann, tirage à 600 exemplaires, dont 50 ont été réservé au Pape Jean Paul II. Le fac-similé fait 348 pages, mesure 15 cm * 22 cm, il porte le numéro 520. L'ouvrage est relié d'une plein peau estampée à froid. Bel exemplaire dans sa boite d'origine. Petit tirage. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
Référence libraire : bn1513
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ANONYME
NOEL ET CHANTS SPIRITUELS - POESIES SACREES ET LYRIQUES, NOELS, CANTIQUES SPIRITUELS SUR DIFFERENTS SUJETS DE PIETE ET DE MORALE / MYSTERES, FETES, AVEC LES AIRS NOTES, ANCIENS ET NOUVEAUX, LES PLUS JOLIS ET CHOISIS AVEC SOIN.
Manuscrit. 1784. In-8. Relié plein cuir. Etat d'usage, Couv. défraîchie, Dos abîmé, Intérieur frais. Ouvrage manuscrit de 235 pages, avec partitions et chants. L'ouvrage est entièrement manuscrit, avec une illustration couleur. Relié plein veau marbré. Titre et caissons dorés sur le dos. Tranches dorées. Coiffes usées avec mors fendus en coiffes. Coins frottés. Quelques épidermures. Quelques pages désolidarisées.. . . . Classification Dewey : 91-Manuscrits
Référence libraire : ROD0100389
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Anonyme ; [ PISOT, Charles ]
Notes de cours manuscrites : Cours de Calcul des Probabilités [ 5 cahiers manuscrits circa 1947 ] On joint une L.A.S. de Charles Pisot datée du 14 novembre 1947
5 cahiers d'écolier format in-8 manuscrit, circa 1947
Référence libraire : 55291
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Anonyme ; [ LELONG-FERRAND Jacqueline ]
Notes de cours manuscrites : Cours de Mécanique rationnelle. Mécanique du point. Cinématique (2 cahiers manuscrits)
2 cahiers d'écolier format in-8 manuscrit, circa 1946-1947
Référence libraire : 55292
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ANONYME
Notes biographiques sur Pierre Jean Paul Barris,Baron de l’Empire,president de Chambre a la Cour de Cassation
Manuscrit autographe vers 1830,IN8 broche,24pages a l’encre,non date,un peu jauni
Référence libraire : 17577
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anonyme
Noël prononcé dans différentes villes.
Dont Amiens,Paris,Bar le Duc (collégiale Saint Pierre le 1er janvier 1785-église paroissiale de Notre Dame le 6 janvier 1785) Issoudun… in 12 broché, 18 pages manuscrites 170x215mm.
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Anonyme MANUSCRIT marine revolution 1789
Observations sur le decret du 14 Pluviose qui établit une nouvelle organisation des differentes branches de l’administration de la marine
IN folio broché,9 pages manuscrites ,ecriture trés lisible,non signé,taches claires en haut de page,rognée,sinon bon etat
Référence libraire : 20793
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ANONYME - Issu du manuscrit indien d'un ancien Bramine
Oeconomie de la Vie Humaine
1752 A Edimbourg - M.DCC.LII (1752) - In-duodecimo, reliure d'époque plein veau blond, dos à cinq nerfs - xxxii +160 pages - Frontispice en N&B
Référence libraire : 121973
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Anonyme marine Forçats galeres evasion manuscrit
Ordonnances Commission de Mr.l’Intendant des Galéres pour juger les coupables et complices des evasions de forçats turcs...manuscrit
1726 1726 Marseille ?Toulon 1726,IN folio ,4 p.,historique et reglement
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ANONYME
Panegirique (sic) de Saint Michel, composé par M.e J. B. M++++xx de la ville du F+++++++x dioceze de R++++.
Toulouse : 1748. ÉLOGE INÉDIT DU « PRINCE DE LA MILICE CÉLESTE »
Référence libraire : 837
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Photographies et fleurs de Terre Sainte
In 8 demi-chagrin rouge, titre, fers, filets, roulette, palmette, dorés. Plats en olivier, bords biseautés, armes de Jérusalem gravées sur le premier plat, titre, 26 pages, 12 photographies sur carton fort, 12 fleurs séchées en regard, sous serpentes- L’ensemble monté sur onglets toilés, pages de garde moirées-texte en trois langues français, allemand, anglais. Un envoi manuscrit à la plume daté London Avril 1919. Très bon état. 1: Jaffa vue prise de la mer- fleur de Jaffa. : Panorama vue prise de St Anne- fleur de Jérusalem. 3: tombeau de David – fleurs du Mont Sion. 4: façade du st sépulcre- fleurs de terre sainte. 5: saint sépulcre – fleurs de terre sainte. 6: mosquée d’Omar- fleurs du mont Moriah. 7: mur des lamentations- fleurs de Jérusalem. 8: jardin de Gethsemanie – fleurs de Gethsemanie. 9: Mont des oliviers- fleurs du mont des oliviers. 10 : Le jour de Noël- fleurs de Bethléem. 11: grotte de la nativité – fleurs de Bethléem. 12: Le Jourdain- fleurs du Jourdain
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Projet de salle pour les deux sexes Commune de RIBEAUCOURT arrondissement de Bar le Duc (Meuse)
Atlas de 7 feuilles petit in folio, reliure demi cuir vert, titre manuscrit à la plume sur le premier plat de couverture. Titre lithographié, 6 dessins originaux à la plume, finement aquarellés, dont deux dépliants. Bar le Duc le 21 juin 1845. Coloris frais
Référence libraire : 9297
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Anonyme ; [ LEMAISTRE DE SACY ; LE MAISTRE DE SACY ]
Proverbes de Salomon traduits en françois avec une Explication tirée des Saints Pères & des Auteurs Ecclésiastiques.
