Steiner, Albert: Poplar trees with evening sky Poplar trees with evening sky. 1920s. Vintage contact gelatin silver print on ivory paper. 17,8 x 23,8 cm. Geätzt stamp on the verso. One of the most outstanding Swiss photographers of the 20th century, many of Albert Steiner's photographs have been compared to those of Ansel Adams and Albert Renger-Patzsch. His impressive scenic photographs have fundamentally shaped the perception of Switzerland as an alpine country of timeless beauty. In the 1920s, however, he also adopted a more clear and objective way of photographing and created the first modern Swiss photobook "Schnee Winter Sonne" (1930) which has been compared to Renger-Patzsch's "Die Welt ist schön" (1928). – A few minimal handling marks, otherwise a fine tonal print in near excellent condition. Lit.: Peter Pfrunder/Beat Stutzer. Albert Steiner. Das fotografische Werk. Zurich 2005. Steiner, Albert: Poplar trees with evening sky Poplar trees with evening sky. 1920s. Vintage contact gelatin silver print on ivory paper. 17,8 x 23,8 cm. Geätzt stamp on the verso. One of the most outstanding Swiss photographers of the 20th century, many of Albert Steiner's photographs have been compared to those of Ansel Adams and Albert Renger-Patzsch. His impressive scenic photographs have fundamentally shaped the perception of Switzerland as an alpine country of timeless beauty. In the 1920s, however, he also adopted a more clear and objective way of photographing and created the first modern Swiss photobook "Schnee Winter Sonne" (1930) which has been compared to Renger-Patzsch's "Die Welt ist schön" (1928). – A few minimal handling marks, otherwise a fine tonal print in near excellent condition. Lit.: Peter Pfrunder/Beat Stutzer. Albert Steiner. Das fotografische Werk. Zurich 2005.
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Koenig, Wilmar: Berlin architecture and streets Berlin architecture and streets. First half of 1980s. 13 vintage gelatin silver prints on Agfa paper. Each circa 19 x 27,5 cm (22 x 30,2 cm). 2 annotated in pencil on the verso. Among the views are the embassy quarter around Tiergartenstrasse, Friedrichstrasse, Kreuzberg and southern part of Friedrichstadt district. – In very good condition. Koenig, Wilmar: Berlin architecture and streets Berlin architecture and streets. First half of 1980s. 13 vintage gelatin silver prints on Agfa paper. Each circa 19 x 27,5 cm (22 x 30,2 cm). 2 annotated in pencil on the verso. Among the views are the embassy quarter around Tiergartenstrasse, Friedrichstrasse, Kreuzberg and southern part of Friedrichstadt district. – In very good condition.
Japan: Early album of types and scenes of Japanese life Photographer/artist: Felice Beato (1832-1909) and Charles Wirgman (1832-1891). Early album of types and scenes of Japanese life photographed by Felice Beato with reproductions of Charles Wirgman's watercolor scenes of Japanese life. 1863-65. 61 albumen prints (30 portraits, 31 photographic reproductions of C. Wirgman watercolors). Various sizes between 17 x 13 cm and 23 x 19 cm. Mounted to boards (slightly wavy, some soiling at front and back of album), most with letterpress title caption label below the image on the mount, bound in European canvas album (spine missing, edges frayed) with gilt title Album (32 x 25 cm), front flyleaf with handwritten entry: Gustav Kinder und Frau als Geschenk von Herrn Textor 1866 in ink. The period between 1853-1867 (Bakumatsu period) was the most turbulent period in Japanese history. At that time, the country was deeply divided between nationalism and xenophobia on the one hand and a great curiosity about Western modernity on the other. Beato settled in Japan in 1863, where he was assigned to the British Naval Forces, which joined the French, Dutch and Americans in executing a punitive expedition to Shimonoseki. Among others the officers of the Dutch warship "Medusa" are depicted as a group portrait in this album. Another very interesting photograph (photomontage) shows a large group of 23 Western diplomats and merchants, based in Yokohama and Edo. In 1866 a great fire destroyed part of the foreign settlement of Yokohama, Beato's studio included. Beato lost a large part of his photographic work and had to replenish his portfolio. Charles Wirgman's watercolors with scenes from Japanese life helped complete Beato's reduced portfolio. Some of the prints in this album seem to be reproductions, which can be explained by the loss of many of Beato's negatives.The first inside page of the album bears an entry stating that this album was a gift from Mr. Textor to the Kinder family and is dated 1866 (!). This unusual album leaves many open questions as to its exact purpose. Gustav Kinder might have been gifted this album by Textor as a souvenir of his time in Japan. Together with Dirk de Graeff van Polsbroek, Carl Julius Textor founded the trading company Textor & Co. in Dejima in 1858. The recipient of the gift, Mr. Kinder, was a Dresden-born businessman, who was later active as a consul for Denmark and other countries in Dutch East Indies. We would like to thank Sebastian Dobson and Joachim K. Bautze for providing additional information about the history of this album. – Most photos with fading in edges, some with surface scuff/scratch marks, otherwise several in good to very good condition. Lit.: Grégoire Mayor/Ayiyoshi Tani (eds.). Japan in Early Photographs. The Aimé Humbert Collection at the Museum of Ethnography, Neuchatel. Stuttgart 2018, ill. pp. 60, 107, 137, 163, 165, 193,198, 199, 202, 204, 205, 206, 213 and 214. Anne Lacoste. Felice Beato. A Photographer on the Eastern Road (exhibition catalogue). Los Angeles 2010, ill. plate 17. Japan: Early album of types and scenes of Japanese life Photographer/artist: Felice Beato (1832-1909) and Charles Wirgman (1832-1891). Early album of types and scenes of Japanese life photographed by Felice Beato with reproductions of Charles Wirgman's watercolor scenes of Japanese life. 1863-65. 61 albumen prints (30 portraits, 31 photographic reproductions of C. Wirgman watercolors). Various sizes between 17 x 13 cm and 23 x 19 cm. Mounted to boards (slightly wavy, some soiling at front and back of album), most with letterpress title caption label below the image on the mount, bound in European canvas album (spine missing, edges frayed) with gilt title Album (32 x 25 cm), front flyleaf with handwritten entry: Gustav Kinder und Frau als Geschenk von Herrn Textor 1866 in ink. The period between 1853-1867 (Bakumatsu period) was the most turbulent period in Japanese history. At that time, the country was deeply divided between nationalism and xenophobia on the one hand and a great curiosity about Western modernity on the other. Beato settled in Japan in 1863, where he was assigned to the British Naval Forces, which joined the French, Dutch and Americans in executing a punitive expedition to Shimonoseki. Among others the officers of the Dutch warship "Medusa" are depicted as a group portrait in this album. Another very interesting photograph (photomontage) shows a large group of 23 Western diplomats and merchants, based in Yokohama and Edo. In 1866 a great fire destroyed part of the foreign settlement of Yokohama, Beato's studio included. Beato lost a large part of his photographic work and had to replenish his portfolio. Charles Wirgman's watercolors with scenes from Japanese life helped complete Beato's reduced portfolio. Some of the prints in this album seem to be reproductions, which can be explained by the loss of many of Beato's negatives.The first inside page of the album bears an entry stating that this album was a gift from Mr. Textor to the Kinder family and is dated 1866 (!). This unusual album leaves many open questions as to its exact purpose. Gustav Kinder might have been gifted this album by Textor as a souvenir of his time in Japan. Together with Dirk de Graeff van Polsbroek, Carl Julius Textor founded the trading company Textor & Co. in Dejima in 1858. The recipient of the gift, Mr. Kinder, was a Dresden-born businessman, who was later active as a consul for Denmark and other countries in Dutch East Indies. We would like to thank Sebastian Dobson and Joachim K. Bautze for providing additional information about the history of this album. – Most photos with fading in edges, some with surface scuff/scratch marks, otherwise several in good to very good condition. Lit.: Grégoire Mayor/Ayiyoshi Tani (eds.). Japan in Early Photographs. The Aimé Humbert Collection at the Museum of Ethnography, Neuchatel. Stuttgart 2018, ill. pp. 60, 107, 137, 163, 165, 193,198, 199, 202, 204, 205, 206, 213 and 214. Anne Lacoste. Felice Beato. A Photographer on the Eastern Road (exhibition catalogue). Los Angeles 2010, ill. plate 17.
