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1971164 pages. Features: Funky color-photo ad for Jade East products for men; Many wonderful fashion ads; Lovely one-page color-photo ad for Piaget watches and many other Christmas giftable products; Yashica camera ad features photos of Ira Phillips, John P. Vaughn, Sandra Adams, Shirley Miller, Howard Molofsky and Jolynn Bellavia; Lovel two-page color-photo Chanel ad features Catherine Deneuve; G.I.'s and O.J.'s (Opium Joints) in Vietnam - article on the heroin problem of US troops in Vietnam; The Christmas Card Syndrome; The 8:00 P.M. Train From Moscow to Peking is Dead on Time - photo-illustrated travel article; A Conversation with (pause) Harold Pinter; When Children Collide with the Law; Prostaglandin Research and Dr. Sultan H.M. Karim; ; America May Be in its Last Phase of Adolescence; Grandma Visits Her Hippies - "We Saved the Placenta for You"; Color-photo centerfold ad for Gold Label Cigars; Photos of fashion designs by Hubert de Givenchy; Parents don't take their children to Ophthalmologists as often as they should; Awesome one-page color ad for Abraham & Strauss features the wide and garish tie styles of the day; Lovely color one-page ad for F. Chauvenet Red Cap sparkling wine features wonderful painting "The Wedding" by Breugel; Sad one-page black and white photo ad for Save the Children Federation features large portrait of Apache Indian child Erlinda Cosay; Uncommon one-page ad for the "World-Of-Cheese Club"; Color ad for GAC Properties features traffic scene painting by Paul Davis; Vintage DYMO label maker color-photo ad features Santa's workshop; Fantastic back cover color-photo ad for the Chrysler Imperial; and more. Small library stamp on front cover. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
réf. 20798Paris, Baudoin, fructidor an VII (1799). Cartonnage marbré d'attente, petits manques au dos. Fort in-4 de 1 feuillet blanc, faux-titre, titre, VII-516 pages, exemplaire à pleines marges, 4 tableaux, 11 planches dont 2 dépliantes, 2 dessinées par Pierre-Joseph Redouté (fleurs), 5 dessinées par Georges Cuvier, gravées par Buvry et François-Noël Sellier
réf. 12956Paris, Les Editions du Monde Moderne, 1925. 1 volume in-12, 141 pp., broché, couverture souple illustrée, très bon état. Edition limité à 1601 exemplaires. Celui-ci No 208, signé par Matgioi
réf. 94064701Philadelphia 1840 Littell. New black cloth very goodpages 103-120 extracted from "The Museum of Foreign Literature Science & Art" but originally from Blackwell's Magazine UK. The controversial subject of opium sales to China rages. It is also an article which covers the 'scandalous' Chinese position on opium. Lin'S seisure of British opium ships the attack on Capt. Elliot. A marvelous early look at the real controvesy and problems. unknown
1866réf. BK0123Smyrna Turkey 1866. Autograph commercial letter signed by Cousinery & Fils to Lanman & Kemp New York. Stampless folded letter carried by the Messageries Maritimes steamer Volga departing Smyrna November 9 and arriving at Marseille November 14. Blue oval Cousinery & Fils handstamp and circular "MARSEILLE À LYON" traveling-post-office transit mark dated November 16 on the reverse; black circular "NEW YORK / 45 / DEC / 61 / NOTES" December 3 arrival marking on the front assessing forty-five cents in depreciated United States notes equivalent to the thirty-cent gold rate; manuscript "18" debit marking also apparently miscalculated. 1 pp. 8 x 10 ¼ inches. Old folds; light wear; fine to very fine. A commercial letter documenting the export of Ottoman opium from Smyrna to the United States. Cousinery & Fils confirm the purchase and shipment of five cases for the New York drug firm Lanman & Kemp invoiced at 84360 piastres and balanced through a £671 draft on London. The merchants describe the Smyrna opium market as being in a "state of dullness" with little demand and only limited sales of old and new drugs. They nevertheless report rumors that a Dutch company had ordered another 150 baskets which might strengthen prices. Responding to instructions from New York they agree to suspend purchases for one month and cancel two intended November shipments. A memorandum on the reverse records recent shipments aboard the steamers Sardis and Sidore and calculates a total of 380 cases of opium sent to the United States during 1866. A concise record of the nineteenth-century opium trade connecting Ottoman producers European financial intermediaries and the American pharmaceutical market. . unknown
réf. 13785Caen, A. Olivier Imprimeur-Editeur, 1933. 1 volume in-8, 380 pp., reliure moderne plein cuir, couverture conservée, très bon état.
réf. 44474Stock.1930.In-8 relié.264 p.Dessins de l'Auteur. Bon état.Reliure iranienne verte avec encadrement doré.Appartenance en page de faux-titre.Couvertures conservées.