1 vol. in-8 rel. d'époque pleine basane marron, dos à 5 nerfs orné, tranches rouges, mention "Bibliothèque Asiatique" au dos en tête, Chez Guillaume Desprez,, Paris, 1702, 18 ff., 796 pp.
Référence libraire : 69415
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ANONYMES LATINS
Quand de Diane la lampe et autres poèmes
1984 - broché - Editions La Délirante - Publié avec le concours du Centre National des Lettres - 1984 - In-8 (24 x 15,5 cm) broché - 44 pages - Traduction de Pascal Charvet - Ouvrage tiré à 3000 exemplaires sur Ingres mbm d'Arches. Sans justificatif de tirage
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recueil factice de 21 lettres manuscrites d’un fils, canonnier à sa mère habitante de Bourbonne–les-bains
21 lettres manuscrites d’un fils,canonnier,à sa mère habitante de Bourbonne–les–Bains Haute-Marne.Première lettre en date de Strasbourg décembre 1813,canonnier onzième compagnie Strasbourg.Dernière lettre,Chalons 22 juin 1826.D’autres envoyées de Metz,Auxonne,Troyes. L’ensemble monté sur onglets en un volume in 8 carré pleine toile bleue chagrinée,filets à froid en encadrement sur les plats.Titre et filets dorés,filets à froid au dos.Le titre exact est: 1813-1821 lettres de Hubert GAUME à sa mère témoignage émouvant de l'amour filial.Très bon état
Référence libraire : 5224
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recueil de chansons divers et autres choses curieuses et manuscrites tant de la Révolution que d’autre part
XXVIII-210 pages entièrement manuscrites, sur papier et formats différents. En un volume in 12 broché, couverture muette, papier gris bleu. Recueil de chansons bachiques, recueil de divers choses curieuses et amusantes – sermon burlesque contre la fausse dévotion ou la bigoterie- autres sermons amusants et récréatifs, table des matières par ordre alphabétique, sans lieu ni date ni autre mention.
Référence libraire : 11017
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ANONYME
RECUEIL DE RECETTES intéressant la Pharmacie, la Médecine, l'économie domestique.TEXTE DU XVIIIe SIECLE ENTIEREMENT MANUSCRIT.
1 cahier (28cm sur 19cm) couverture muette de l'époque 21 pages avec 1 supplément central de 2 feuillets (24cm sur 19cm) et 1 feuillet indépendant (10cm sur 19,5cm) recto verso daté 14 9bre 1777 et 22 juin 1778. Encre légèrement pâlie en tête de quelques pages, manque de papier en bordure de la première page avec petite perte de texte, manque au bas de la dernière page sans perte de texte.
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Recueil de chansons
In 8 carré, pleine toile écrue muette, 204 pages, entièrement manuscrites, illustrations en couleurs de l’auteur, tranches rouges. A la première page il est indiqué 8ème régiment de dragons, 1er escadron, 1er peloton, 1ère escouade. Quartier La Barollière. Place des Carmes Lunéville. Meurthe et Moselle, et aussi : Ce livre appartient Jules LECOQ 1ère classe 8ème dragons, matricule 2751 1er escadron classe, 3ème peloton classe 1905. Lunéville Meurthe et Moselle. Souvenirs du 8ème régiment de dragons ; Très nombreuses chansons, illustrations dans le texte et à pleine page petite chérie-quand l’amour meurt-fièvre d’amour-ça ne dur qu’un temps-Marjolaine-elle n’était pas jolie-cœur de Madeleine- Carméla -sérénade –La fanchonnette –l’étoile d’amour-Va ! petit mousse- la mômette- Nini-bonjour Mimi- La voix- l’heure du bandit-Câline- Titania- l’amour à la barrière- fleur d’amour- l’africaine- Lilas blanc- Fleurs de Seine- -mon gosse- la fraise des bois- la fifille à sa mère-le zifolo du ziboulard- Ne sortez pas-Je me suis roulé- le chapeau claque etc. etc
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Recueil d’anecdotes, de réparties ingénieuses, de faits historiques & autres, en partie inédits
Une centaine de page, en grande partie manuscrites. Plus de 200 anecdotes, de 1840 à 1870. (anecdote 163 : depuis qu’il est à Londres, le citoyen CAUSSIDIERE, est redevenu un capitaliste, un négociant, un bourgeois…En un volume in 8 broché.