Perckhammer, Heinz: Peking Peking. With an introduction by Arthur Holitscher. XIV, 200 p. with 200 illustrations and 1 map. 30 x 22,5 cm. Original grey linen with blue pressed title on cover and spine (faded). Berlin, Albertus-Verlag, 1928. First edition. Perckhammer's photographic study of Peking, China from 1928. – In very good condition. – With: Chine. With text by Paul Claudel. 3 l., 80 p., 3 l. with 26 plates with illustrations after photographs by Hélène Hoppenot printed in fine rotogravure. 35,5 x 26,5 cm. Original wrappers (slightly dusty, edges soiled/rubbed, some staining). Paris, D'Art Albert Skira, 1946. - Binding slightly loose, slight traces of use. Perckhammer, Heinz: Peking Peking. With an introduction by Arthur Holitscher. XIV, 200 p. with 200 illustrations and 1 map. 30 x 22,5 cm. Original grey linen with blue pressed title on cover and spine (faded). Berlin, Albertus-Verlag, 1928. First edition. Perckhammer's photographic study of Peking, China from 1928. – In very good condition. – With: Chine. With text by Paul Claudel. 3 l., 80 p., 3 l. with 26 plates with illustrations after photographs by Hélène Hoppenot printed in fine rotogravure. 35,5 x 26,5 cm. Original wrappers (slightly dusty, edges soiled/rubbed, some staining). Paris, D'Art Albert Skira, 1946. - Binding slightly loose, slight traces of use.
Baltz, Lewis: Park City Park City. With an essay by Gus Blaisdell. 246 p. With 102 photographs on plates by Baltz. 27,5 x 28,5 cm. Original canvas (upper right corner bumped) with illustrated original dust jacket (corners bumped, edges rubbed, diagonal fold mark on front cover). Albuquerque and New York, Artspace Press and Castelli Graphics, 1980. 802 photo books. p. 628. First edition of this legendary photo book. "Park City marks a key moment in Baltz's oeuvre, when he brought his conceptual instincts fully to the fore ... Rigorous, passionate, fiercely intelligent, Park City is one of the most important photobooks of the late twentieth century. Completely out of print in any edition, and surprisingly uncommon" (Parr & Badger). Signed and dedicated 1980 to Wilmar Koenig by the photographer in ink on the title page. – Upper right corner bumped throughout, otherwise clean copy. Baltz, Lewis: Park City Park City. With an essay by Gus Blaisdell. 246 p. With 102 photographs on plates by Baltz. 27,5 x 28,5 cm. Original canvas (upper right corner bumped) with illustrated original dust jacket (corners bumped, edges rubbed, diagonal fold mark on front cover). Albuquerque and New York, Artspace Press and Castelli Graphics, 1980. 802 photo books. p. 628. First edition of this legendary photo book. "Park City marks a key moment in Baltz's oeuvre, when he brought his conceptual instincts fully to the fore ... Rigorous, passionate, fiercely intelligent, Park City is one of the most important photobooks of the late twentieth century. Completely out of print in any edition, and surprisingly uncommon" (Parr & Badger). Signed and dedicated 1980 to Wilmar Koenig by the photographer in ink on the title page. – Upper right corner bumped throughout, otherwise clean copy.
Schmidt, Michael: Berlin-Wedding; Bilder 1979-1986 Berlin-Wedding. 120 p. with numerous illustrations by Michael Schmidt and text by Heinz Ohff. 24 x 25,8 cm. Original illustrated white wrappers (edge wear). Berlin, A. Nagel, 1978; First edition. Title page and back inside cover with unknown owner stamp, title page also with dedication in ink. – Some corners bumped, otherwise in good condition. – With: Michael Schmidt. Bilder 1979-1986. 16 l., with illustrations by Michael Schmidt. 27 x 21 cm. Original illustrated brochure (slight wear). Hanover, Spectrum/Sprengel Museum 1987. Front free endpaper signed and dedicated by the photographer in ink to Wilmar Koenig. Schmidt, Michael: Berlin-Wedding; Bilder 1979-1986 Berlin-Wedding. 120 p. with numerous illustrations by Michael Schmidt and text by Heinz Ohff. 24 x 25,8 cm. Original illustrated white wrappers (edge wear). Berlin, A. Nagel, 1978; First edition. Title page and back inside cover with unknown owner stamp, title page also with dedication in ink. – Some corners bumped, otherwise in good condition. – With: Michael Schmidt. Bilder 1979-1986. 16 l., with illustrations by Michael Schmidt. 27 x 21 cm. Original illustrated brochure (slight wear). Hanover, Spectrum/Sprengel Museum 1987. Front free endpaper signed and dedicated by the photographer in ink to Wilmar Koenig.
