FONTANE (Marius).Livre Rare Book
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1876réf. LBW-6710Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1876. In-16 de (3) ff., 48 pp. ; cartonnage de papier brun moucheté, dos lisse, pièce de titre de maroquin rouge (reliure de l'époque).
1918réf. 027272Bombay 1918 H. H. Sir Udaji Rao PUAR, K.CS.I. , K.B.E., , Maharaja of Dhar Full-Leather (Hardcover) 1st Edition
1723réf. LBW-5382Paris, chez l'auteur, 1723. 442 x 577 mm.
réf. 51578Rare.In-8 en vélin d'époque.1ère partie: 2ème édition de 1672.36 p.Manquent les pages 7 et 8. (or,argent,mercure.) 2ème partie:Edition originale .1667. 71 pages. (connaissance des pierres fines, leur usage et valeur.) Livres de I à IV: 23 p.De l'estimation des pierres.Planche armoriée,puis Recueil des Statuts,Ordonnances: 16 pages.Edition à restaurer.Manque important de vélin au dos et les bords.Reliure largement ouverte. Quelques traces de vers et de mouillures anciennes. Pierre de Rosnel était le joaillier de Louis XIII.
1920réf. 14589John Murray 1920. Sm. 8vo. Tenth Edition on India Paper with 38 folding coloured maps 11 full-page maps and plans a number coloured numerous illustrations plans and tables several full-page in the text and a very large folding coloured map mounted on cloth in pocket at rear some mild offsetting to blank preliminaries endpapers very lightly age-soiled; handsomely bound in full crushed red morocco BY HATCHARDS upper board lettered in gilt back with five shaped raised bands second compartment lettered in gilt all edges gilt wide gilt doublures elaborately tooled in gilt with a floral border enclosing multiple frames laid paper endpapers red yellow and green silk head- and tail-bands red buckram pocket a splendid and ornate copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. THE BINDING IS SIGNED ON FRONT PASTE-DOWN. IT WAS COMMISSIONED BY GUY WESTMACOTT WHOSE NAME IS LETTERED IN GILT ON FRONT BOARD this could well be Guy Randolph Westmacott of the Grenadier Guards. A SPLENDID AND UNIQUE COPY OF THE ONE OF THE BEST EDITIONS OF THE FINEST TRAVELLER'S GUIDE TO INDIA AND SURROUNDING REGION. VERY SCARCE IN ANY CONDITION. John Murray, hardcover
1902réf. 172129London : HMSO Printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode 1902. First Edition. Hardback. Near fine copy in gilt-blocked bucjram boards. Near fine copy in half aniline calf over buckram boards with R. G. Duff in gilt block; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and especially sharp-cornered. Ex-libris copy with bookplates remaining ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 166 pages; Description: v 166 p. : tabs. ; 32 cm. Subjects: Great Britain --India Office --Archives --Bibliography --Catalogs --Bombay India --Politics and government --Sources London : HMSO, Printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode hardcover
réf. 69782c.1890. . Silver print. Good tonal range pasted on original card; right margin of card is coming off not affecting the print. A young Hindu couple sitting for a formal wedding portrait. [c.1890]. unknown
1808réf. 177936London: Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan for Black Parry and Kingsbury 1808. Later edition following the first of 1754. This volume was owned by Lieutenant Colonel Neil Campbell 1788-1848 with his signature dated 12 August 1809 on the title page. Campbell joined the Bengal Army that same year and likely used it as part of his training. Nonetheless within six months he was tried by court martial. Soon after landing in India as an ensign Campbell was tried for ill-treating a civil Indian official imprisoned for eight months and fined. "This little incident does not however seem to have interfered with his military promotion for he was a Lieutenant in 1814 and retired as a Lieut.-Colonel in 1841 sharing in the Bhurtpore prize-money in 1825" Campbell p. lvi. In addition he volunteered for the campaign to annex Kalinfar Fort 1812 helped to hunt down the chief of Bundelkhand Gopal Singh and fought in the Anglo-Nepalese War 1814-16. He had 13 children with Isabella Campbell née Anne. The original front free endpaper is signed and inscribed: "This belonged to Major Neil Campbell Kilmartin of the H.E.I.C.S 1787-1848 my great grandfather". We have traced one copy in the Saraswathi Mahal Library. Octavo 181 x 115 mm pp. 48 bulked with blanks. With 4 pp. of publisher's advertisements following text. Modern sprinkled half calf black spine label brown cloth boards with borders tooled in blind original front free endpaper bound in ticket of Period Binders Bath tipped in at rear. Contents lightly browned: a very good copy. This edition not in NCSTC. Duncan Campbell Records of Clan Campbell in the Military Service of the Honourable East India Company 1600-1858 1925 hardcover