Référence libraire : 12709
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Recueil de 42 modèles proposé par un peintre décorateur (Vitrail peint, papiers peints, plafonds, etc.). [CATALOGUE - ARTS DÉCORATIFS]
Sans lieu (France), sans mention d'éditeur, sans date (circa 1850-1880). 25,5 x 19,5 cm. Cahier conservé dans une chemise postérieure en demi-toile verte. Les 42 modèles de ce cahier d'artisan sont présentés sous la forme d'une illustration gravée, soigneusement découpée et contrecollée sur un feuillet de papier fort. Parmi ces modèles, 25 sont finement rehaussés à l'aquarelle. Chaque planche est accompagnée d'annotations manuscrites à l'encre, précisant le numéro du modèle et sa tarification "au mètre carré", exprimée en code. Afin d'éviter que les clients ne connaissent les prix de revient ou pour pouvoir ajuster les tarifs selon la clientèle, les artisans utilisaient parfois un code alphabétique comme ici "ni", "ai", "au", etc. Ces codes étaient souvent basés sur un mot de 10 lettres différentes où chaque lettre correspond à un chiffre de 0 à 9.
Référence libraire : 2837
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Anonyme
Recueil manuscrit de diverses études littéraires et comptes rendus de réunions de société littéraire
Relié 1849 In-4 (24 x 36 cm), reliure demi-peau, sans date (circa 1848-1849), recueil manuscrit de diverses études littéraires (travail scolaire) d'auteurs sans doute multiples (deux noms reviennent régulièrement : Jules Moulin et Blivet) et comptes rendus de réunions de société littéraire ; coiffeset coupes usées, frottements aux plats, coin inférieur du quatrième plat corné, cartonnage déchiré, assez bon état général. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
Référence libraire : wa1307
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Recueil de Pièces Fugitives Tant en Vers qu'en Prose. Beau recueil manuscrit de 400 pp., environ, entièrement calligraphié.
sans lieu manuscrit milieu 18ème ? 1 Un fort volume de format in 4° de 500 pp., environ dont 400 contiennent des pièces diverses et une vingtaine de pp., en fin, les tables et index. Reliure en plein maroquin vert empire; dos lisse uniformément passé; riche décor au dos ; triple encadrement de filets dorés sur les plats; pièce de titre en maroquin rouge, titre doré. Entièrement doré sur tranches.
Référence libraire : 13719
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Anonyme Manuscrit
Relevé des approvisionnements demandé à differents(a) agents(a) dans le Nord et ailleurs par le ministre de la Marine pour le service de son département - registre manuscrit
1793 1793, cahier registre manuscrit in folio,à colonnes de 31 pages et 5 p.blancs,beau titre,belle ecriture ,de janvier 1793 à juillet 1793,fournisseurs français et étrangers ( Hambourg,Copenhague,Stockolm etc.)
Référence libraire : 23381
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Anonyme.
Romances avec accompagnement de piano.
sans date, vers 1850, 235x200mm, reliure pleine basane verte avec encadrement et monogramme d’initale LB dorés sur les deux plats, au dos étoiles, titre et filets dorés, filet doré sur les bordures, dentelle intérieure dorée, tranches dorées garde papier velour. Format oblong. Bel exemplaire.
Référence libraire : 118180
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TAPUSCRIT : LE MONO - TRACTEUR (ancetre du velosolex)
TAPUSCRIT original ,etude industrielle, de 32 P;avec illustrations,sd (vers/ avant ? 1920),non signé,devis et proposition d'affaire basée sur des brevets déposés,en 1913 et 1914 dans divers pays d'Europe
Référence libraire : 23012
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ANONYME - COLLECTIF - Antoine BEAURENAUD
Technologie du dessin appliqué au tissage - Etude sur les principaux "styles"
in8 agrafé, non paginé, couverture muette. Il s'agit d'un cahier de cours. Le texte est sur le papier ligné et les dessins, à la plume et à la gouache, sont remarquablement réalisés en 1920 par Antoine BEAURENAUD
Référence libraire : 12cb16
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Anonyme
Troisième dimanche après Pâques après avoir lu l’évangile.
Manuscrit in 16 broché, 110x170mm, 24pages. Daté 1821. Belle écriture.