SIX POWDER-FLASKS FOR SPORTNG GUNS AND TWO FOR PISTOLS, 19TH CENTURY the first of plain Britannia metal, with Dixon & Sons patent graduated nozzle and spring cut-off; the second with copper body embossed with a symmetrical design of foliage and Heath patent graduated nozzle with spring cut-off; the third with brass body embossed with a petal on each face, and Sykes patent graduated pivoting nozzle with spring cut-off; the fourth with copper body embossed with oak and vine foliage and a trophy-of-game and G. & J. W. Hawksley nozzle; the fifth with copper body embossed with a hunter taking aim and G. & J. W. Hawksley nozzle; the sixth with brass body embossed with foliage and James Dixon & Sons improved patent nozzle; the seventh smaller and matching the mast; the eighth French, embossed with a stag enclosure and the initials 'P.Q.F. Paris' and brass nozzle with spring cut-off; and the last 20th century, embossed with an American eagle the first: 18.0 cm; 7 1/8 in high (8)
THREE INDIAN SWORDS (TALWAR), 19TH CENTURY the first with broad curved single-edged blade, iron hilt including bulbous quillons and knuckle-guard with recurved fluted bud-shaped finial; the second with curved blade (shortened), and iron hilt, the third similar, the hilt with large disc pommel with pointed button (cleaned throughout) 68.0 cm; 26 3/4 in (3)
A FINE FRENCH FIRST EMPIRE SENIOR CAVALRY OFICER'S SABRE, CIRCA 1810 with deluxe curved blade double-edged towards the hilt, formed with a long fuller on each face and retaining some damascus pattern and some gilt celestial motifs on each side over the forte, gilt-brass triple-bar hilt, comprising down-curved quillon, knuckle-guard and two outer bars all chiselled with laurel fruit and foliage, a pair of chiselled langets decorated with an expanded flowerhead, back-strap engraved with foliage and the pommel decorated with a flowerhead in low relief, and original leather-covered grip bound with plaited wire, in its steel scabbard with two large gilt-brass mounts cast on each face with a pair of bound wreaths in low relief, and with a pair of iron rings for suspension 87.0 cm; 34 1/4 in blade
**AN INDONESIAN PRESENTATION KRIS, 20TH CENTURY, ANOTHER KRIS, AN INDIAN QUOIT (CHAKRAM) AND AN INDIAN BAR MACE FORMED ENTIRELY OF STEEL, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY the first with tapering blade of watered steel, carved hardwood grip with characteristic beaked pommel, in its scabbard with presentation plaque inscribed 'Presented by Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra, Prime Minister on the Occasion of Malaysia Day 16th September 1963'; the second with wavy blade, grip with two carved panels filled with traditional scrollwork, in its scabbard applied with a large brass sheet almost entirely encasing the pendak, the third formed of a circular steel band chiselled with scrolling foliage and fowerheads on each face, and the fourth formed of a faceted cylinder, flared at each end and slightly curved at the top 21.5 cm; 8 1/2 in blade (4)
**TWO AFRICAN SICKLE-SHAPED SHORTSWORDS (NGOMBE DOKO) AND A BROADSWORD (DOKO MOBAMPA), CONGO, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY of characteristic form, the first with partially blackened blade cut with grooves and cross-hatched designs, hardwood grip wrapped with copper ribband over the base (loose) and the upper portion profusely studded with copper rivets over its entire surface; the second similar, with plain moulded wooden grip; the third decorated with hatched and wavy designs on the blade and wooden grip bound with rattan the first: 41.0 cm; 16 1/8 in blade (3)
TWO IRON CANNON BALLS, 17TH AND 18TH CENTURY the first for a two pounder gun and the second, in excavated condition, for a six pounder gun (losses) (2) the first: 5.8 cm; 2 1/4 diameter Provenance The first, Robin Wigington, Stratford-upon-Avon and the second found in the Cotswolds by the present owner.
˜A GERMAN IVORY-MOUNTED HUNTING SWORD, LATE 18TH CENTURY AND ANOTHER, MID-18TH CENTURY the first with curved blade double-edged towards the point and formed with a long fuller, gilt-brass hilt cast and chased in low relief (repairs), comprising down-turned shell-guard decorated with a dragon subdued by a lion within a foliate frame and with a scallop shell at the base, slightly down-turned quillon with grotesque terminal, quillon-block decorated with an issuant mask on the front and a further mask on the reverse, knuckle-guard decorated with a further foliate mask and terminating in a serpent head, and swelling ivory grip carved with a woodland boar hunting scene in low relief; and the second with tapering slender blade etched with scenes from the chase, brass hilt cast in low relief, including down-turned shell-guard decorated with a stag in a woodland, a pair of short recurved quillons, and later cap pommel, and spirally carved ivory grip the first: 62.0 cm; 24 3/8 in blade (2)
AN ITALIAN CORSECA, LATE 16TH/17TH CENTURY, A LONG SPEARHEAD AND AN ASIAN LUGGED SPEAR, 19TH CENTURY the first with with tapering central blade formed with a pronounced medial ridge (tip bent), a pair of basal lugs formed en suite and tapering socket; the second with tapering medially-ridged blade formed with a reinforced tip, fitted with a later solid socket at the base; the third with slender double-edged terminal spike, a pair of down-curved basal lugs, and long tapering socket the first: 63.8 cm; 25 1/8 in (3)
A JAPANESE BRONZE SALUTING CANNON, EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY with tapering barrel formed in five stages, moulded at the muzzle and incorporating a raised sight, the three sections at the chase engraved with traditional foliage and scrollwork, the first reinforce formed with a horizontally ribbed flat and with a matching back-sight, engraved on each side with a pair of addorsed dragons and with two brief inscriptions underneath, on its wooden field carriage with four small trucks and brass cap squares 35.0 cm; 13 3/4in barrel 3.4 cm; 1 1/4 in bore The inscription includes 'Nippon', measurements and 'trial' suggesting that this was intended for testing gunpowder.