1868réf. 45516Colombo: printed for the Christian Vernacular Education Society 1868. 12mo pp. 30; engraved title page; original stiff blue pictorial wrappers; spined ends cracked else very good. Despite the title this small pamphlet covers not only the geography of the island of what is now the country of Sir Lanka but also the people commerce and government. Only the NYPL copy in OCLC which locates no other editions. printed for the Christian Vernacular Education Society unknown
2017réf. Raj-97881820504642017. New. English unknown
2017réf. Raj-97881820504642017. New. English unknown
1730réf. WRCAM40678Paris 1730. 8pp. Quarto. Very minor foxing. Light soiling along spine edge on last page; small separation along bottom of spine. Contemporary inscription. Very good. A French royal decree exempting coffee from being taxed. "By this decree coffee of which the Compagnie des Indes enjoys the monopoly is exempt from Customs and duties" - Maggs. "The Compagnie des Indes flourished from 1726 to 1746 paying handsome dividends and bringing wealth to the ports of Bordeaux Nantes Marseille and in particular its home port of Lorient L'Orient although it lost its rights in the western hemisphere. It established trading offices in many parts of India also Canton Yemen Persia Basra and North Africa. The main sources of its wealth were porcelain wallpapers lacquer and tea from China cotton and silk cloth from China and India coffee from Mocha Yemen pepper from Mahé South India gold ivory and slaves from West Africa" - Shakespeare. Wroth locates only one copy in the John Crerar Library; OCLC identifies only one more at the University of Minnesota. Rare. From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 323 this copy. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1129. OCLC 47950282. Howard Shakespeare "The Compagnie des Indes" in the JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOND & SHARE SOCIETY February 1997. hardcover books
1727réf. WRCAM40679Paris 1727. 3pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Lightly tanned. Contemporary inscription. Very good. A French royal decree "concerning loans made on the Company's shares" Maggs. In 1721 the Compagnie declared bankruptcy and was reorganized after the Mississippi Bubble burst. Not in Wroth. OCLC locates only one copy at the John Carter Brown Library. Rare. From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 327 this copy. OCLC 84380833. unknown books
1724réf. WRCAM40674Paris 1724. 3pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Very minor foxing. Contemporary inscription. Else fine. A French royal decree guaranteeing the life annuities of the Compagnie des Indes. From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. Wroth locates one copy at NYPL; OCLC adds two more at Harvard and the John Carter Brown Library. Rare. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 301 this copy. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1067. OCLC 82545020. unknown books
1723réf. WRCAM40669Paris 1723. 4pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Minor foxing. Contemporary inscription. Near fine. A French royal decree calling for an assembly to elect trustees for the Compagnie des Indes. In 1721 the Compagnie had declared bankruptcy and was reorganized after the Mississippi Bubble burst. Wroth records only the copy at NYPL and OCLC adds just two more at Harvard and the University of Minnesota. Rare. From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1012. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 270 this copy. OCLC 44492890. unknown books
1723réf. WRCAM40671Paris 1723. 4pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Very minor dampstaining in lower corner. Contemporary inscription. Near fine. A French royal decree ordering that the appointment of officers in the Compagnie des Indes not be subject to objection or opposition. "The point made by this decree was already made law by the LETTRES PATENTS of March 1696 see Wroth 358 but is hereby reaffirmed at the request of Nicolas Desprez de Saint-Robert 'Directeur Inspecteur & Commandant pour la Compagnie Royale du Senegal & Costes d'Afrique' whose salary had been withheld by the Cashier of the Compagnie des Indies" - Maggs. In 1721 the Compagnie had declared bankruptcy and was reorganized after the Mississippi Bubble burst. This copy is from the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. Wroth records only one copy at NYPL and OCLC adds just one more at Harvard. Rare. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1033. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 280 this copy. OCLC 82716091. unknown books