Référence libraire : 13488
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Anonyme
Un évènement d'amour
Sans éditeur. Sans date. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos abîmé, Intérieur frais. Manuscrit dactylographié. . . . Classification Dewey : 91-Manuscrits
Référence libraire : ROD0043476
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Rare Japanese Manuscript: [Kaei Ni-nen Tori-uru Shi-gatsu: Angeria-sen Toraiki. "Record of the Arrival of a Ship from Anglia, Fourth Month of 1849"]
Manuscript record of the unexpected arrival of the British HMS Mariner led by Commander Charles Mitchell Mathison in Japan, in 1849, with interest in making surveys around Edo (Tokyo), four years prior to Commodore Perry's arrival, and during Japan's period of isolation (Sakoku) during which most foreigners were prohibited entry in to the country and locals prohibited exit; containing also a description of Japanese castaway Otokichi who was on the British vessel, disguised as a Chinese to evade capital punishment, who later assisted Admiral James Stirling in establishing the 1854 Anglo-Japanese Friendship Treaty. Text is in Japanese. 8vo. 44 pages in manuscript, plus title page, on 23 unpaginated double leaves. Traditional karitoji binding ("semi-bound" meaning title page and contents without a book cover) string-stitched at spine, fukurotoji style ("bound-pocket" with folded leafs bound into spine), and opening from left to right. Complete in a single volume, measuring approximately 24 x 17 cm. A scant few ink marks to rear leaf margin, indication of some burrowing, unobtrusive to legibility, otherwise in very good condition, beautifully preserved, clean and bright, an exceedingly scarce work. Certainly an assertive manoeuvre, for the British to show up unannounced in the harbour of Edo, Japan was in the state of Sakoku ("locked country"), the isolationist foreign policy of the Tokugawa shogunate under which relations and trade between Japan and other countries were severely limited, and nearly all foreign nationals were barred from entering Japan, while common Japanese people were kept from leaving the country. The long-standing policy had been in place for over two centuries, since 1603, and would last a few more years after the departure of HMS Mariner. It was Commodore Perry in 1853, and his equally brazen arrival with his American Black Ships, that would force the opening of Japan to American trade through a series of treaties called the Convention of Kanagawa, ultimately ending the island's declaration of Sakoku, and facilitating other trade relations with Western nations. On 14 October, 1854, the first limited Anglo-Japanese Friendship Treaty was signed by Admiral Sir James Stirling and representatives of the Tokugawa shogunate (Bakufu). Yamamoto Otokichi (1818-1867), who was onboard HMS Mariner disguised as a Chinese interpreter during the ship's attempted entry in Japan, later played an instrumental role in establishing this treaty, providing Stirling with intel on language and culture during the negotiations. On 26 August 1858, the Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce was signed by the Scotsman Lord Elgin and representatives of the Tokugawa shogunate for Japan, after the Harris Treaty was concluded. Britain obtained extraterritorial rights on Japanese with the British Supreme Court for China and Japan, in Shanghai. A British iron paddle schooner named Enpiroru was presented to the Tokugawa administration by Bruce as a present for the Emperor from Queen Victoria. A scarce compilation of records from the Japanese perspective on a pre-Perry interaction between Bakufu authorities and a British ship, with references to Otokichi. This manuscript collates four Japanese reports of the British ship the HMS Mariner, which arrived in Japan from Shanghai in May of 1849 to make a topographical survey of the area around Edo (modern-day Tokyo), led by Commander Charles Mitchell Mathison, who had entered the Royal Navy on 5 August 1819. The event marks a very early British appearance at Japan, also pre-dating by four years the imposing arrival of Commodore Perry and his American Black ships also intent on making surveys. The first record briefly describes the layout of the Mariner and the aim of its visit to Japan. It also mentions the considerable Japanese language abilities of the Chinese interpreter on board who explained things in a way that is easy to understand, he in fact being the Japanese castaway Yamamoto Otokichi (1818-1867). The second section records foreign ship sightings from daimyo with guardhouses on the Miura Peninsula. [daimto were the most powerful landholding magnates holding the largest sections of land] The third report describes the meeting of Commander Mathison and the Bakufu intendant Egawa Tarozaemon (1801-1855), a dispute over a map of Japan, and Japanese observations of the ship and the crew. The last report is a copy of Isenokami Abe's (Masahiro Abe: 1819-1857) message to the bugyo (magistrates) and metsuke (censors/inspectors) in which, with HMS Mariner in mind, he expresses concern about the increase in the number of foreign ship arrivals in recent years and the abandoning of the Edict to Repel Foreign Ships. Abe notes that if the edict is enforced again, while there is no illegality on the part of the foreign ships, a dispute could arise, thus cautioning the noble families on the coast to prepare defenses. [Only a few years after the arrival of HMS Mariner, Isenokami would play a major role in the signing of the Convention of Kanagawa, as a result of pressure from the Perry Expedition.]
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Rare Slavery Document: Wisselbrief [Bill of Exchange, Promissory Note].
