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1852rif. 166563London: Printed for the Royal Commission William Clowes & Sons 1852. An exhibitor's copy Presentation edition with a copy presented to every exhibitor at the Great Exhibition of 1851; trade editions were also produced. The book is a key contemporary document for the Exhibition giving the jury awards and details of the 30 categories of exhibit and was selected in Printing and the Mind of Man as the representative book for the Exhibition. Quarto. With 3 chromolithograph plates. Original red cloth spine and front cover lettered in gilt spine and covers decorated with a wreath design in gilt and blind yellow endpapers gilt edges. Preserved in a custom slipcase. Bookplate to front pastedown. Expertly recased spine ends and corners a little rubbed; a very good copy. Printing and the Mind of Man 331. hardcover
1990rif. 159588San Francisco: Art Lick Gallery 1990. Vintage flyer advertising San Francisco-based Art Lick Gallery circa 1990. The Art Lick Gallery was opened by artists David Seibold and Luiz da Rosa in 1989 and was at that time the only art gallery located in the Castro District. Founded just as the catastrophic impact of the AIDS crisis was beginning to be fully appreciated in the national media and during an unprecedented attempt at censoring art particularly queer art the gallery served as a safe haven for the LGBTQ art community as well as a bulwark against attacks to the community. In Seibold's own words the gallery was "an alternative to 'downtown' gallery spaces places that sometimes present art work as being so precious and intimidating that it's really unapproachable." Notable among the exhibitions held at Art Lick were Christopher Enzi's "Inferno & Other Scenes" Jerome Caja's "Compact" and the group exhibition "Eros." The shows held at the gallery which included both group and one- and two-person shows proved essential not only to the Castro community but also to the queer community at large during a period often described by many without hyperbole as a time at war. The gallery closed after Seibold's death in 1992. 8.5 x 11 inches. Near Fine with some light edgewear. Art Lick Gallery unknown
1990rif. 159516San Francisco: San Francisco Art Institute 1990. Vintage flyer for a 1990 art exhibition and happening held on Friday May 4 1990 at the San Francisco Art Institute Lecture Hall. 11 x 8.5 inches. Very Good plus with eight small pinholes. San Francisco Art Institute unknown
1939rif. 60410Stanford & San Francisco CA: James Ladd Delkin Bret Harte Associates of California WPA 1939. 8vo. 127 1 pp. Text illustrations throughout. Colour-illustrated softcovers map on back cover of the GGIE held on Treasure Island slight dustsoiling still NF copy. First edition of this excellent travel guide produced by the Federal Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration detailing events of the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition held on Treasure Island in San Francisco and sights in the surrounding area. WPA & PWA New Deal program grants aided in funding the extravaganza. James Ladd Delkin, Bret Harte Associates of California, WPA, paperback
1905rif. 60417Portland OR: Official Photographic Co. Press of The German Publishing Co. 202 1/2 Second St. 1905. Oblong 4to. 12 x 9 in. 24 leaves unnumbered. glossy sized paper printed photo illustrations of Lewis & Clark Exposition throughout. Blue printed & decorated softcovers gilt & black lettering gilt decorative borders ad for Yellowstone Park Line Lewis & Clark Exposition with the Northern Pacific on back cover minor sunning darkening to fore-edges minor soiling pencil marks to blank recto back cover still VG- copy. First edition of this nicely-illustrated souvenir distributed at the Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition marking the anniversary of the famed exploration over the Louisiana Purchase. These images illustrate the wonders of the Exposition including views of the Sunken Gardens European Forestry & California Buildings Agriculture Machinery & Mines Buildings the view of the Exposition lit up at night and more. Fred H. Kiser was an accomplished mountaineer and promoter who was one of the most successful and widely known landscape and commercial photographers in the American West during the opening decades of the 20th century. He and his brother Oscar operated the Lewis & Clark Official Photographic Company at the Exposition which gave them their start and he became well known for his images of National Parks and the picturesque Columbia River Gorge. Worldcat locates 4 copies Cal State Fresno Rutherford Hayes Presidential Centr RI School of Design Wash State Lib. [Official Photographic Co., Press of The German Publishing Co., 202 1/2 Second St.], paperback