A CASED 120 BORE JAMES WEBLEY 'LONGSPUR' FIRST MODEL SIX-SHOT SINGLE-ACTION PERCUSSION POCKET REVOLVER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, NO. 241, CIRCA 1854 with reblued octagonal signed sighted rifled barrel engraved with a band of foliage around the muzzle, engraved cylinder, engraved reblued frame decorated with scrolls and foliage, signed 'James Webley Patentee' on the left, finely chequered butt, engraved reblued trigger-guard and butt-cap with trap: in its original fitted mahogany case (lid restored), the interior lined in green baize, complete with brass bullet mould, copper powder-flask, turnscrew, nipple-wrench and oil bottle 7.5 cm; 3 in barrel
FOUR DETACHED RAPIER POMMELS, FIRST QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY the first plummet-shaped, with vertical flutes, and encrusted with silver pellets and rondels (rubbed); the second chiselled with four vertical green man mask panels; the third formed of an openwork design comprising a tall vertical central panel encrusted with silver (rubbed) and supported by a scroll on each side; and the fourth chiselled with two differing battle scenes front and back (pitted), mounted on an iron display stand the first: 6.0 cm; 2 3/8 in high (4)
FOUR MEDITERRANEAN DAGGERS, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY the first with tapering double-edged blade, and swelling faceted grip composed of contrasting discs of bone and horn; the second with tapering blade of diamond-section, and later turned wooden cross-piece and guard; and the third and fourth each with horn grips the first: 18.0 cm; 7 1/8 in blade (4)
THREE INDIAN SWORDS (TALWAR), 19TH CENTURY the first with broad fullered double-edged blade, silver-plated hilt including large disc pommel with pointed button; the second with broad tapering blade struck with a pair of celestial mask marks on each face, and iron hilt including knuckle-guard; the third with curved single-edged blade (chipped) and iron hilt including knuckle-guard with recurved bud-shaped finial 80.2 cm; 31 5/8 in blade (3)
**A CARVED AUSTRALASIAN CLUB AND A CARVED AXE HAFT, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY the first with rectangular head carved with triangular panels of fluting and integral haft; the second pierced for an axe blade (missing), and decorated around the tip with hatched designs the first: 55.5 cm; 21 7/8 in (2)
**AN ARAB DAGGER (JAMBIYA), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, A NORTH AFRICAN DAGGER AND A SILVER-MOUNTED HORN the first with curved double-edged blade formed with a medial ridge, silver-encased hilt decorated with beadwork and filigree, in its silver-mounted fabric-covered wooden scabbard with four rings, complete with its silver thread embroidered belt ((incomplete); the second with tapering double-edged blade (seized in its scabbard) and carved wooden grip; the third carved with fish and a naive figure and the mounts chased with traditional knots, foliage and a goat the first:20.5 cm; 8 in blade (3)
A 22 BORE OTTOMAN PERCUSSION HOLSTER (KUBUR) PISTOL, BALKANS, LATE 18TH CENTURY; A MOROCCAN DAGGER (JAMBIYA); A MOROCCAN CLUB; AN ALGERIAN SWORD (FLYSSA); A TIBETAN RITUAL DAGGER (PHURBA) AND THREE FURTHER DAGGERS the first converted from miquelet-lock, with tapering barrel retained by a brass band, iron lock, full stock almost entirely encased in engraved brass, the butt with pommel of 'rat's tail' form, and brass trigger-guard (ramrod missing); the second with silver-plated brass-mounted hilt and scabbard (losses); the third probably for a shaman, with painted shell-encrusted head and bone haft; the fourth with characteristic blade, brass hilt including knuckle-guard with numerous chain pendants, in its scabbard; the fifth of characteristic form; the sixth a Gurkha kukri knife, with bone grip, in its scabbard; an African dagger, a machete and a whip the first: 26.7 cm; 10 1/2 in barrel (9)
**AN INDIAN DAGGER (BICHWA) AND A JAMBIYA, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY the first with recurved double-edged blade, and characteristic iron loop-shaped hilt; the second with recurved double-edged blade decorated with silver foliage and a pair of birds at the forte (worn), and iron 'pistol-grip' shaped hilt decorated with silver koftgari (losses) the first: 22.7 cm; 9 in blade (2)
AN INDIAN JADE-HILTED DAGGER AND A TORAH POINTER, 20TH CENTURY the first with curved blade formed with a serrated edge and bifurcated point, etched in imitation of watered pattern and decorated with gold foliage at the forte, and mottled green jade grip, carved with foliage in place of the quillons and animal mask pommel, in its velvet-covered wooden scabbard with iron mounts decorated with gold scrollwork; the second with white metal body decorated with vine fruit and foliage and turned bone handle the first: 29.5 cm; 11 5/8 in blade (2)
TWO ITALIAN HUNTING DAGGERS, SECOND HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY, SARDINIA OR NAPLES the first with tapering double-edged fullered blade, chiselled on one face of the forte with a reclining beast and engraved with foliage on the other, iron hilt comprising recurved cross-guard and fluted cap pommel, grip formed of contrasting discs of horn and bone; the second with curved blade from a hunting sword formed with a clipped-back point, and carved horn grip inlaid with engraved brass panels the first: 22.0 cm; 8 5/8 in blade (2)
**A LARGE DECORATED AFRICAN AXE, LATE 19TH CENTURY AND A KENYAN WRIST KNIFE, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY the first with tapering head formed with a curved leading edge and medial ridge, and wooden haft with bulbous terminal; the second of characteristic C-shaped form, the edges bound with hide and small pieces of copper the first: 59.8 cm; 23 1/4 in haft (2)
A DAGGER IN 17TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY AND A STILETTO, 18TH CENTURY with tapering double-edged blade of hollow diamond-section, iron hilt including slightly drooping quillons with curling terminals, mushroom-shaped pommel, and the grip bound with plaited wire between 'Turk's heads'; the second with slender tapering blade of flattened-diamond section (the upper half missing), straight brass cross-piece, and iron grip rising to a flattened globular pommel (worn) the first: 20.5 cm; 8 in blade (2)
A SAXON MINERS GUILD AXE, LATE 18TH CENTURY with associated iron head pierced with a slipped circle, engraved bone sectional haft decorated over its full surface with differing scenes from miners' lives, the crossed swords of the Archmarshallship of the empire and the arms of Saxony at the top, and shoe-shaped base decorated with large flowers 66.0 cm; 26 in overall Processions involving miners are first recorded in Saxony around 1574 when the Elector August led a masquerade in the role of the god Mercury accompanied by miners with their tools and landscape. This formed part of a tournament celebrating the recent boom in silver mining that had been brought about by modern technology introduced by the Elector.
