961 résultats
1925réf. 810841925. Manuscript report on on the recto sides only of 15pp of lined notepaper to the secretaries of a combined mining venture based out of Number 8 Old Jewry London. A few small dogears and creases some age toning of the paper and the fact that it's written in pencil make it a little tricky to decipher at times although a partial transcript is included from a previous collector. A very good A hand-written preliminary report which nevertheless contains a wealth of logistical and local detail regarding the business of pitching camp supply lines sickness boring results and assay findings depths propected gravel assessments depth of survey records etc. Comments regarding the local labor supply place the whole exploit firmly into the realm of exploitation with phrasing like ".the riff-raff of coastal negroes who are unstable - lazy and contemptuous of authority." A fascinating and ephemeral piece of industrial colonial history. Wray himself seems to have been a widely traveled mining surveyor with some of his recorded work being not only across Africa but also the Koorboora mining region of Queensland Australia among others. unknown books
1925réf. 810841925. Manuscript report on on the recto sides only of 15pp of lined notepaper to the secretaries of a combined mining venture based out of Number 8 Old Jewry London. A few small dogears and creases some age toning of the paper and the fact that it's written in pencil make it a little tricky to decipher at times although a partial transcript is included from a previous collector. A very good A hand-written preliminary report which nevertheless contains a wealth of logistical and local detail regarding the business of pitching camp supply lines sickness boring results and assay findings depths propected gravel assessments depth of survey records etc. Comments regarding the local labor supply place the whole exploit firmly into the realm of exploitation with phrasing like ".the riff-raff of coastal negroes who are unstable - lazy and contemptuous of authority." A fascinating and ephemeral piece of industrial colonial history. Wray himself seems to have been a widely traveled mining surveyor with some of his recorded work being not only across Africa but also the Koorboora mining region of Queensland Australia among others. unknown
1844réf. LBW-7759Cayenne, Imprimerie du Gouvernement, 1844. Affiche originale imprimée (40 x 30 cm).
1797réf. LBW-8740Cayenne, Saint-Jean-du-Maroni, Paris, 1797-1911. 11 pp. de différents formats, quelques en-têtes imprimés.
1843réf. LBW-8904Paris, Firmin Didot frères, 1843. In-8 de (4) ff., 176 pp.; broché, couverture beige imprimée, non rogné et en partie non coupé.
réf. 10721s.n., Londres, 1799. In-8, portrait gravé de Barthélémy en frontispice et 159 pages. Très bon état intérieur. Demi-chagrin vert du XIXe, dos à nerfs orné de filets dorés en excellent état.
1974réf. 103365Cayenne, Imprimerie Paul Laporte 1974 In-8 22 x 16 cm. Broché, couverture bleu-ciel, titre en noir sur le dos et le premier plat, 320 pp., 22 illustrations hors-texte, 1 carte de la Guyane repliée in fine, annexes, bibliographie, table des matières. Bon exemplaire.
réf. 18473Paris, Challamel, 1911. In-8 de 62 pages, illustrations, carte et plan de St Laurent. Bon état. Toile rouge, couvertures. Nombreux tampons de Radio France et ORTF.
réf. 201318027, Les auteurs - JB impressions, 2001 ; in-8, 346 pp., br. Broché en bon état.
réf. 74590Paris, Société Française d'Imprimerie, sans date, grand in 8° relié pleine percaline rouge de l'éditeur, plat supérieur et dos illustrés d'un décor polychrome (Paul Souze sc.), tanches dorées, 320 pages ; illustrations in et hors-texte ; cartonnage en très bon état, avec les ors légèrement fanés
réf. 201902462S.l., L'harmattan, 2002 ; in-8, 271 pp., br.
réf. 59765P., 1952, in 4° relié demi cartonnage à coins, dos muet, V-242 pages et 4 planches photographiques in fine.
réf. 201200195Paris, Robert Laffont, 1975 ; in-8, 299 pp., br.
réf. 201807455Paris, Robert Laffont , 1972 ; in-8, 300 pp., broché, couverture illustr. La Guyane française - dédicacee de l'auteur.
réf. 200408720Paris, Robert Laffont , 1972 ; in-8, 300 pp., br. La Guyane française.
réf. 200705454Paris, Robert Laffont, 1972 ; in-8, 300 pp., broché, couverture illustr. La guyane francaise.
réf. 222673Paris, Chez Giguet et Cie, s.d. (1799) in-8, VIII-252-[2] pp., frontispice, demi-basane brune, dos lisse orné (reliure de l'époque). Manque à la coiffe supérieure, dos, coupes et mors frottés, petites galeries de ver sur les mors, le mors supérieur, fendu sur quelques centimètres, a été recollé. Mouillure au pré-titre, rousseurs. Ex-libris Bibliothèque du Franc-Port.
réf. 246612Lyon, Aimé de La Roche, 1791; in-4, 3 pp., vignette.