1915rif. 60629San Diego & Chicago: Published by I.L. Eno 958 5th St. Made by Curt Teich & Co. 1915. Oblong 8vo. 8 x 5.5 in. 64 pp unpaginated. Colour-illustrated and printed throughout. Colour-illustrated softcovers cover art of the Exposition grounds in present-day Balboa Park yapp fore-edges minor dustsoiling & edgewear still VG copy from the library of Prof. Marvin Nathan. First edition of this wonderful travel souvenir for the Panama-California Exposition held in San Diego to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal and San Diego as the first port-of-call. This Exposition is famed for its Mission Revival Style Architecture which over a decade later would inspire the architect Richard Requa. Published by I.L. Eno, 958 5th St., [Made by Curt Teich & Co.], paperback
1854rif. 60414New York & London: G.P. Putnam and Co. Sampson Low Son & Co. John F. Trow Printer & Stereotyper 49 Ann Street 1854. Folio. xi 1 207 1 pp. Engraved frontisp. extra-illustrated engraved title 5 engraved plates 1 colour woodcut plate for tiles another engraved plate of Fresnel lenses integral to pagination with 500 woodcut-engraved text illustrations decorations. Elaborately decorated & gilt embossed cobalt-blue publisher’s cloth decorative gilt lettering front & back covers a.e.g. rebacked w/ upper portion of original spine laid-back down corners renewed resewn flyleaves expertly silked wear to lower fore-edges minor stain to a few leaves in rear of textblock upper fore-edge still a VG- copy. First edition possible first state including the colour plate & extra-illustrated title & frontispiece which are not present in some printings of this lavishly illustrated catalogue of America’s first exposition inspired and patterned after the 1851 Crystal Palace Great Exhibition in London. Mixed in with the familiar Arts & Crafts material which filled the early expositions including industrially produced glassware metalwork ceramics and more the 1853-54 Exposition served as a vital presentation of American invention and technology including Royal Earl House’s innovative printing telegraph with its piano-style keyboard a Henry Fitz refractor telescope John Whipple’s daguerreotypes shot of the Moon at Harvard College and even a publicity stunt featuring Elias Otis demonstrating his safety elevator by dramatically cutting the rope holding the cage preventing is descent when they deployed. The 1853-54 Exhibition was also vital to the development of iron construction in America including the striking octagonally planned domed structure by Castensen and Gildermeister as well as plans submitted by Paxton Downing & Vaux Bogardus and Hoppin all illustrated here. After the fair closed in November 1854 the New York Crystal Palace sporadically held tradefairs until 1858 when the iron and glass building burned to the ground in less than 30 minutes. See: Coleman The Exhibition in the Palace a Bibliographical Essay Bulletin of the New York Public Library Sept. 1960 pp. 459-477; William Ashworth Scientist of the Day -- New York Crystal Palace Linda Hall Library July 14 2022. G.P. Putnam and Co., Sampson Low, Son & Co., [John F. Trow, Printer & Stereotyper, 49 Ann Street], hardcover
1935rif. 60627San Diego CA: America’s Exposition 1935. 8vo. 76 pp. With text illustrations photos illustrated ads 1 large folding map. Colour-illustrated softcovers cover art of two Californio’s dancing Junket Ice Cream ad on rear cover minor shelfwear minor rubbing still VG copy w/ ticket from the “Foot Relief Station” laid-in and former ownership markings; from the library of Prof. Marvin Nathan. First edition of this guidebook to the very successful California Pacific International Exposition held in San Diego over two years at the depths of the Great Depression to revive the Southern California economy which featured a number of unusual concessions and exhibits such as the Gold Gulch Lost Continent of Mu the Zoro Garden Nudist Colony and the “One Ton Mechanical Man.” Several of the exhibits used at the recently closed Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago 1933-1934 were re-used for the CPIE. Requa 1881-1941 famed San Diego architect was one of the founders of the very influential Requa & Jackson architectural firm and were the architects of choice in San Diego and Los Angeles during the booming 1920s who developed the “Southern California Architecture” style drawing upon the historical architecture of the Colonial Mexico the Pueblos of the Southwest and the Moorish features from Spain and North Africa was the Master Architect for the California Pacific International Exposition of 1935-36 and preserved the buildings which are still evident in Balboa Park. America’s Exposition, paperback
