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38 REAL PHOTO POSTCARDS, PORTRAITS, PEOPLE`S GATHERINGS, HUMOROUS SETTINGS, EXAGGERATION AND OTHERS, EARLY TO MID 20TH CENTURY. Including actress Grace Strayer, naval musicians, outdoor picnics, GAR veterans, a fishing exaggeration, boy with early train, man with cello, early tent camps, photographer with camera, field artillery band, women fishing, Fertile Iowa concert van and other scenes. Various conditions.
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Chair 1953 No.144. Original blue plush upholstery with embroidered initials, stamped to the underside E.R. Coronation. Used by Mr Ambrose Gauntlett, a cellist in the orchestra. Also included in the lot are the original admittance ticket named to Mr Gauntlett and numbered 028, the orchestra rehearsal admittance ticket dated May 5th and numbered 26, the medallions awarded to Mr Gauntlett and paperwork thanking him for taking part etc and an apparently unauthorised photograph taken from the orchestra gallery with a camera that was hidden in his cello case
Celestial Atlas ([Lot of 2] Atlas, Designed to Illustrate the Geography of the Heavens… [and] The Geography of the Heavens, and Class Book of Astronomy…), Burritt, 1835-36. x ”. (HC) This complete set includes Burritt`s celestial atlas and his Class Book of Astronomy which was meant to accompany the atlas. This popular star atlas was intended for the general public, rather than for professional astronomers. Only the brighter stars and nebulae, and their allegorical forms, are depicted on the charts. The stiff paper covers (14 x 17") include a vignette of astronomers using a telescope. The atlas, dated 1835, includes 8 charts of the constellations: 1) A Plan of the Solar System Exhibiting its Relative Magnitudes and Distances... 2) The Visible Heavens in January, February, and March. 3) The Visible Heavens in October, November, and December. 4) The Visible Heavens in April, May, and June. 5) The Visible Heavens in July, August, and September. 6) Southern Circumpolar Map for each Month in the Year. 7) Northern Circumpolar Map for each Month in the Year. 8) A Celestial Planisphere, or Map of the Heavens. Burritt`s The Geography of the Heavens, and Class Book of Astronomy explores astronomy, the constellations, and the solar system, and features an introduction by Reverend Thomas Dick, an astronomer and philosopher who combined science and Christianity. This book is the third edition, published in 1836, with numerous figures and tables in black & white. Hardbound in new library buckram binding with gilt titling on spine, 330 pp, plus 8 tables (4" x 6.5"). This atlas is nearly always found in poor condition. The covers are chipped and stained, and the spine is perished and reinforced with cello tape. The "Plan of the Solar System" is loose and has several large damp stains and light offsetting. There is scattered foxing and soiling throughout, varying from light to considerable. (B) The book has light, scattered foxing, and is newly rebound. (B+) ()
New Mexico (Map of the Territory of New Mexico, made by order of Brig. Gen. S. W. Kearney… [with] Report of Lieut. J. W. Abert, of his Examination of New Mexico, in the Years 1846-47), Abert & Peck, HR. Ex. Doc. 41, 30th Congress, 1st Session, Washington D.C., 1846-47. 19.5 x 25”. (BW) During the War with Mexico, Lieutenants Abert and Peck were enroute to the Pacific with Lieut. Emory as part of General Kearny`s Army of the West, but the two were left behind due to illness. They took the opportunity to continue their survey efforts earlier started on Fremont`s third expedition. The resulting map is a very detailed look at the Rio Grande Valley and some adjacent areas including the pueblos of Laguna and Acoma. This important map, illustrated in Wheat, is roughly centered on Santa Fe. It details the territory along the Rio Grande from above Taos south to well below Socorro and San Antonio to the ruins at Valverde. Excellent detail of the topography and watershed to either side of the river with the mountains shown via hachure. Filled with place names including numerous villages and small towns, and the Comanche Route from Arkansas. Blank areas to the west and north are labeled Navajo Indians and Utah Indians. This map was issued with Emory`s Notes of a Military Reconnaissance in 1848. 