1787réf. WRCAM47797Paris 1787. 434pp. Quarto. Contemporary blue wrappers stitched. Minor wear. Near fine. Memorial of the French East India Company freshly reconstituted in 1785 after its liquidation in 1769. Here they justify their proposed exclusive trade privileges. unknown books
1790réf. WRCAM47672Paris 1790. 28pp. Quarto. Contemporary blue wrappers stitched. Internally clean. Near fine. Memorial of the French East India Company justifying the need for their trade privileges and exclusivities. Fewer than ten copies in OCLC. unknown books
1767réf. WRCAM47669Paris: Louis Cellot 1767. 23pp. Quarto. Stitched as issued. Minor foxing. Very good. The case of Charles-Joseph Patissier Marquis de Bussy against the directors of the French East India Company. De Bussy insists that he has already paid his accounts with the Compagnie - prior to their asking - while they maintain that he owes some 800000 rupies. The Marquis de Bussy would go on to be the Governor General of the French colony of Pondicherry from 1783 to 1785. Only three copies in OCLC. Louis Cellot unknown books
1870réf. 302484London: The London Printing and Publishing Company Limited 1870. 37 plates with 3 prints laid in and a portrait of Dr. Colin Rogers with notation on verso " Superintending Surgeon Madras Med. Dept. who married my Aunt Mary Anne. J.T.C. Ross.". 1 vols. Oblong 8vo. Contemporary green morocco 2 minor tears to the tail of the first leaf not affecting illustration 1-1/2 inch tear to the tail of the second leaf affecting bottom center of image some staining and soiling but overall very good. Various artists including S. Austin Clarkson Stan. 37 plates with 3 prints laid in and a portrait of Dr. Colin Rogers with notation on verso " Superintending Surgeon Madras Med. Dept. who married my Aunt Mary Anne. J.T.C. Ross.". 1 vols. Oblong 8vo. A wonderful album containing images of India drawn during the first two decades of the British Raj signed by "J.T.C. Ross as belonging to Aunt Jini ." J.T.C. Ross 1823-1897 recieved his medical education at St. George's Hospital and was admitted as a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1845. He served as Surgeon Major with the British Bengal Army Medical Service and was eventually promoted to Deputy Surgeon General and Surgeon-General. He was also the first editor of the Indian Medical Gazzette. The London Printing and Publishing Company, Limited unknown
1912réf. 235531912. Missionary education and colonial album depicting India circa 1912 recording Western presence in a British ruled colony through girls' schooling domestic compounds rural labor and major sites of imperial tourism. One of the first images show a group of Indian girls posed with three Western women standing behind them likely a mission school or mission supported classroom during the period when Protestant and Catholic missions made female education one of their central claims to social reform in India. The album also records the wider colonial setting around that work with Western men and women appearing in bungalows on a tennis court and among Indian workers and residents placing missionary possibility inside the everyday social and racial ordering of colonial life. Photo album of 20 silver gelatin photographs each approximately 4 x 3 inches in a 6.5 x 5 inch album India circa 1910s with one image captioned "Holgate 1912." The photos show Indian girls grouped outside a building with three Western women at the rear; children or young laborers crouched in a field; men carrying harvested material along a road; an Indian woman seated at a weaving apparatus; another photo of young Indian girls in seated position in front of grass housing units potentially implying another educational setting; other images show Western figures in colonial settings including a woman holding a tennis racket players on a tennis court with the caption "Holgate 1912" a Western man and children on the veranda of a bungalow a Western woman standing in a brick doorway a Western man with a horse before a house and a large residence set behind a lawn. Architectural and travel views include the Taj Mahal another domed Mughal or Indo Islamic building a street scene with horse drawn vehicles outside commercial buildings a rural village at the base of hills and a settlement or station in a dry mountainous landscape. At the turn of the twentieth century Western women in India came as missionaries teachers medical workers wives of colonial officials tourists and members of expatriate religious and commercial communities. Mission boards used girls' schools orphanages zenana visiting Bible instruction and medical missions to enter spaces that male missionaries could not easily reach while British colonial rule supplied the legal linguistic transport and racial framework that made such work possible and unequal. Light surface wear fading silvering and album wear with some prints unevenly toned. Overall good condition. A compact visual record of Western missionary possibility colonial domestic life Indian labor and tourist seeing in India under the British Raj. unknown