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1889rif. 59410Paris: n.p. 1889. 4to. 10.5 x 10.75 in. Six individual puzzles individually postcard sized approx. 3.5 x 4.75 in. w/ colour chromolithograph image dissected onto nine wooden pieces each 1 small piece has been supplied in facsimile for upper corner of the Cairo street puzzle. All contained w/in the original deep red paper-covered wooden box raised bed w/in the box to hold the puzzles lid w/ decorative gilt title lettering minor shelfwear very minor rubbing still a VG nearly complete artifact. Very scarce original souvenir puzzle game issued for the fourth great Paris World’s Fair celebrating through pomp and events the Centennial of the French Revolution and the storming of the Bastille. The Exposition was intended to pull France out of a ruinous recession and attracted over 61000 exhibitors as well as 32 million visitors many of whom came to view the iconic Eiffel Tower. This puzzle celebrates several of the pavilions at the Exposition including Palais des Beaux-Arts designed by Joseph Brouvard filled with painting and flanking the Eiffel Tower providing visitors; the Palais de Trocadero held over from the famed 1878 Exposition celebrating the renewal of Paris following the Franco-Prussian War; as well as the Ministere de la Guerre which featured an Arms & Armour exhibition as well as displays of knightly tournaments assorted uniforms and cannon. The Maison Egyptienne and Rue au Caire would fuel the Orientalist movement and fascination with the Middle East among artists writers and the industrial arts well into the 20th Century. These boxed puzzle games were quite popular souvenirs as well as educational tools in the Belle Epoque and have become remarkably scarce. No copies in Worldcat. n.p., unknown
1904rif. 59618Portland: Wonderland Souvenir Company F.H. Kiser 425 Abington Building June 1904. Oblong 4to. 12.5 x 9.5 in. 160 unpaginated pp. Photo-illustrated title page photo-illustrated throughout each with facing page of explanatory text. Original embossed dark-blue-green cloth white lettering on front cover very minor shelfwear slight rubbing minor bumping to couple corners a VG bright copy. First edition of this very scarce photographic souvenir intending to promote the Pacific Northwest for the Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition marking the anniversary of the famed exploration across the North American continent after the Louisiana Purchase. The Kiser Brothers have included an excellent photographic tour from Mt. Shasta on the south to Mt. Baker on the north encompassing a number of images of the Columbia River Gorge. Also present are images of salmon fishing salmon cannery Northwest Coast Native Americans the Portland Hotel Seattle Waterfront Tacoma and shipping as well as views of the Dalles City sternwheeler sailing through the Cascade Locks Mount Rainier and more. Fred H. Kiser was an accomplished mountaineer and promoter who was one of the most successful and widely known landscape and commercial photographers in the American West during the opening decades of the 20th century. He and his brother Oscar operated the Lewis & Clark Official Photographic Company at the Exposition which gave them their start and he became well known for his images of National Parks and the picturesque Columbia River Gorge. Wonderland Souvenir Company, F.H. Kiser, 425 Abington Building, hardcover
1980rif. 59668San Francisco CA: Hibernia Bank originally Robert Reid 1980. Oblong 4to. 12.75 x 10.5 in. 23 leaves unnumbered. w/ 1 10.25 x 26.5 in. folding four-colour facsimile on thick cream-coloured paper-stock. Publisher’s light gray softcovers Arts & Crafts lettering & decoration front cover yapp edges punch-sewn at gutter margin w/ white silk braid NF copy. Facsimile edition of this beautifully souvenir photographic record of the Exposition originally published by Robert Reid in 1915. The colour plates encompass the Palace of Fine Arts at night; the Tower of Jewels by day & night; the Avenue of Progress and the Great South Gardens. Of particular interest is the large double-page Aeroplane View birds-eye photos in which all of the pavilions were originally coloured-in by Gabriel Moulin Studios in San Francisco. Hibernia Bank, (originally Robert Reid), paperback