194948 pages. Features: Cover illustration by W.A. Winter of happy evening horse-drawn sleighs; O'Keefe's ad inside front cover features Clare Shragge illustration of boy dreaming of becoming a flyer; The Quarrel - winner of the $1k first prize in Maclean's story contest; Will the Atlantic Pact Work?; The Amazing Career of George McCullagh; The Starling - Saint or Sinner?; Why They Won't Let You Have Television - Ottawa balks the CBC and the CBC balks private showmen; Full Circle Round Shahli's (fiction); What, No Opium Dens? - Vancouver's Chinatown (article with nice photos); Smallpox - a sleeping killer; Arrangements by Cable - Radio's Howard Cable; The Vindication of Suzanne Pas-de-Nom; Li'l Abner cartoon in Cream of Wheat ad; Colour-photo Caterpillar ad shows bulldozer plowing through smouldering dump - a scene younger viewers may not believe!; Back cover colour Coke ad shows cooler with industrial backdrop, encouraging workers to drink up; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
1952Features: Hopper No. 47 - an adventure in Home waters which resulted in tragic events; Mra Toons 'Lemon' - an astute Oriental plans to get rich by smuggling opium into Burma; Chinchilla Ranching; South Sea Island Pests; Water-Divining in India; South American Excursion - a colourful motor-car trip in Venezuela; Out of the Past - recent alarming revelations as to the extent of drug addiction in the U.S. lend additional interest to this story, first published in 1936... it describes the perilous experience in which a particularly sinister form of 'dope' involved the narrator, Somers Paul; By Pony to Ladakh - a trip through a little-known region on the borders of Tibet, with nice photos; Prophecy Fulfilled - an interesting Indian story; Hunting the Bearded Wonder - a sinister terrorist leader, Liew Kon Kim, in the Malayan jungle; Photo of a Giant's Footprint (?) in South Africa; and more. Above-average wear. Covers detached but present. Book
1952Features: Hopper No. 47 - tragic events in home waters; Mra Toons 'Lemon' - a former revenue officer's account of an encounter with an astute Oriental who planned to make a fortune by smuggling opium into Burma; Chinchilla Ranching; South Sea Island Pests; Water Divining in India, by S. Jepson; South American Excursion - a motor car journey into Venezuala; Out of the Past - Marijuana - reprint of a 1936 article which describes the perilous experiences in which a particularly sinister form of 'dope' involved the narrator, Somers Paul, in the United States; By Pony to Ladakh - a trip through a little know region on the borders of Tibet, with photos; Prophecy Fulfilled - an odd story from India; Hunting the "Bearded Wonder" - a sinister terrorist leader in the Malayan jungle; Giant's Footprint? - an amazing photo from South Africa; and more. Chipping to backstrip. Covers almost detached. Book
1758réf. PHO-266In 12°, ix[3]-36 [ie369]pp Reliure de l'époque, plein veau marbré, dos fleuronné doré à nerfs, tranches rouges
1820réf. 35187ABLeipzig, Richter, 1820. Gr. 8° (23 x 20 cm). 25, (1) S. kräftiges Papier, Dreikantgoldschnitt. Grüner Wachspapierumschlag der Zeit.
réf. a58955Geneva 1929 to 1934 League of Nations. Nine volumes. 4to. each volume approximately 100-300pp. each original wraps. Volume 14 is in two parts. Good to VG. Nine volumes. Pictures available on request. . paperback
193016 pages of text and descriptions of 63 full-page sepia-tone reproductions of photos. All text in German. Illustrated front board. Small prior owner's name atop front free endpaper otherwise unmarked. Moderate age-related tanning to some pages. Moderate external wear. Original binding intact. A sound copy of this wonderful von Perckhammer compilation. Book
réf. 13787A Paris, Rue Saint-Jacques, Chez Claude Jombert, MDCCXVIII (1718), avec Privilège du Roi. 1 volume in-16, XLV-220 -VII-123 pp., reliure ancienne plein veau, très bon état.
réf. 13786Paris, Edouard-Joseph, MCMXX. 1 volume in-12 carré, 20 pp., broché, couverture rouge à rabats, excellent état.
réf. 8578La Haye, Imprimerie Nationale, 1912 - Ministère des Affaires Etrangères. 1 volume in-4, 262-195 pp., reliure moderne plein cuir, couvertures imprimées conservées, enrichi de quelques planches photographiques, discrets tampons sur la page de titre, très bon exemplaire.