A numbered (278) and printed document granting financial compensation to a slave owner in Suriname, by the Dutch government, signed in the original by numerous parties including the Gouverneur de Kolonie Suriname [Governor of Suriname] Van Lansberge, the Administrateur van Financienvan Het Ministerie van Kolonien te s-Gravenhague [Finance Administrator for the Ministry of the Colonies, at The Hague], and the recipient of the funds who is not only a slave owner but well-known chirurgeon A.D. Charlouis. Text is in Dutch. With steel engraved colonial coat of arms, official ink stamps, the embossed stamp of the "Klein Kolonie Suriname" government. Single leaf measuring approximately 26,5 x 13 cm. Very good condition, beautifully preserved, a scarce and historical slavery document with notable signature. The present document is interesting, as is was made almost two years after the official abolition of slave ownership in Suriname, which reveals the lengthy time period over which this process was stretched. The government's primary concern was not the freedom of the enslaved people; it was the preservation of the plantation economy, lest there be a mass exodus of workers leaving the plantations. The latter was cited as the reason and justification for the mandatory employment contract which accompanied 'free status' of a slave. Chirurgeon Andries Daniel Charlouis (Emden, Lower Saxony 1820 - Paramaribo, Suriname 1880) is the recipient of this compensation. Historical evidence reveals that he had more slaves than what is represented with this document, and that he released them gradually. He was well-known in the field of medical science, particularly for his studies on medicinal matters and the indigenous people of South America; his name appears in numerous medical journals of the period. Reinhart Frans Cornelius van Lansberge (1804-1873), whose signature authorizes this document, was the Governor-General of Suriname from 1 August 1859 to 29 June 1867. Slavery was abolished in the Dutch West Indies during his governorship. Previous to this post, he was Governor of Curacao from 1855 to 1859, and formerly Dutch Consul-General Venezuela. Doctor Charlouis, whose original signature is found to verso, received 1935 guilders with this promissory note effective 15 August 1865. This figure represents the release of approximately 6 slaves. A manuscript annotation to upper left margin, penned in a West Germanic language, refers to the abolition act: "Opheffing der slavernij... 1863" [Elimination of slavery... 1863]. Red ink annotations reveal that this document was registered on 16 September 1865, and signed by a Geregistreerde referendaris J.C. Jaunen [registered secretary]. Additional annotations to the upper margin suggest that the funds were cashed in on 16 October 1865 "Betaalbaar te Amsterdam" [paybale to Amsterdam]. Also interesting to note, two of the signed annotations to verso, those of Charlouis and a witness, make reference to German plantation owner, banker Wilhelm Eduard Ruhmann at Paramaribo. As such, this transaction was most likely transacted at Surinaamsche Bank which had been founded earlier the same year, and the funds dispatched from there to the Dutch government in The Netherlands. The Netherlands abolished the Atlantic slave-trade in 1814. However, localized slavery continued for over half a decade. Slavery was finally abolished in Suriname and the Dutch West Antilles on 1 July 1863 with the Emancipation Act. On that day, about 35,000 slaves in Suriname and 12,000 slaves on the Dutch islands in the Caribbean were given their freedom, or rather a modified version of freedom. Freed men in Suriname come under state supervision for ten years with a mandatory employment contract on the plantations. The slave owners received financial compensation from the government upon releasing their slaves to this system. The Dutch government paid 300 guilders per slave to the owner for the "lost property". (In the Dutch East Indies, payments were far lower, 50 to 350 guilders depending on the age of the slave). The abolition of slavery was referred to as 'emancipation'. Parties were organized in which King William III was presented as a key figure and benefactor of the freed slaves.
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Illustrated Latin Manuscript Leaf, Hand Painted With Symbolism of Anti-Slavery, Introducing an Early Work of Translation by a Franciscan Friar of the Third Order.
Manuscript leaf introducing an early work of translation by a Franciscan Friar of the Third Order, hand painted in full colour and featuring fascinating symbolism. Text is in Latin. Leaf measures approximately 34 x 49 cm. One soft fold, minor age-toning, otherwise in very good condition, a beautifully preserved hand painted document made at the turn of the 18th century. The present document suggests that as membership of the Franciscan Third Order grew rapidly, and no formal papal education was being received by those preaching in the streets, there was a need for some form of instruction or guidance. As such, some of the key and simple canonical documents began being written for the laymen/women to understand the principles. The symbolism features intimation of anti-slavery. Purposed with works of teaching the gospel, providing charity, and social well-being for the public, early members of the Franciscan Third Order were a community focused on truth and humility, striving to emulate Christ and model a pure life. The symbolism in the manuscript illustration of the present document is fascinating and enlightening, in particular the focal image top and center. This is an armorial motif depicting slavery, rather the Catholic church's purported desire to slavery. Unlike the standard Moor's head seen in the papal coat of arms seen since early days, the imagery here features an African tribal warrior chief, all seen but his legs, with a confident stance and holding a spear up high in declaration; this is drawn inside of a gold shield topped with the pope's mitre simplex headdress. As a whole, this could be interpreted as the Franciscan Third Order's support to abolish slavery. Some of the more common instances of symbolism are the red ribbons to signify the Blood which Christ, and the laurel leafs in a circular placement as in the ancient Greek custom of symbolising victory, honor, and peace, in this case being victory over sin, honor to the Holy one, and peace on earth. There are also two large gilt fleur-de-lis, which is often said to from 1244 in the arms of the Kings of France, although clearly used earlier as this document precedes the latter event by 40 years. In early Catholic-based examples such as the present leaf, the fleur-de-lis is believed to represent either the Trinity, or the lancehead of a spear such as which would have pierced the side of Jesus on the Cross. Manuscript
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Japanese Manuscript Account, with Large Ink Drawing, Regarding the Great Consternation Among the Japanese Civilians on the Arrival of Commodore Perry's Ships at Uraga in July 1853.