CORNFORTH JOHN: (1917-2013) Australian-British Chemist, Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry, 1975. Autograph Manuscript Signed, John Warcup Cornforth, two pages, 4to, n.p., June 1981 (although signed later). The manuscript, with various corrections, is a retained draft of a letter by Cornforth to Hermann, evidently a colleague, and states, in part, 'I am feeling at the moment like a boy on holiday, having at last finished the Woodward manuscript. The last part (drawing 184 structures by hand, nearly all of them complex molecules…..) took much time and effort from a bad draughtsman (me). I am at the stage where the manuscript, instead of being God-awful nonsense as it seemed while writing it, begins to make sense and quite possibly to have some merit. Todd did a very good personal biography to precede my part and we may perhaps publish this memoir and our memoir of Robert Robinson as a single volume later on', further discussing travel and accommodation arrangements for a trip to Munich in October for a Workshop and also remarking 'I am shocked that EJB rejected your paper - the standard of refereeing must have fallen since I left them! Certainly you could have expressed the material more briefly - one always can, with enough effort - but what about the kinetics? I am no expert on these and the impression I got from the paper was that you were constructing a consistent explanation for all the data, without this necessarily being the only possible explanation. Kinetics, after all, seldom prove anything. Could you have done more?'. Marked by Cornforth to the upper right corner of the first page as having been sent on 18th June 1981 and signed, in a different ink, at the conclusion and dated 6th June 1986 in his hand. Together with an A.L.S., J W Cornforth, one page, 4to, Brighton, 25th May 1978, to Helga Schumacher, on Cornforth's personal printed stationery from the University of Sussex. The letter, which ordinarily would seem to have accompanied the manuscript draft were it not for the significant differences in dates, states, in part, 'As you may imagine, I receive many requests for autographs and manuscripts. It has always been my view that if collectors of these things wish to take up the time of busy people, they should at least enclose return postage. Consequently I ignore requests that are unaccompanied by this symbol of politeness. You are the first person who has, eventually, taken this point; and I congratulate you. You now possess a manuscript of mine'. VG, 2
SHAW GEORGE BERNARD: (1856-1950) Irish Playwright, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1925. An excellent T.L.S., G. Bernard Shaw, two pages, 4to, n.p. (on his personal printed stationery with addresses in Welwyn and London), 25th November 1949, to A.S.E. Ackermann. Shaw writes on the subject of authors and publishers and states, in part, 'Many authors print at their own expense and publish “on commission”: that is, deliver the books printed and bound, paid for and ready for sale, to the publisher with his imprint; and he sells them for a commission of 10 or 15%. But as he also does the necessary dealing with the printer and binder as well as the bookseller, the author may have no contact with them……The royalty system is a necessity for authors who have no capital, which is the plight of most of them. The publisher supplies the capital, and, as printers have to keep a huge plant and will give long credit rather than have it idly rusting, the publisher, if the book sells well, never puts his hand in his pocket at all. He makes 300% net on the venture and gives the author 10 or 15 or at the outside 20. The author who has capital enough to pay for the manufacture reverses the transaction and makes the 300%, giving the publisher 10 or 15. [John] Ruskin and Herbert Spencer are notable examples of this practice. [W.H.] Davies, the Supertramp poet, began by having a long poem printed and bound for cash across the counter and peddling it from door to door…..I gather that you, like Davies, are doing without a publisher; but you can find a reputable one (beware of pirates) who will take you on commission'. A letter of good content. One small tear to the edge of the right fold, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VGAlfred S. E. Ackermann (1867-1951) Consultant Engineer and Secretary of the Society of Engineers. At the time of the present letter Ackermann was on the point of a 4th edition of his Popular Fallacies which had first been published by Cassell in 1907. The 1950 edition came out with the imprint of the Old Westminster Press, London, who had also printed his Scientific Paradoxes and Problems and their Solutions in 1925. Simpkin Marshall, the famous wholesalers, were the sole distributors, so it appears Ackermann followed Shaw's advice.
WILHELM I: (1797-1888) King of Prussia 1861-88 and the first German Emperor 1871-88. D.S., Wilhelm, one page, large 4to, Berlin, 22nd March 1880, in German. The brief manuscript document is addressed to Corvette Captain von Werner in Kiel and confirms his appointment to Captain. With blank integral leaf. VG
HITLER ADOLF: (1889-1945) Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1934-45. An excellent and attractive letter signed by Hitler, also signed by JOACHIM von RIBBENTROP (1893-1946), `Ribbentrop´, two pages, beige folio, from the Fuhrer´s Headquarters, Berlin, 26th June 1943, in German. The document being the official appointment announcement of German Nazi consul Fritz Repnow to Villa Nova of Portimao, Faro-Algarve, Portugal. The cleanly written letter is signed in bold black fountain pen ink to the second page by Hitler and by Ribbentrop. Bearing alongside the signatures a large blind embossed seal with the Nazi eagle, swastika and oak leaves. Extremely small tear to the right edge, and very small stain to the front page, not affecting the text. otherwise VGJoachim von Ribbentrop was Foreign Minister from 1938 to1945. A close confidant of Hitler. Former ambassador to the United Kingdom 1936-38. Arrested in 1945, Ribbentrop was sentenced to death at the Nuremberg trials. He was the first of the Nuremberg to be executed by hanging.