1839réf. 62231Heidelberg: C. F. Winter. 1839. 4 Bll., 352 S. 8°. Moderner Halbleinenband (um 1960) mit goldgepr. Rückentitel..
1924Profusely illustrated with wonderful black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Hunting the Opium Smugglers - Author attempts to capture Chinaman who was causing much trouble by smuggling opium into a South Sea Island; Photograph from Hong Kong of a "Punishment Chair" upon which a bound criminal sat upon eleven knives and was then carried through the streets as a lesson to others; With "Lizzie" to the Edge of Beyond - An old Ford car takes four passengers and a heavy load seven hundred miles through Central Africa; The Faithful Burglar - a story involving psychic phenomena from Ray Bell's Tie-Camp at Shabaqua, Ontario - with photo; Through Savage Europe - Part II - Richard Carline continues to describe his painting tour through Serbia, Bosnia, and Montenegro; The Devil Panther - Two British hunters pursue a feared killer panther in India; What Happened to Hubbard? - Sequel to "Where the Gold Went" in which Charles A. Siringo described how Schell and Hubbard stole a quantity of gold from the famous Treadwell Mine in Alaska - describes how Hubbard went on to success in Dawson City; Roaming the Wild South Seas - Part IV (conclusion) - Jack McLaren describes the romance and adventure of the South Sea Islands - article with photos; A Run for Money - Author attempts to smuggle a ranch payroll through a Mexican rebel zone; Photo of Filipino "Tom Thumb", Panglima Diki-Diki; The "Human Bomb" - Update on a 1913 story about Carl Warr who walked into the Los Angeles Police Headquarters with enough dynamite to blow it up; Across the Great Sahara - Part III - A journey by camel across the Sahara from bottom to top - article with many excellent photos; The Sheep-Shearer - A sailor's amusing story about a machine invented by his second engineer; At Grips With a Python - Nighmare experience for a South African farmer; The Ghost of Ardtrea - An odd story from County Tyrone, Ireland describing events in an old rectory; A Week End in Bulgaria - Quaint glimpses of Bulgarian manners and customs by traveller Ralph Michaelis. 88 pages. plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Nibbling to backstrip has left the back cover barely holding, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
1899Pages 114-224. Features: The Adventures of Louis De Rougemont - part X; My Baby Leopard - R.H. Summers describes raising the cubs of a large leopardess he shot - with photos; The Peril of Seaman Diver Young - he spent five hours upside-down underwater while attempting to retrieve a torpedo for the H.M.S. Hood; My Cycle Ride to Khiva - part 3 of 3 of this excellent photo-illustrated recollection by Robert L. Jefferson; Our Baboon Hunt - South African farmer Mr. Charles Wisbey describes how he battled a serious pest - with photos; A Night to Remember - Edith and Leila become lost in a remote tiger-infested Indian jungle; The Jumping Procession at Echternach, Luxemburg - photo-illustrated article; A Masai Massacre - Missionary Rev. James Houghton and his wife are murdered in Central Africa; Through Pygmy Land - part II of a photo-illustrated account of Albert B. Lloyd and his trip; Entombed in a "Drive" - Australian Louis Anson is trapped deep underground; Venomous Snakes and Their Ways - photo-illustrated article, including Lieut.-Colonel N. Montgomery, who was killed by a Mamba in Zululand; Where Women Never Speak - photo-illustrated article on the Abbe Cestac in southwesst France; A Fight with Wolves on the Altar - Galician Stanislaus Bruhs is attacked by three large wolves in a church!; Dramatic photo of Judge Lynch and black man about to be lynched at Texarkansas; Photo of Persian being treated for opium addiction with milk and a twist; Photo of the Rosary Fete in the city gaol, Manila, Philippines; Photo-illustrated announcement of upcoming article on Charles Neufeld, a prisoner for 12 years in Omdurman; and more. Above-average wear. Few pencil markings. A worthy vintage copy of this fascinating issue. Book
1892réf. 28464Gwalior India 1892-93 1892. Paper browning but generally sound; chips and tears at the edges and folds; in very good condition. All approximately 34.5 x 49.5 printed on the recto only in ten columns. Each column serves a different purpose: serial number; date; name of the trader; number of bags; destination; number of wooden crates; weight; taxes; signature of the recipient; and instructions for the tax collector. Documents permitting and taxing the movement of opium by the Government of Gwalior. The name of the trader on one of the documents has been identified as "Bhakim Chand Pijara." These documents were sold in a single lot at Superior Galleries Los Angeles January 16 2001 Session Two lot 847. The translation was done by an academic in New Delhi India for a librarian at Stanford University on behalf of the previous owner a private collector. Gwalior, India, 1892-93 unknown books
réf. 2091502135500441Not Available N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
1887réf. 0016661887 Bruxelles, Weissenbruch, 1887-1889. Deux volumes in-quarto (190 X 277 mm) demi-basane fauve, dos cinq nerfs, pièces de titre et de tomaison rouge et verte (Reliure de l'époque). Tome I : 648 pages - Tome II : 775 pages.