10,000 copies were produced for this House of Representatives edition. This lot includes the unbound Abert`s report which includes 24 plates. Unbound, title page, pages 417 - 548, 24 plates, 7.3 X 4.3" The plates include: Santa Fe; O-CUM-WHO-WUST; Old Bark`s Son AH-MAH-NAH-CO and Squaw; Las Cumbres Espanolas; San Miguel; Ruins of Pecos; The Gold Mountains near Tuerto; Fort Marcy and the Parraquia - Santa Fe; San Felippe; Pueblo de Santo Domingo; Pueblo de Santa Ana; Moquino; Acoma, No. 1; Acoma, No. 2; Acoma, No. 3; View near Rito; El Canon Inferno; Ruins of Abo; Bosque de Apache; Valverde, and four more. Historical and important map complete with its report. Ref: Wheat (TMW) 532; Wagner-Camp-Becker 148.5; Howes E145 Map has been backed with tissue to reinforce and repair a few minor tears and splits along the folds. There is toning along the folds where cello tape, now removed, had previously reinforced the map. Report is disbound with the first few pages loose from text block. Map and report are housed in an attractive, contemporary brown clamshell folder. (+C)
Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, Costa Rica & Ecuador ([Lot of 2] Colombia [and] Carte des Pays Situes sur la Mer du Sud Depuis Panama jusqu`a Guayaquil…), London, ca. 1779-1828. x ”. (HC) A) Colombia, by Sidney Hall, from A New General Atlas, published 1828, hand color (20.3 x 16.5"). This detailed map of Colombia includes Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Ecuador and part of Brazil. It identifies key regions, towns, rivers and depicts mountains via hachure. The map is surrounded by a lovely keyboard style border. Ref: Kapp (Colombia) no.143. Condition: Wide margins with faint, scattered foxing. There is cello tape residue in upper blank margin, and a short tear in left blank margin far from map image. (B+) B) Carte des Pays Situes sur la Mer Du Sud Depuis Panama jusqu`a Guayaquil..., by William Robertson, from Histoire de l`Amerique, circa 1779, black & white (9.5 x 14.5"). This map stretches from Costa Rica to Colombia, to the tip of Peru in the south, and depicts the towns, rivers and a few roads. The map is adorned by a decorative floral title cartouche and a simple compass rose. Engraved by Benard. Condition: Folding, as issued, with a binding trim at left. There is light offsetting and two faint spots - one in blank area of map image at left and the second just entering map border at bottom. (B+) See description. ()
Northern Asia (Tabula Tartariae et majoris partis Regni Chinae), Wit, Amsterdam, ca. 1685. 21.5 x 17.2”. (HC) Fine map of the region from the Caspian Sea through China and Japan. Eastern Russia is truncated with no Kamchatka peninsula and Yedso is shown according to the voyages of De Vries. The Great Wall is prominently shown separating China from the interior deserts. The mythical Chiammay Lacus is shown with its five major rivers. A strapwork title cartouche with two putti and a compass rose ornament the chart. There are professional repairs of a few centerfold separations and tears along centerfold, as well as tears and chips in blank margins. Light toning along centerfold and discoloration in a few areas due to cello tape used to repair tears, which has since been removed. Manuscript page number in upper right corner. (+B)
Geography Books (An Improved System of Geography), McNally, New York, [1867]. 10 x 12”. (HC) This school geography book contains complete lesson plans for learning world geography. The book begins with definitions of terms, and then is divided into lesson plans for each geographical area. Each lesson plan features one map and contains dozens of map questions about the mountains, rivers, cities, and other landmarks, and also includes information about key resources and exports. The map of Nebraska, Kansas, Dakota, Colorado and Montana shows an unnamed Wyoming attached to Dakota with the "Oil Region" in the northwestern portion. At the end of the book is a test containing hundreds of questions, such as "What peak in the Caucasus is higher than any mountain in Europe?" and "What countries are richest in quicksilver?" 33 maps (1 double-page). Quarto, orange pictorial paper boards, 110 pp. Maps are in very good to near fine condition with original color. There is a faint damp stain on fore-edge of text block, confined to the blank margins. Covers are rubbed with bumped corners and some loss of image on back. Spine has been replaced with black binder tape with remnants of small strips of cello tape. (B)
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