NAPOLEON I: (1769-1821) Emperor of France 1804-14, 1815. An extremely rare D.S., Nap, one page, neatly inlaid to a page removed from an album, oblong 4to, Longwood, Saint Helena, 25th November 1817, to the Grand Marechal [Henri Gatien, Comte Bertrand], in French. The manuscript document, the text of which is in the hand of his valet Louis Marchand, is a short list of three expenses which Napoleon gives his approval to pay, stating, in full, `Instruction to pay - 1. November´s Clothes & Dressing 1000 Fr - 2. Wages for the months of October and November 3.450 Fr - 3. November´s House needs 4500 Fr - 8950 Fr´. Letters signed by Napoleon during his exile years at Saint Helena are of extremely rarity. Two very small pinholes to the upper and lower left corners, not affecting the text or signature, VG The present document was signed at Longwood House, Napoleon's residence on the remote island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic. Following his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, the British exiled Napoleon to the island where he was to spend the last years of his life, dying there in 1821. Napoleon refused to send and sign letters from Saint Helena because he considered that, as an Emperor, he should not be subject to censure by the King of Great Britain and although Napoleon dictated his memoirs whilst at Saint Helena, and various other manuscripts were written, documents signed by the fallen Emperor originating from Longwood very rarely appear for sale at auction. Henri Gatien (1773-1844) Comte Bertrand. French General. Gatien had accompanied Napoleon to Elba in 1814, and returned with him in 1815, holding a command in the Waterloo campaign. Following the French defeat, Gatien accompanied Napoleon to Saint Helena and did not return to France until after Napoleon's death. In 1840 he was chosen to accompany the Prince of Joinville to Saint Helena to retrieve and bring Napoleon's remains to France, in what became known as the retour des cendres. Louis-Joseph Marchand (1791-1876) Napoleon Bonaparte´s valet. Marchand remained faithful to the Emperor after his first abdication and followed him to Saint Helena. On Napoleon´s deathbed he was decreed Count. Marchand He took part in the "Retour des cendres" ("Return of Napoleon´s ashes")
LANNES JEAN: (1769-1809) Marshal of France. Duc de Montebello. One of Napoleon's most daring and talented generals and personal friend of the Emperor. A Rare letter of historical content, L.S., `Lannes´, two pages, 4to, Tudela, 25th November 1808, to his wife Louise Guéhenneuc, in French. Lannes is exultant and lengthy reports on his victory at the Battle of Tudela in Spain two days earlier, stating in part `I had written to you from Burgos that I intended to remain close to the Emperor, but I received the order on that same day to take the command of the army corps under Marshal Moncey and the division under General Lagrange. I marched to Logrono in order to attack the enemy who was here, fifty thousand men commanded by Catagnos. He was in a dreadful position, and has been tumbled from all flancs by six thousand men. Judge the valor of that scoundrel. I hope all will be under control before four days. We have chased them everywhere. He has not a single cannon now, we have taken all his artillery and made till now six thousand prisoners. There you have his formidable armies fully destroyed.´, Lannes further refers to his wife´s brother who is his aide-de-camp, stating `Louis had a horse killed under him and got his teeth hit, nothing important.. I am a bit tired, and intend to leave in two days to return alongside His Majesty. General Lagrange had his arm shot through, he is here with me, but nothing broken, it will be fine in a month time. Please tell Madame Lagrange to be calm, she will meet her husband in a month, he is departing to France. And you too, be secure, we will not have troubles, there is no more enemy, no army.´, and Lannes concludes with an unusual remark saying `The Battle of Tudela is the finest one we have ever had´. Further again referring to his wife´s health, to the difficulties of sending letters when he is far from the Emperor head-quarters, and asking for detailed information on his children. Lannes also asks his wife to forward his best regards to Corvisart `..tell him that I won´t forget his advice about the English..´ A letter of excellent content. With address leaf, postmarked. Small area of paper loss to the address leaf as a result of the letter opening, not affecting the text. Overall minor age wear, creasing and small tear to the bottom edge, only affecting partially the flourish of the signature. Together with A.L.S., signed by Joseph-César Saint-Mars, aide-de-camp to Marshal Lannes, one page, 4to, [Head Quarters at Aranda del Duero], 26th November [1808], to Lannes´ wife, Louise Guéhenneuc, in French. Saint-Mars reports on similar topics, the Battle of Tudela, about his correspondent´s brother Louis, and states in part `Marshal Lannes is keeping well and should not take long to return to the Emperor Head-Quarters where I have been ordered to return to announce this victory..´ G, 2The Battle of Tudela, near Navarre, in Spain, took place on 23rd November 1808. French army led by Marshal Lannes attacked a Spanish army leaded by General Castanos. It resulted in a full victory of Napoleon´s forces.Louise Antoinette de Guéhéneuc (1782-1856) Duchess of Montebello. Second wife of Marshal Lannes. Louise was a French "dame d´honneur", being the Mistrss of the Robes to Empress Marie Louise of France. Bon Adrien Jeannot de Moncey (1754-1842) Marshal of France, Duc de Conegliano. A prominent soldier in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. Joseph Lagrange (1763-1836) French General and Count. A distinguished officer who fought at the Peninsula wars, Battle of Dresden, Leipzig, among many others.Charles-Louis Guéhéneuc (1783-1849) Frenc. Lannes´ brother-in law and his aide de camp since 1805. In 1809, and after Lannes´ death, he became aide-de-camp to the Emperor Napoleon I. Francisco Javier Castaños (1758-1852) Spanish General and Politician. One of the most important Spanish military officers during the Napoleonic Wars. He also served as the first President of the Senate of Spain in 1834. Appointed by the Spanish Queen Duke of Bailen for his heroic actions in the Battle of Bailen, the first defeat of the Napoleonic armies at open field which caused the flight of Spain of King Joseph Bonaparte. Jean Nicolas Corvisart-Desmarets (1755-1821) French Physician. In 1804 Corvisart became the primary physician of Napoleon Bonaparte, attending him until Bonaparte´s exile to St. Helena in 1815.
FRANKLIN WILLIAM TEMPLE: (1760-1823) American Diplomat. Grandson of Benjamin Franklin, and his Secretary since he was sixteen. Best known for his involvement with the American diplomatic mission in France during the American Revolutionary war. He was also Secretary for the American delegation that negotiated the United States independence at the Treaty of Paris in 1783. Rare A.L.S., `Franklin fils´ ("Franklin son"), with flourish, a large and good signature example, being very similar to Benjamin Franklin´s one, one page, 4to, n.p. [Passy], 30th December [1778], to Monsieur Ruault, Librarian, in French. The young Franklin sends an urgent request to the French Librarian, on Christmas period, and most probably on behalf of his grandfather, stating `I beg you, Monsieur Ruault, to send to Passy, tomorrow, 2 copies of my Grandfather´s works. The best binding that you can.´ Annotated to the upper left corner in the librarian´s hand `Sent on the 31st, brochés´. With blank address leaf in his hand, `Monsieur Ruault - Libraire - Rue de la Harpe - F.b St. Germain´, bearing several postmarks. Overall age wear and creasing, otherwise G Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American Founding Father of the United States. Franklin was a Polymath, Writer, Freemason, Scientist, Politician and Diplomat. He was the first United States Ambassador to France. Known as ''The First American'' for his campaigning for colonial unity.Temple Franklin remained always very close to his mentor and Grandfather Benjamin Franklin. He Published in 1818 Memoirs of the Life and Writings of B.F.In February 1778, the present letter´s year, Benjamin Franklin visited Voltaire accompanied by his grandson, telling him to ask for Voltaire´s blessing. Voltaire did so stating `God and Liberty´. In this same month of February Benjamin Franklin signed the alliance Treaty between France and the United States of North America.