Manuscript document together with linen backed drawings. Document is 11 pages written recto and verso to six folded leaves string-tied at margin, measuring approximately 28,5 x 18,5 cm. Drawings are folded leaf measuring approximately 64 x 43 cm, accompanied by a related diagram on a single leaf measuring approximately 27 x 40 cm. The manuscript document describes the great consternation among the Japanese civilians, upon the arrival of Commodore Perry's four American ships at Uraga in July 1853, and the warlords' immediate action to guard the coast. Together with a large manuscript ink drawing depicting the "black ships", and an accompanying drawing of a barrel transport method. All text is in Japanese. Minor creasing and age-toning, otherwise items are in very good condition, beautifully preserved contemporary documentation by a Japanese civilian observing the events as they unfolded. A contemporary advisory of utmost urgency alerting Japanese civilians of the arrival of four formidable American vessels and the immediately appointment of warlords to protect the nation from invasion. The manuscript begins by reporting the arrival at Uraga in Edo Bay [Tokyo Bay] on 8 July 1853 of Commodore Perry and his four "Black Ships" [war steamships Susquehanna and Mississippi, sailing sloops Plymouth and Saratoga]. Details of the ships are given, including size, one estimated at 45 ken [approximately 82 metres], number of masts, firing canons, and so forth. The writer describes the ensuing panic among Japanese civilians, at Uraga and as far as Shinagawa, which is now part of Tokyo. [The news was travelling fast by word of mouth along the coast and trade routes, and began being illustrated with the "kawaraban" - broadsides with woodblock prints - for distribution. Naturally, Edo commoners were curious to learn about the imposing vessels that suddenly appeared within sight of their city.] He goes on to further explain that the Feudal Lords feared of an imminent and much larger attack by a foreign power, and the final section includes a list of warlords assigned to the vital responsibility of coastal guard duty. [The Japanese had no navy with which to defend themselves. The Americans were there to impose a trade agreement, and the opening of Japanese ports to U.S. merchant ships. This was the era when all Western powers were seeking to open new markets for their manufactured goods abroad, as well as finding more raw materials for their growing industries. Perry's small squadron itself was not enough to force the massive changes that subsequently took place in Japan, but the Japanese knew that his ships were just the beginning of Western interest in their islands. Russia, Britain, France, and Holland indeed followed Perry's example and used their fleets to influence Japan into signing treaties granting regular relations and trade. [Perry's vessels imposingly sailed into Edo Bay and his crew began surveying the surrounding area. The Japanese were shaken by this unprecedented and brazen conduct. After Perry's departure, an extensive debate ensued within the Shogunal court on how to respond to the American's implied threats. Shogun Tokugawa Ieyoshi died within a few short days, and was succeeded by his sickly young son, Tokugawa Iesada, leaving effective administration in the hands of the Council of Elders (roju) led by Abe Masahiro. Abe felt that at the time it was impossible for Japan to resist the American demands by military force, so he polled all of the daimyos (magnates and feudal lords) for their opinions. Of the 61 known responses, 19 were in favor of accepting the American demands, 19 were equally opposed, 14 gave vague responses expressing concern of possible war, 7 suggested making temporary concessions, and 2advised that they would simply go along with whatever was decided. The only universal recommendation was that steps be taken immediately to bolster Japan's coastal defenses. As revealed in the present document, one of the earliest steps was to assign the feudal lords to coastal defense. Fortifications were hurriedly built close to current day Odaiba in order to protect Edo from a subsequent American naval incursion. The Japanese ultimately agreed to the demands. Although many leaders wanted the foreigners expelled from the country, in 1854 a treaty was signed between the United States and Japan which, allowed trade at two ports.]
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Manuscript Court Documents Pertaining to an American Merchant Ship Captured in 1801 by a Spanish Privateer and Recaptured Again by the American Crew.