1976rif. 155839New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art 1976. Vintage poster for the 1976 travelling exhibition organized by the Metropolitan Museum of Art which ran from November 17 1976 through September 30 1979 in seven US cities. 25 x 38 inches. Some light edgewear else Near Fine. Metropolitan Museum of Art unknown
1979rif. 59146Santa Barbara CA: Santa Barbara Museum of Art 1979. 4to. 82 pp unpaginated. With over 100 printed photo illustrations multiple prints tipped-in and laid-in offset photograph by Don Worth on glossy stock embossed photographer’s signature at lower corner; signed print by Karen Truax screenprinted magazine page by Robert Heinecken signed screen print by Keith Smith signed print by Todd Walker signed print by Alex Sweetman and 20 colour transparency slides w/ printed frames inserted into mylar sleeve pockets. Colour-illustrated softcovers plastic-comb binding as issued minor shelfwear slight tear head of spine signed & numbered by Parker at end of forward. First edition No. 508 of 1000 copies printed numbered & signed of this exceptional catalogue documenting this groundbreaking photography exhibition as the decade of the 1970’s closed featuring some of the most significant 20th-Century photographer’s works. Walker Smith Sweetman Worth Truax and Heinecken all included their limited edition unique prints for this volume and most signed by the artist. Featured in the exhibition were such photographers as Robert Adams Diane Arbus Michael Bishop Ellen Brooks Jo Ann Callis Joyce Cohen Steven Cortright Robert Flick Nancy Gass Robert Mapplethorpe Jeffrey Silverthorne Mike Mandel Lew Thomas Brett Weston and many more. Santa Barbara Museum of Art, paperback
rif. 30970Christchurch NZ : s.n. July 1906. Small quarto 255 x 175 mm original thick grey paper covers the front with printed greeting in MÄori and English in silver lettering at head and foot with a shaped chromolithograph onlay 155 x 110 mm irregular at the centre depicting the welcoming figures of a MÄori woman and a European woman draped in the New Zealand flag standing before a MÄori carved gateway the rear with a printed silver fern and small shaped chromolithograph of the Exhibition seal onlaid; inside is the tipped-in lithograph printed invitation itself embellished with a MÄori motif at each corner and two bands of silver ribbon across the top and bottom with the name of the invitee in manuscript W. Lamb-Smith Esq. William Lamb Smith 1846-1910 Consul-General for Paraguay in Melbourne; a pristine example of this beautifully designed invitation. Other examples are held in the Alexander Turnbull Library and the Christchurch City Libraries. unknown
rif. 32958by direction of the Honorable Francis Abigail Minister for Mines Sydney. Sydney : Charles Potter Government Printer 1888. Octavo 245 x 155 mm publisher's printed salmon-coloured wrappers upper wrapper with edge and corner wear and annotations in pencil at top corner; spine ends with paper loss pp 115; internally very clean a good all-original copy. unknown
1909rif. 59318Seattle WA: Robert A. Reid Publisher 488 Arcade 1909. Oblong 4to. 12.5 x 9.5 in. 54 pp unpaginated. photo-illustrated title. With photographic illustrations throughout 1 large double-page panorama of Arctic Circle & Formal Garden 1 large map at rear of the Exposition. Gray-illustrated softcovers yapp fore-edges panoramic mounted photo cover art of Exposition decorative gilt & black lettering slight shelfwear very slight rubbing still NF copy. First edition of this very scarce photographic souvenir chronicling the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. The photos encompass the Manufactures Building Forestry Building many of the States Buildings and courts. In addition there are views of the Japan Exhibit the Formosa Tea House sponsored by the Japanese Imperial government to justify controlling present-day Taiwan the Japanese Village the Pay Streak attractions which included a roller-coaster like scenic railway the Temple of Palmistry the Oriental Village the Igorrote Village wherein Philippine natives were on display as well as the decidedly racist “Dixieland” attraction putting a shiny gloss on the antebellum South and “festivities and pastimes of the negro in the Sunny South.” No copies in Worldcat. Robert A. Reid, Publisher, 488 Arcade, paperback