SAND GEORGE: (1804-1876) French Novelist who used the pseudonym of George Sand, her real name being Amantine Dupin. Also known for her romantic affairs with artists, including Frédéric Chopin and Alfred de Musset. A good A.L.S., `George Sand´, one page, 8vo, n.p., 24th April 1850, to Gabriel Falampin, in French. George Sand states in part `My dear friend, I have received the first half of the 500 fr. and your explanation letter…Our complaints have been conclusive, and have even had resonance which upset our rascals. Meet Bocage and Emmanuel Arago please, and decide with them if I shouldn´t write myself on these newspapers.´ and before concluding says `I am tired this evening, and writing badly..´ A letter in fine condition. VG Gabriel Falampin (1803-1860) French Lawyer. Co-founder and director of the newspaper “L´Illustration”. He is in charge of Sand´s businesses from 1841.
BOELCKE OSWALD: (1891-1916) German flying Ace of the World War One. Credited with 40 victories. Boelcke is widely considered the “Father of the German combat air Pilots”, an influential figure also known as the “Father of Air Fighting Tactics”. His innovative turn of mind codified his combat experiences into the first ever manual of fighter tactics distributed to an air force, the Dicta Boelcke. Boelcke was killed in an air crash collision. Rare and excellent signed 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photograph by Boelcke, the image showing the air fighter standing outdoors, in uniform, alongside Crown Prince Wilhelm (1882-1951) and two more Verdun decorated officers, Oberlieutenant von Brandis, the hero of Douaumont, and Kurt Rackow, the hero of the capture of Fort Vaux, all in uniform. The photograph bears the printed heading “The army Commander in chief in Verdun, with three officers decorated with the “Pour le Merite” medal”. Signed in bold black ink `O. Boelcke´ across the image. VG
CASEMENT ROGER: (1864-1916) Irish Patriot, Revolutionary and Nationalist, executed for treason. An intriguing A.L.S., Roger Casement, four pages, 8vo, n.p., n.d. ('Thursday morning', c.1911-13), to [A.G.] Gardiner ('My dear Gardiner'). Casement announces 'I could have a quiet yarn with you on Saturday next I find' and continues to suggest meeting in the afternoon at Gardiner's private home, further writing 'I enclose a letter (no longer present) I wonder if you'll have space for it. It is long I know but to the point too. I hope something from it - a splash from one of the suggestions. The signature is wholly fictious - a sort of hybrid corruption of my name. Any name will do - & if you prefer to put Robert Lynd's to it I shan't object. You need not be afraid of any libel suits if you print this. I'll see you through that I can promise you if anyone of the P[eruvian].A[mazon]. Directors dared to take action. But they won't - they'll only shiver in their skins for fear of what else may be coming'. In a postscript penned at the head of the first page Casement writes, 'Do publish this letter. I shall get the Duke of W. on to the job perhaps! I'll try. I've broken ground in that direction & this will aid'. VGAlfred George Gardiner (1865-1946) English Journalist, Editor & Author who campaigned for a minimum wage in industry as Chairman of the National Anti-Sweating League.Casement's letter surrounds his involvement, alongside A. G. Gardiner of the Daily News, in the exposure of crimes committed in the Amazon by the Peruvian Amazon Company in their use of slave labour for gathering wild rubber. Casement had calculated that the harvest of some 4000 tons of rubber had resulted in 30,000 deaths and had already made the British Government aware of his findings, but now wanted to reach a wider audience with Gardiner's assistance.
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GOUNOD CHARLES: (1818-1893) French Composer. A.L.S., Ch. Gounod, one page, 8vo, Paris, n.d. [1858], to Mr. Leroy, on the Imperial Opera Theatre printed stationery, in French. Gounod forwards an important announcement to his correspondent, and states `Mademoiselle Artot wanted to tell you that we are ready for the stage performance when you will want.´ With blank integral leaf. VG Gounod most probably refers to the 1858 revived version of his opera Sapho (1851). Désirée Artot (1835-1907) Belgian Soprano. She was engaged in 1858 by Giacomo Meyerbeer for the Paris Opera. Artot was briefly engaged in 1868 to Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky, who may have coded her name into very important works such as the First Piano Concerto or the Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Ouverture. He claimed that Artot was the only woman he ever loved.
OSCAR II: (1829-1907) King of Sweden 1872-1907 and King of Norway 1872-1905. A good A.L.S., Oscar, one page, 8vo, Stockholm, 3rd February 1903, in French. The letter bears to the heading an attractive embossed colourful Royal monogramme of King Oscar, underneath a gilt crown. The King refers first to a well translated announcement written by the Chambellan, which he considers sufficient for now, further referring to his son´s health and his own one, stating `I feel better now and intend to spend few days (a week approximately) at Saltsjobaden, at the seaside close to Stockholm, to strengthen me. My son seems to be recovering quite quick, and apparently without future inconvenients.´ With blank integral leaf. VG
PRIGOGINE ILYA: (1917-2003) Russian Viscount and Physical Chemist. Awarded with the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1977 for his works on dissipative structures and irreversibility. Autograph manuscript signed `I. Prigg´, one page, folio, n.p., n.d., in French. Prigogine responds to three questions that his correspondent annotates to the heading of the document. To the first question referring to his scientific beginnings, Prigogine states `Thanks to the support I received from my teachers and especially professor Th. De Donder….´, to the second question about the way he could finance and live at that time, Prigogine refers to his first job `I was appointed at the Brussels university immediately after finishing my university studies..´, and to the last, asking "which one of your works do you consider the most important, the Nobel laureate states `My main work has been about…the irreversible phenomena.´ Prigogine signs a second time at the base `I, Prigogine, Proffesor of the Sciences University in Brussels.´ VG
CAROL I OF ROMANIA: (1839-1914) Ruler of Romania 1866-1914, first as Prince 1886-81, and later as King 1881-1914. A good L.S., `Carol´, a bold and attractive signature, one page, 4to, Castle Pelesch, 3rd of November 1909, to Eliodoro Villazon, President of Bolivian Republic, in French. A very clean and carefully written letter, congratulating Eliodoro Villazon for his recent election as President of the Republic of Bolivia. Carol I states in part `I send you my congratulations for such a joyful election, joining your wish to see our two Countries good relationships grow..´ Countersigned `Ion I. C. Bratianu´. Paper with watermark. EXEliodoro Villazon (1848-1939) President of Bolivia 1909-13.Ion I. C Bratianu (1864-1927) Romanian leader of the National Liberal Party and Prime Minister of Romania for five terms, 1909-10, 1914-18, 1918-19, 1922-26 and 1927.