Four manuscript court documents pertaining to an American merchant ship captured in 1801 by a Spanish Privateer while on a voyage to Barcelona and Malaga with valuable cargo, the subsequent recapture by the American crew, and claim for compensation from the salvage of her cargo. Three folio, one octavo, all single-leafs. Two documents are split at folds, one of which has very minor loss to text, otherwise the lot in very good condition, clean and legible, a most interesting record of the event and proceedings in the Admiralty Court. The American Brig Eliza, formerly Schooner Maria, whose homeport was Charleston and master was Captain Joseph Michael, was destined for Barcelona and Malaga in June 1801, with a cargo belonging to an American merchant named John Seamy. Near Tarifa, in Cádiz Province, on 10 July she was seized by Spanish privateers and ordered to the Port of Algeciras. While at anchor there, Captain Michael, with the help of his crew, in particular a Benjamin Hubble, managed to re-take the ship from the Spanish. They immediately proceeded across the Bay to Gibraltar with the intention of selling the ship and cargo for personal gain. Refusal to acquiesce to the Spanish privateers would have resulted in extreme retribution for the American captain and crew if they had not succeeded in their escape, as mentioned in the documents as a reason to disallow the captain of any monetary gains for the recovered vessel. There was also intense fighting around Gibraltar, involving the French, Spanish, and British, therefore the Spanish were well-positioned and well-armed. It was the Battle of Algeciras Bay taking place, having begun only 4 days earlier on 6 July 1801. (It would end on the 12th). Adding to the eminent danger for the Americans, when the United States had declared independence, British diplomats were quick to inform the Barbary States that U.S. ships were open to attack. In May 1801, some 6 weeks before the incident described in the present documents, the First Barbary War had begun, a war between the alliance of the United States and several European countries, against the Northwest African Muslim states known collectively as the Barbary States. Prior to independence, American colonists had enjoyed the protection of the British Navy. The British no longer offered protection. The Mediterranean Sea was now a precarious place for Americans to sail. On 4 December 1801, four members of the crew, Benjamin Huddle, Robert Sherington, Thomas William, William Sesten, engaged a proctor to recover the ship and her cargo. His compensation would be half of the value of the salvage. Following the recovery voyage, accusations flowed freely and, a few months later, in December 1801, a trial in the Admiralty Court ensued. The proctor presented his case for the claimants. The result of the trial is not identified herein, but can be assumed in favour of the claimants, based on the final document, which is a "release of all claims" by the ship's new captain, Nathan Ells, who was a mate under Captain Michael, employed on the ship during the event in question.
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Manuscript Watercolour Map Illustrating the Village of Ashinazawa Tamayamababa and Its Environs, Depicting Japanese Samurai Horse Breeding Grounds
Large manuscript watercoloured map to illustrate the village of Ashinazawa Tamayamababa and its environs (in present-day Morioka, Iwate Prefecture), showing lands used by samurai of the ruling Nanbu Clan for raising and breeding horses, also highlighting three mountains in relief by way of tipped-in folding cutouts. Place names and text is in Japanese. Signed in manuscript by a Samurai named Sakura Baba, as well as three other notable officials. Map measures approximately 135 x 82 cm. Some creasing, otherwise in very good condition, a very unique manuscript painted map from the feudal Morioka Domain. The village shown is Ashinazawa Tamayamababa, situated within 30 km from Morioka, which was then the Morioka Domain (Morioka-han), a tozama feudal domain of Edo period, under the rule of the Nanbu Clan (Nanbu-shi) of samurai whose territory spanned most of northeastern Honshu in the Tohoku region. [Today, Morioka (Morioka-shi) is the capital city of Iwate Prefecture located in the Tohoku region of northern Japan. Ashinazawa is considered part of the Morioka district.] Ashinazawa Tamayamababa is also near, only 90 km, from Kakunodate (in present-day Akita Prefecture), also a former castle town and samurai stronghold. While Kakunodate Castle no longer remains, the town is famous for its samurai tradition and its hundreds of weeping cherry trees (shidarezakura). Apart from the loss of its castle, Kakunodate remains remarkably unchanged since its founding in 1620. The town was built with two distinct areas, the samurai district and the merchant district. Once home to 80 families, the samurai district still has some of the best examples of samurai architecture in all of Japan. Among the hills and near the village, some rather expansive horse-breeding fields are drawn on the map, presumably belonging to or at least managed by the Nanbu-shi samurai who signed the document. The horses would have been used by samurai warriors for military equestrianism, including bajutsu (a distinct form of martial art), for yabusame (mounted archery), and other practices of skilled battle on horse-back. Three mountains illustrated two-dimentionally, are all stratovolcanos forming part of the Ou Mountain range in the Tohoku region of northern Honshu. They appear to be illustrating Mount Iwate - the active volcano situated only 22 km from Ashinazawa, Mount Hachimantai - the highest peak in the Ou Mountains and only 46 km from Ashinazawa, and the active stratovolcano Akita-Komagatake located some 70 km from Ashinazawa. In red paint, several roadways are delineated, one of them reaching and following the summit line of one of the mountains. At the head of one of these roads, is a drawing of a cherry blossom trees, and an inscription which likely reads 'sakura', the term for of a group of cherry blossom trees, collectively. The flow of the Kakkonda and Shizukuishi rivers into the Kitakami is traced from the hills. In the distance, on the opposite side of the mountain ranges, a larger river is drawn, depicting the wider Tama River, which would eventually lead to Lake Tazawa. The Akita-Komagatake region is exceptionally lush, with several hundred species of alpine flora and would surely be an excellent place for horses to graze. Mount Hachimantai is especially characterized with hot springs, possibly being used as a source of warm water for cleaning or healing. In general, the vast region would be superb as a horse breeding ground. Horsemanship was an important duty and respected skill of the samurai. There were two classes of Samurai, and only upper-class samurai were allowed horses, although the lower class samurai who could find a way to possess their own horse, did so, with the belief that every samurai should have the honour and the benefit. Being on horse-back aided in part to best perform archery, spearmanship, and swordsmanship in battle. Horse-mounted samurai often fought by charging their horses at their opponent, in some cases causing a collision that would unbalance or even injure the other's steed.