1915rif. 58381San Francisco: C.T. Co. Artgravure 1915. Oblong 4to. 10.25 x 8.25 in. 48 pp unpaginated. Colour-tinted photogravures throughout including panoramic centerfold birds-eye view by the Cardinell-Vincent Co. Embossed brown softcovers embossed raised gilt lettering yapp edges mounted colour photo front cover w/ original mailing envelope tears rubbing chipping F/G- copy. First edition of this nicely printing souvenir photographic record of the Exposition. The interior is excellent in this piece giving views of many of the pavilions fountains and courts. C.T. Co., Artgravure, paperback
1982rif. 021240Fort Dodge Iowa : Blanden Memorial Art Gallery 1982. Soft cover. Near Fine. 1982 Book: Near Fine/ . Book: Near Fine/ $210.81 DAN HOWARD: a RETROSPECTIVE ~ a Selection of Paintings from 1968 ~ 1982. Artist Signed Artist`s Signed Letter Authenticating His Particular Style Of Signature On His Art Work. Exhibition Catalog Blanden Memorial Art Gallery Fort Dodge Iowa 1982 UnStated 1sT Edition Tall Wide S/c 0ff~White Colored Spine With Title In Black Letters Soft Cover Book: Near Fine/ Slight Shelf Edge And Corner Wear. 45 Numbered Pages Printed On 0ff~White Paper In Fine/ Condition Slight Shelf Edge And Corner Wear. Age Spotting On Outside Edge Of Front Cover. Spine Is Tight Corners Are Square. D/j: None. = Description Applies To This B00K Only. = This Author Signed Book Has A Special Significance Is Hard To Find Will Be Wrapped In Plastic Taped Shut Packaged And Shipped = Carefully To Avoid Shipping Damage And Will Make It An Excellent Addition To Your Own Personal Library Collection Or As A Gift For The Discriminating Reader / Collector. = No Odors No Writing No Names No Rippling Not Stuck Together No Book Plate Not X~Library No Remainder Or Other Marks. This Item Will Be Sent Wrapped In Plastic Taped Shut And In A = New New Padded Mailing Envelope = To Prevent Shipping Damage So That It Will Arrive In The Description Described. Description Applies To This B00K Only. = WORLD WIDE SHIPPING AVAILABLE. == California State Law Now Requires The Following Notice Be Given: == Seller Did Not Personally Know This Person Or Persons And Did Not See And Was Not Present When This Item Was Signed. No Certificate Of Authenticity Is Implied Or Included In This Sale/Purchase Price. If You Would Like A Certificate Of Authenticity You Can Obtain One At Your Own Convenience And Expense Which Is Not Included In The Purchase Price Of This Item. == Blanden Memorial Art Gallery paperback
1862rif. 56424London: Her Majesty's Commissioners 1862. First Edition. Folio 37cm. Green library buckram backed in green morocco stamped in gilt on spine and front board all edges sprinkled green top edge stained grey; plain endpapers; viii 18331-11916311-6 7 7 8-111 1 91 1 115 1pp; 3 inserted plates and numerous in-text wood engravings some large. Ex-library with discard stamp to front pastedown and pencil notes to endpapers. Straight and sturdy with minor shelfwear first two leaves repaired at the upper margin occasional scattered foxing and minor fingersoil but largely clean: Very Good. "A descriptive catalog of the industrial exhibits. Volumes 1 and 2 are devoted to the industries of Great Britain. . . At the beginning of volume 1 is 'A concise history of the International Exhibition of 1862' by John Hollingshead." With sections on mining and metallurgy; chemicals and pharmaceuticals; food products; "Animal and Vegetable Substances used in Manufactures"; railroads and trains; carriages; manufacturing machines; agricultural & horticultural technology; and general machinery. RYDELL 114. [Her Majesty's Commissioners] unknown
1878rif. 58603Paris: E. Neurdein Editeur Photographie 1878. Seven albumen cabinet card photos. Oblong 8vo. 6 x 3.8 in. mounted on 6.5 x 4.6 in. beige studio cards red & black printed captions red woodcut borders all w/ manuscript annotations on versos minor bowing to boards still VG set w/ bright sharp images. Seven souvenir albumen cabinet card photos chronicling the third great Paris World’s Fair proclaiming through pomp and events that the Third Republic had rebounded from the Franco-Prussian War and the Commune Revolt. The Exposition was far larger than any previously held occupying over 66 acres featuring an Avenue des Nations elaborate exhibition palaces the completed head of the Statue of Liberty and the first Exposition to feature outdoor electric lighting with massive arc lights. These images include the an updated public aquarium featuring undersea grottoes inspired by Jules Verne