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DICKENS, CHARLES, Editor (BINDINGS - RIVIERE & SON)Biblio.com

MEMOIRS OF JOSEPH GRIMALDI

1838ref. ST13648London: Richard Bentley 1838. FIRST EDITION Second State with frame around final plate "The Last Song". 204 x 125 mm. 8 x 4 7/8". With half titles and with 36 pp. of ads at the end of Vol. II. Two volumes. HANDSOME FOREST GREEN CRUSHED MOROCCO GILT BY RIVIERE & SON stamp-signed on front turn-in covers with French fillet borders raised bands spines gilt in delicately tooled compartments with scrolling centerpiece within a lozenge of small tools volute cornerpieces gilt titling turn-ins densely gilt with floral rolls and plain and decorative rules purple endpapers top edges gilt other edges untrimmed. Original purple cloth binding bound in. With 13 plates by George Cruikshank. Eckel pp. 140-42; Kitton pp. 177-83; Gimbel Collection B-64. ◆Spines evenly sunned to tan as usual with green morocco faint offsetting from final plate otherwise A VERY FINE COPY with only the most trivial imperfections internally and in a sparkling binding. This is an extraordinarily attractive copy of the biography of Joseph Grimaldi 1779-1837 called by Britannica "the most celebrated of English clowns" and generally considered without equal as a clown of pantomime. There has been much debate about the exact nature of Dickens' role in the writing of this book. Forster said that Dickens wrote only the introductory chapter; others have said that he edited the manuscript with the help of his father; and Bentley has stated in print that Dickens wrote a significant portion of the work. Eckel says "It is plain that the last chapter is in Dickens' style and that other parts of the book are his. Grimaldi laid the foundation for his memoirs but in a rough and diffuse manner. He gave the manuscript to Thomas Egerton Wilks who after some condensing sold the manuscript to Bentley who in turn passed it to Dickens for the purpose of embroidery." According to Kitton copies with the frame around the final plate as here are more valuable than others because of their relative scarcity; the border was added without Dickens' consent and when he expressed his displeasure it was quickly removed. The especially pretty Riviere binding is typical of the firm's first-rate work and use of the best materials. Richard Bentley unknown

Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts · United States$1,820.00≈ €1,626.02

DICKENS, CHARLES, Editor (BINDINGS - RIVIERE & SON)ABAA

MEMOIRS OF JOSEPH GRIMALDI

Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts · United States$1,820.00≈ €1,626.02

[California Gold Rush - Panama - Crime - Chagres River Murders of 1851] Douglass, Henry FBiblio.com

1851 Letter Sent from Panama City "the wickedest place that I ever saw" En Route to San Francisco with a Graphic Description of the Execution of Two Men for Murder: "they was each one tied to the stake while forteen native soldiers shot them

1851ref. List3716Panama City Panama 1851. Single three-page letter measuring appx. 8 x 10 inches. Stampless cover marked "STEAMSHIP" and circled rate marking "40. Folded with some small tears and fading at folds some stains with tear at seal overall bright and legible; excellent. A letter from Henry Francis Douglass 1826-1897 while on his way to the California gold mines sent to his wife Lydia Lillibridge 1828-1904 in Voluntown Connecticut. The letter is highlighted by Douglass' description of Panama City including a brutal execution that he witnessed there: "of all the wickedest places that I ever saw this is the worst there is robery evry day most and murders I keep myself clost nights last night there was a lady on the other side of the street robed of her watch worth $100 and seventy dollars I saw while seting on the piaser piazza to the house. about fifteen minets ago two black men were brout out of the prison by the soldiers dresed in white acompaned by a cathalic prest led up to the stakes the preist sat down on a stool the murders kneeled down to prests throde the cloaks over ther heads and whispered to parden there sins then they was each one tied to the stake while forteen native soldier shot them one strugld but they shot him over again such site I never saw before but it was two good for them they was two of the five that murderd the ten on shagres Chagres river men women and chrilden". The murder for which the men were executed had occurred around the end of February 1851. Eleven people Americans and Europeans transiting the Isthmus were killed: six men three women and two children. Contemporaneous newspaper reporting described the murderers as "Carthagenians negroes and half-breed Indians who hate the whites."1 The gold rush in California had caused a massive influx of people and money to Panama and with it an increase in crime and racial tension. Douglass had arrived in Chagres and traveled to Gorgona which Douglass renders "gorgoney" via the Chagres River then overland to Panama City the typical route before the construction of railroads or the canal. Chagres is "the most sunken place that I ever saw all kinds of bisness carred on that anyon could think of" and the route is "very Dangers at this time" "very wet" and plagued by lice disease and seasickness. However he reports encountering "a lot just returning from the mines with good nuse" and felt "in couraged to go on". Douglass mined in California for two years before returning to his family.2 Of interest to historians of Panama in the California Gold Rush and of social conditions there especially crime and punishment before the construction of the railroads and canal. 1 "Murders on the Isthmus" The Brandon Post April 3 1851 2. 2 Charles Henry James Douglas A collection of family records with biographical sketches and other memoranda of various families and individuals bearing the name Douglas or allied to families of that name E.L. Freeman & Co. 1879.