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Spoof Decree of a Criminal Prosecution for Drunkenness in the Form an Exorbitant Monetary Fine Payable to the Deliverer of the Document - COMPLETED IN MANUSCRIPT.
8vo. 1 page, printed document completed in manuscript including date, name of recipient/delinquent, amount of the fine, name and signature of the messenger/collector of funds. With a partial manuscript message to inner page of leaf. Double leaf measuring approximately 17 x 21 cm in its folded state, watermarked with the year 1822. Signed in ink in an original hand, "Jno. Rd. Carter," as the messenger. Very good and original condition, an amusing document, seldom seen completed in manuscript. Roughly designed after an authentic court document, the heading bears the abbreviations "G.R. IV" signifying the reign of King George IV and features an engraved representation of the Royal Coat of Arms of the British monarch. Dated 31 January 1826 in manuscript, charges are laid upon a Mr. David Crossby of Gosberton [South Holland district, Lincolnshire], who is guilty of the crime of "the wicked and abominable sin of drunkenness, by frequently swallowing large quantities of Beer, Ale, Porter, and all other Malt Liquors, (Small Beer excepted) Brandy, Rum...", his fine being 50 pounds of good and lawful Money of Great Britain, payable within 24 hours to the deliverer of the said notice. Fifty pounds sterling was a very large sum of money at the time, £50 then being equivalent to approximately £4,450 today, although substantially more impactful when we consider that the average income from 1800 to 1825 was less than £20 a year. As such, the fine here would represent approximately 3 years wages to the poor bloke who was "convicted" of simply consuming alcohol.
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Two Signed Membership Documents Pertaining to the Acceptance of Monica Mary Cole, an English Geographer, into Two Scientific Societies.
Two signed membership documents formally accepting English geographer Monica Mary Cole into two scientific societies for the learned, the Royal Geographical Society and the Geologists' Association, respectively. 8vo. Two separate printed documents, three leafs combined, each document completed, signed and dated by the respective society's secretary. Leafs measure approximately 20,5 x 26 cm. Creasing to one document, otherwise in very good condition. Monica Mary Cole (1922-1994) was an English geographer, lecturer, and author, an intellectual woman and polyglot, whose legacy has been described by her colleagues as "a leader in her chosen field of academic research" who "scaled the heights of a profession that, even today, finds too few women as the incumbents of chairs." She left the Royal Geographical Society £10,000 for it to establish a research travel grant for young female physical geographists. The Archives of the Royal Holloway, University of London holds a collection of papers relating to Cole. They include her personal papers and objects connected to her career as a geographer between 1967 and 1970. During her distinguished career she produced pioneering works in the fields of biogeography and geobotany, remote sensing and terrain analysis, and mineral exploration. Her research spanned Central and Southern Africa, Brazil, Venezuela, Australia, China and Finland. Cole was not the archetypal quiet and contemplative academic. She was a larger-than-life character, and people loved to be around her. She was elected as a Fellow in the Royal geographical Society on 22 June 1942. The following year, on 6 December 1943, she also became an elected member of the Geologists' Association of London. The present documents are her official membership declaration papers from each of these societies. In 1947, Miss Cole was appointed geography lecturer under Bill Talbot at the University of Cape Town. She conducted a detailed land utilisation survey on the soils and crop yield affected by climate anomalies in Elgin, Western Cape, which was called "one of the most thorough and useful land utilization surveys carried out anywhere in South Africa" by Stanley Jackson, in The Geographical Journal.
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Taschen-Kalender für das Jahr 1854.
o.J. Wien, Leopold Grund, (1853), 8,5 x 5,5 cm. 32 S. (A-D) sowie Durchschußblätter. Halbseide d. Zt. in Pp.-Schuber (etw. lädiert).
Référence libraire : 50109
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