réf. 41052503Group of 8 photo postcards color and black and white very clean most unused a few used as a group only. This is an excellent lot of eight period postcards most likely from about 1898-1920's. THE CARDS & THEIR CAPTIONS: a. No caption. Shows what looks like a Manchurian Princess in elaborate gowns sitting beside a Chinese man smoking opium large format 14.5 x 10.2 cm. black & white very good verso blank. . b. "N. AN OPIUM DEN SHANGHAI. "Verso shows publisher as Denniston & Sullivan Shanghai no. 2. b.w. shows two Chinese men sharing an opium pipe usual postcard size unused card. . c. "CHINESE OPIUM SMOKERS." Color card shows 5 Chinese men with queue hair style one smokes an opium pipe one other smokes a 'water pipe' a child looks on verso publisher states: "Published by the Turco-Egyptian tobacco store Hong Kong Queens Road Old Post Office Building else blank card unused. . d. "CHINESE OPIUM SMOKING." Black & white card shows 6 Chinese men with queue hair style one smokes an opium pipe one other smokes a 'water pipe' while others look on. Verso blank unused card. The color photo illustration occupies 2/3 of the card balance 1/3 to the right is blank. Front states: "Edward H. Mitchell publisher San Francisco." . e. "57 UNDERGROUND OPIUM DEN CHINATOWN SAN FRANCISCO CAL" Color card shows the dank dark basement type opium den common to the San Francisco area in the early 1898-1900's. Shows 4 Chinese men one with a long queue 3 smoke the opium pipe. Verso is blank but printed: "Authorized by act of Congress of May 19 1898. This could be close to that date. . f. "SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA UNDERGROUND OPIUM DEN CHINATOWN." This is similar to the above but a full-sized card color view. Front also states: "Published & Manif. by the Galloway Lithographing Co. S.F. Cal." Verso is blank unused. . g. "CHINESE OPIUM DEN 614 JACKSON STREET CHINATOWN SAN FRANCISCO THE CAT HAS BECOME ADDICTED TO THE FUMES OF THE DRUG." Color photo with 1905 dated ink message on the front cover also on the front is: " Britton & Rey Lithographers San Francisco 512." Verso is addressee postmark round dated and cancelled one-cent stamped with 1905 postmark. Shows a Chinese man with queue hair style smoking an opium pipe a cat sits on his body being held in place by the man's hand. . h. "OPIUM AND PIPE SMOKERS." Color card shows 6 Chinese with queue hair styles two smoke opium. Verso is with penned message dated 1910 round-dated stamp with half-penny stamp addressed to Jersey a UK island. CONDITION: All items in very good or better original condition. Please view the photo images posted to our web site if any questions. . unknown
1861réf. 195583London: Printed by Harrison and Sons 1861. First edition. The Treaty of Tianjin and its ratification at the 1860 Convention of Peking gave the British the right to trade along the Yangtse's lower and middle reaches as far as Hankow and opened several ports including Hankow and Zhenjiang to foreign vessels. The documents in this collection cover the first three months of 1861 during which Admiral Sir James Hope and Harry Parkes led a naval expedition up the river to enforce Britain's treaty privileges. Large quarto 322 x 200 mm. Disbound. Leaves foliated in contemporary hand. Old vertical crease spine folds repaired with archival paper: very good. unknown