1978réf. 84948Georgetown Guyana: Labour Advocate Printery 1978. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 20.5cm; bright orange card wrappers with titles printed in black on front cover; xii1053pp. Inscribed by Seymour on the title page to Puerto Rican editor translator and literary critic Roberto Marquez: "For Roberto Marquez / from Arthur Seymour / Jan 30. 1978 / With best wishes." Marquez has marked several passages in ink throughout the text. Hint of sunning to spine some trivial wear to extremities; Very Good. Collection of verse by the Guyanese poet capturing memories of his visits to various places Bonafoux Hato Rey Brasilia Rome Gibbs St. Peter and touching on themes of love the national ethos Black consciousness and the "philosophical quest for the underlying and varied meanings of the various moods that come upon us all" from the introduction. 84948. Labour Advocate Printery unknown books
1978réf. 84949Georgetown Guyana: S.i. 1978. First Edition. Octavo 21cm; printed manila card wrappers; text is mimeographed with author's name and title hand-written in ink on the spine; ii78-10414pp. This copy is from the library of to Puerto Rican editor translator and literary critic Roberto Marquez with his ink name and date 8/79 on upper front endpaper. Seymour has inscribed this copy to him and mis-dated it on the half-title page: "For Roberto from AJ / with admiration affection / Aug 5. 1969." This was Marquez's working copy showing numerous passages marked over several readings showing extensive interaction with the text. Wrappers are edgeworn dust-soiled with a few small adhesive marks to same; Very Good. "This is a pioneering literary work. It is a distillation of my personal development as critic and editor in Guyana over several decades and it gathers within two covers what I may describe as a guide to as well as a survey of major forms of creative writing in the Guyana experience" from the preface. 84949. S.i. unknown books
1974réf. 84941Georgetown Guyana: Sheik Sadeek 1974. First Edition. Slim octavo 20.25cm; mimeographed sheets stapled into pictorial card wrappers; ii381pp. Inscribed by the author on the title page to Puerto Rican editor translator and literary critic Roberto Marquez: "For my friend R. Marquez / With the compliments of Sheik S. / Hope you find something suitable / 21.8.79" Light wear gentle sunning to spine; Near Fine. Self-published volume by the noted Guyanese poet and author gathering six short works published between 1949-1972 most centered around Guyanese daily life and written in the local patois. A nice association copy inscribed to Marquez who at the time was founder and editor of the journal Caliban: A Journal of New World Thought and Writing. Uncommon; OCLC notes 11 holdings. 84941. Sheik Sadeek unknown books
1974réf. 84941Georgetown Guyana: Sheik Sadeek 1974. First Edition. Slim octavo 20.25cm; mimeographed sheets stapled into pictorial card wrappers; ii381pp. Inscribed by the author on the title page to Puerto Rican editor translator and literary critic Roberto Marquez: "For my friend R. Marquez / With the compliments of Sheik S. / Hope you find something suitable / 21.8.79" Light wear gentle sunning to spine; Near Fine. Self-published volume by the noted Guyanese poet and author gathering six short works published between 1949-1972 most centered around Guyanese daily life and written in the local patois. A nice association copy inscribed to Marquez who at the time was founder and editor of the journal Caliban: A Journal of New World Thought and Writing. Uncommon; OCLC notes 11 holdings. 84941. Sheik Sadeek unknown
1978réf. 84948Georgetown Guyana: Labour Advocate Printery 1978. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 20.5cm; bright orange card wrappers with titles printed in black on front cover; xii1053pp. Inscribed by Seymour on the title page to Puerto Rican editor translator and literary critic Roberto Marquez: "For Roberto Marquez / from Arthur Seymour / Jan 30. 1978 / With best wishes." Marquez has marked several passages in ink throughout the text. Hint of sunning to spine some trivial wear to extremities; Very Good. Collection of verse by the Guyanese poet capturing memories of his visits to various places Bonafoux Hato Rey Brasilia Rome Gibbs St. Peter and touching on themes of love the national ethos Black consciousness and the "philosophical quest for the underlying and varied meanings of the various moods that come upon us all" from the introduction. 84948. Labour Advocate Printery unknown
1978réf. 84949Georgetown Guyana: S.i. 1978. First Edition. Octavo 21cm; printed manila card wrappers; text is mimeographed with author's name and title hand-written in ink on the spine; ii78-10414pp. This copy is from the library of to Puerto Rican editor translator and literary critic Roberto Marquez with his ink name and date 8/79 on upper front endpaper. Seymour has inscribed this copy to him and mis-dated it on the half-title page: "For Roberto from AJ / with admiration affection / Aug 5. 1969." This was Marquez's working copy showing numerous passages marked over several readings showing extensive interaction with the text. Wrappers are edgeworn dust-soiled with a few small adhesive marks to same; Very Good. "This is a pioneering literary work. It is a distillation of my personal development as critic and editor in Guyana over several decades and it gathers within two covers what I may describe as a guide to as well as a survey of major forms of creative writing in the Guyana experience" from the preface. 84949. S.i. unknown
1775réf. 21553Paris 1775. Very good condition. Detailed copper engraved map of Guyana from Cap Nassau down to Cap de Nord. Showing many towns and coastal ports. With decorative cartouche compass rose and rhumb lines. From Prevost's "L'Histoire Generale des Voyages". Bellin 1703 - 1772 one of the most noted French mapmakers of the 18th century was named the hydrographer chief cartographer to the French Navy and later the Official Hydrographer to the French King. Folding 13 x 9 3/4". Strong impression very clean. unknown