Auger Down Books · United States$1,950.00≈ €1,742.16

[California Gold Rush - Panama - Crime - Chagres River Murders of 1851] Douglass, Henry FABAA

1851 Letter Sent from Panama City "the wickedest place that I ever saw" En Route to San Francisco with a Graphic Description of the Execution of Two Men for Murder: "they was each one tied to the stake while forteen native soldiers shot them

Auger Down Books · United States$1,950.00≈ €1,742.16

Valentine & Sons Mackenzie RiverBiblio.com

50 Photographic Views Fort McMurray to the Articsic Circle

1921ref. 142821Winnipeg: Valentine & Sons United Publishing Co. Ltd. ca. 1921. 50 real photo postcards Complete set complete with the rare original box. The flaps are missing but the box is whole and was mailed to someone in Manitoba. The cards have a slight curve to them but are overall in fine condition. They are postally unused with the publishers imprint on the back. They are numbered 1-50 and captioned below the image. Valentine & Sons of Dundee were Scotland's most successful commercial photographers. The company set up offices in Montreal Toronto and Winnipeg in 1903 and soon went on to be a very successful post card publishing house. Although many of the cards were produced by lithography they also produced wonderful real photo cards as well. This very rare complete set of real photo cards probably dates from 1921 just after oil was discovered on the Athabaska River in the Fort McMurray/Fort Norman area of Alberta. The wonderful images mainly show life along the Mackenzie river in most of the northern settlements. The fantastic photographer covers many of the elements of the towns and people who lived and worked on the river. Most of the images show street scenes in the towns and show many of the commercial businesses. The commercial enterprises shown include the Hudson's Bay Company Northern Trading Company the religious missions native peoples boats and planes mounted police etc. Several of the images directly relate John Franklin and include an image of the Franklin Hotel in Fort McMurray the sun dial erected at Fort Simpson by Franklin and the 2 storey building Franklin built in the north. One of the historic images shows Albert LeBeaux Slave Indian brought to Fort Smith by the Mounted Police. He was the first man executed in the NWT. A wonderful set with dozens of iconic images of the north. 1921 Valentine & Sons United Publishing Co., Ltd. unknown

Aquila Books · CanadaCA$2,750.00≈ €1,755.51

Mul, Geert; Mike Van Gaasbeek; Fleur Kolk; Gyz La RiviereBiblio.com

Flyer'dam Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works Catalogus Het Complete Oeuvre Raisonnee

2008ref. C87025Veenman Publishers. As New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 224 pages; 1500 illustrations. Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works Catalogus Het Complete Oeuvre Raisonnee -- with a bonus offer-- - May be EITHER: out of print OOP and extremely rare in this pristine condition; signed by author or contributor; or a first or special edition; inquire for details; Collecting more than 2000 fliers and posters for Rotterdam nightlife and cultural events Flyer'dam reads like a catalogue raisonne for the design history of that city's now-infamous clubbing-scene of the past 30 years--but without the pedagogy. Flyers and posters for parties events and concerts from the 1980s through today are reproduced in giddy spreads that sometimes capture as many 20 vibrant items of ephemera per page. The rise of house acid gabber illegal parties and R-and-B as well as techno drum 'n' bass hip-hop breakbeatz the alternative scene and art pop parties are all documented here along with profiles of clubbers--mainly young and urban--and trends in graphic styles typographies and influences. This collection of club flyers reflects a penchant for design and pop culture in general--with visual references as disparate as Japanese manga 1960s psychedelia PlayStation Dutch pornography and Bauhaus philosophy. However with the development of new digital techniques it is also interesting to track the directions designers are taking with more appropriated imagery from the Internet and of course more computer-generated artwork in general. Aside from providing an exhaustive history of recent popular graphic design in the Netherlands Flyer'dam celebrates the culture of international youth in an exuberant accessible format. . 2008. 9086901077 . Veenman Publishers paperback

AB Books · United States$1,976.00≈ €1,765.39

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