1917réf. 235941917. British frontier military photo archive documenting the administration of Britain's North West Frontier during the final years of the First World War and its immediate aftermath 1917 to 1919 showing how the Indian Army sustained imperial communications cavalry training transport and everyday life across what is now Pakistan. Made at stations including Nowshera Risalpur Sibi Quetta and surrounding cantonments the archive records the military infrastructure supporting British control over one of the Empire's most strategically important frontier regions bordering Afghanistan. Compiled during the years surrounding the Third Anglo Afghan crisis and the closing campaigns of the First World War the photographs preserve both the operational machinery of the frontier and the civilian landscapes through which imperial authority was exercised. Photo archive of approximately 96 sepia and black and white photographs ranging from 2 x 3 to 4 x 5 inches North West Frontier Province and Baluchistan British India 1917 to 1919. Nearly every photograph is mounted on album leaves with careful contemporary manuscript captions identifying places dates and subjects. The photographs depict cavalry exercises mounted reviews riding school instruction the 21st Lancers horse lines transport trains railway stations ferries crossing the Kabul River at Nowshera the boat bridge at Nowshera cantonment buildings military camps and barracks. Other photographs record the "Victory Sports" at Risalpur in December 1918 an aeroplane accident at Risalpur in December 1917 with multiple views of the wreckage and assembled soldiers soldiers posing with local residents officers on horseback rail travel between Nowshera and Sibi and military groups assembled before stores and equipment. Civilian life appears throughout in photographs captioned "Making bricks" "Melons" "Cooks" "Native carts Baluchistan" "The Kabul River Nowshera" "Ferry boat on Kabul River Risalpur" and market scenes at Bagaran. Additional views document Quetta Sibi Baluchistan landscapes bridges forts irrigation works mosques camel caravans washermen working along the Kabul River ox drawn transport and portraits of Punjabi Pashtun and Baluchi residents encountered throughout the frontier. The North West Frontier formed the principal buffer between British India and Afghanistan after the Durand Line agreement of 1893 and by 1917 the region had become one of the Empire's largest concentrations of cavalry transport and logistical forces. Cantonments at Nowshera and Risalpur served as major cavalry and aviation centers while Sibi and Quetta anchored the railway linking the Punjab to Baluchistan and the Bolan Pass a route essential for imperial communications and frontier defense. Rather than concentrating on combat alone this archive records the systems that sustained British rule: transport networks mounted units engineering works indigenous labor military recreation and the daily interactions between colonial personnel and local communities across the frontier. Contemporary manuscript captions throughout provide unusually precise geographical and chronological documentation. Album leaves show edge wear creasing and occasional corner losses; photographs generally remain clean. Overall in very good condition. A concentrated visual record of the military and civilian infrastructure that maintained British authority across the North West Frontier during the closing years of the First World War and the transition to the postwar imperial frontier. unknown
1786réf. ABC_45537Puducherry Pondichéry 1786. Folio. Manuscript death certificate including a red wax seal of a former employee of the French East India Company who is buried in the cemetery of the Église Notre-Dame-des-Anges in Puducherry which was the capital of the Indian district and later also the larger union territory of the same name which was ruled by the French from 1673 to 1954. The certificate is signed by the reverend father Damas who was superior of Puducherry and was authenticated by the authorizing officer of the French East India Company Jean-François de Moracin who was also commissioner general of the ports and naval arsenals in the colonies.In good condition. unknown
1814réf. 29346Paris Le Normant 1814 2 tomes en un fort vol. in-8 basane fauve racinée, dos lisse orné de filets, larges fleurons et semis géométriques dorés, pièce de titre cerise, tranches marbrées [Rel. de l'époque], coins émoussés, coiffes un peu frottées
1720réf. 27913Paris Imprimerie Royale 1720 in-4 en ff., traces de pliure