stories the Palais de Trocadero the Palais du Champ de Mars statue of the Republic the Galerie du Travail showing stoves weaving machines and more; as well as the statuary in the Grande Galerie Italienne. Etienne Neurdein 1832-after 1915 and his brother Louis Antonin 1840-after 1915 were intrepid traveling photographers throughout French Northern Africa particularly the Sahara and Algeria in the 1870’s and also known for portraiture and monuments photos. They were later awarded the status as official photographers of both 1889 and 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle. See: Arthur Chandler Heroism in Defeat The Paris Exposition Universelle of 1878 World’s Fair Magazine Vol. VI No. 4 1986; Orientalist Photography: Part One -- 19th Century Neurdein Brothers Twicemodern in Photography Jan 27 2013. E. Neurdein, Editeur Photographie, hardcover
1939rif. 57661San Francisco CA: Crocker Company 1939. Oblong 4to. 12 x 9 in. 16 pp unpaginated. With numerous colour photo plates. Colour-illustrated softcovers cover art night scene photos of the Exposition very slight shelfwear w/ original printed mailing envelope added label for Wobbers on cover minor toning shelfwear still F/NF copy. First edition of this beautifully printed photographic excursion through the Art Deco marvels of the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition held on Treasure Island in San Francisco. Crocker Company, paperback
1905rif. 57693Portland OR: Fred A. Shogren 1905. One silver gelatin photograph sized 8 x 9.8 in. on thick photo paper stock and appears to be direct copyprint from glass plate negative 1 small tear lower right corner dustsoiling still VG sharp image. An original photograph of the famed Forestry Building which at one time was the largest log cabin in the World featuring one million board feet of old growth timber and renowned for the collonade of 52 uniform massive matching old growth trees with 6 foot trunks. Constructed by Simon Benson for the Exposition and largely an outlier from the Spanish Renaissance Revival architecture prevalent at the Fair the Forestry Building would survive the Exposition fall into disrepair and had been mostly restored in 1959 for the Oregon Sesquicentennial Celebration. See: Michael Riscica The 1905 Leiws and Clark Exposition Young Architect 2021; Finn J.D. John Oregon Lost World’s Biggest Log Cabin in Spectacular 1964 Fire Offbeat Oregon History June 17 2012. [Fred A. Shogren, unknown
1852rif. 53659London: William Clowes & Sons 1852. First Edition. First printing. Stout octavo 26cm. Publisher's red cloth-covered boards decoratively stamped in gilt and blind; a.e.g.; cxx1-86716pp; 3 inserted leaves of chromolithographic color plates. Mild foxing to preliminary leaves with occasional spots of scattered foxing to text margins. Else a remarkably bright and well-preserved copy of this massive volume easily Near Fine. Full transcript of expert jurors' verdicts on the thousands of entries of items in the Great Exhibition of 1851. Prefaced with an index to the divisions list of jurors and a complete list of the prizes awarded in subject areas ranging from raw materials first prize for "a process for washing and purifying coals" awarded to Bérard & Cie of France to decorative furnishings to the Gobelins-Beauvais Manufactory for "originality and beauty of design of the different specimens of tapestry exhibited". William Clowes & Sons unknown
1864rif. 53725London: Day & Son 1864. First Edition. Large octavo 26cm. Publisher's embossed cloth-covered boards decoratively titled in gilt on spine and front cover; xxiv447pp; 431 wood-engraved text-figures; 39 inserted leaves of engraved plates most folding. Neatly rebacked; some spotting and soiling to boards spine cloth slightly dulled. Endpapers soiled with faint marginal tidemark to preliminary leaves but in all a tight complete Very Good copy. Ownership signature on front endpaper of a William John Lafferty Belfast dated 1866. A significant work infrequent in commerce. Especially valuable for its coverage of early railway technology an area in which the author was himself expert as he had served as a Consulting Engineer for the Great North of Scotland Railway as early as 1853. The book's four divisions - Railways; Textile Machinery; Metal and Wood Manufacturing Machinery; and "Machinery in General" are each profusely illustrated with both text figures and folding plates. The final plate at end of text is a "General Plan of the Western Annex" where mechanical exhibits were housed. Day & Son unknown