GUICCIOLI TERESA: (1800-1873) Also known as Contessa Guiccioli. Best known as the married lover of Lord Byron. She inspired him while living in Italy and writing his Don Juan. Byron wrote `You sometimes tell me I have been your first real love, and I assure that you shall be my last Passion.´ It was not until 2005 that was published one of the books Teresa Guiccioli wrote about her relationship with Byron. A.L.S., `La C[ontes]se Guicioli´, two pages, n.p., n.d., to Jullien, in French. The Countess states `Monsieur the Vicount would wish a pass for the Athénée tomorrow Monday and he is asking me to request this from you. I know you well enough to be sure that you will grant such favour..´ The letter bears to the upper left corner the blind embossed crowned monogram with the initials “T.G” of the Countess. With blank integral leaf. Bearing a small Debauve collection stamp to the verso. VG Teresa Guiccioli married at the early age of 17 a powerful ruthless and unpleasant nobleman in Italy, Count Guiccioli, who was fifty years older than her. Only three days later she met Lord Byron. A very dangerous relationship started as Count Guiccioli was widely believed to have ordered the murder of another nobleman. For plotting against the Austrian Empire, Teresa´s father Count Gamba was exiled. In 1823, the Austrian authorities allowed Count Gamba to leave his exile with the condition that the Countess Guiccioli had to end her relationship with Byron and return to her husband.Alexandre Dumas pere included Countess Guiccioli as a minor character in his novel The Count of Monte Cristo using the disguised name "Countess G".
GUEST FREDERICK: (1875-1937) British Politician, Chief Whip of David Lloyd George's Coalition Liberal Party 1917-21 who also served as Secretary of State for Air 1921-22. Guest, a first cousin of Winston Churchill, won the Bronze Medal with the British polo team in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. An unusual, large vintage signed and inscribed 11.5 x 14.5 photograph, the image being a reproduction of a painting of Guest by artist Olive Snell depicting him seated in a half length profile pose wearing his racing silks. Signed by Guest to the lower photographer's mount in dark fountain pen ink and inscribed to his chauffeur, Jack Harrison. Additionally annotated 'Templeton 1919 to 1927, France 1914, East Africa 1915 to 17' in his hand. Framed and glazed in the original black wooden frame to an overall size of 12.5 x 15.5. About VG Olive Snell (1888-1962) English Artist, known for her portraiture. An official War Artist, Snell completed portraits of Battle of Britain pilots during World War II.
AUDEN W. H.: (1907-1973) Anglo-American Poet. A good T.L.S., W. H. Auden, one page, 4to, Buckingham Gate, London, 30th January 1936, to Anmer Hall, on the attractive printed stationery of the Westminster Theatre. Auden discusses The Dog Beneath the Skin and announces 'Owing to recent events I quite understand that the Ostnia palace scene, as it stands, might give offence, which was - of course - certainly not intended', further remarking 'At the same time I feel very strongly that the complete omission of the scene would seriously upset the balance of the whole play' and proposing that he should like, with Hall's agreement, 'to turn the whole scene into an Eastern scene, something after the style of the Arabian Nights. For example, the two chief characters would be a Sultan and a Sultana'. In concluding Auden states 'May I take this opportunity of thanking you on behalf of both myself and Mr. Isherwood for all the patience and forbearance you have shown over this play?'. A few, very light, extremely minor creases, VGAlderson Burrell Horne (1863-1953) British Theatre Director who worked under the pseudonym of Amner Hall. Horne was the licensee of the Westminster Theatre from 1931-47 and had directed Auden's The Dance of Death in October 1935.Christopher Isherwood (1904-1986) Anglo-American Novelist & Playwright, remembered for his collaborations with W. H. Auden, beginning with The Dog Beneath the Skin (1935).The Dog Beneath the Skin was the first Auden-Isherwood collaboration and an important contribution to English poetic drama in the 1930s.
TOUR DE FRANCE WINNERS: Signed program, by various Tour de France winners, including FAUSTO COPPI (1919-1960) Italian Cyclist, winner of the Tours de France of 1949 & 1952; LOUISON BOBET (1925-1983) French Cyclist, a three times winner of the Tour de France and the first to ever win three consecutive ones, 1953-54-55, and JACQUES ANQUETIL (1934-1987) French Cyclist, a five times winner of the Tour de France, 1957, 1961-62-63-64. The printed 4to program, twenty pages, dated 9th March 1958, corresponds to the Vélodrome d´Hiver season 1957-1958 competition. Also signed by Jean Forestier, Jean Bobet, Raphael Geminiani, Bernard Gauthier, Rik van Steenbergen and Jan Derksen, etc... The printed program lists all the different events, participants, etc… G
COROT JEAN-BAPTISTE-CAMILLE: (1796-1875) French Painter. A.L.S., C. Corot, one page, small 8vo, n.p., 8th March 1873, to a gentleman, in French. Corot informs his correspondent that he would be delighted to show him his workshop on Monday the 17th, explaining 'I have chosen to do this on the Monday, so that you can go and visit Mr. Robaut, who lives very near me, on Lafayette Street…..' . With blank integral leaf. VG Alfred Robaut (1830-1909) French Lithographer & Printer who published the first catalogues raisonnes of Corot and Eugene Delacroix's works.
WONG ANNA MAY: (1905-1961) American Actress. The first Chinese American actress to gain international recognition. Her career spanned over silent film, sound film, television and stage. Wong became a fashion icon and worked in films such as Douglas Fairbanks´ The Thief of Bagdad (1924), Shanghai Express (193)with Marlene Dietrich. Later in her life, Wong made history with her television show The Gallery of Madame Liu-Tsong. A good vintage signed 7 x 9 sepia photograph by Wong, the attractive image depicting the actress in a half length pose, playing an oriental guitar. Signed in bold black fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image `Orientally yours, Anna May Wong´, also signed immediately beneath in Chinese characters. Very small toning otherwise VG
ASTRONAUTS: A good small selection of three NASA signed 8 x 10 photographs by four American NASA Astronauts, comprising Charles Conrad (1930-1999) Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. Commander of the Apollo 12 mission in 1969 and the third man to walk on the moon. Conrad also commanded Gemini 11 in 1966. He died in a motorcycle accident; Thomas Patten Stafford (1930- ) Commander of Apollo 10. In 1975 Stafford commanded the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project flight, the first joint U.S.-Soviet space mission; Donald Kent Slayton (1924-1993) One of the original NASA Mercury Seven astronauts, and Thomas Kenneth Mattingly (1936- ) Command Module Pilot for Apollo 16. All three images, showing the astronauts wearing their spacesuits, are signed in bold inks to clear areas of the images. VG, 3
DICK PHILIP K.: (1928-1982) American Writer of Science Fiction. A rare T.L.S., Phil, one page, 4to, Santa Ana, California, 25th May 1979, to Professor Patricia Warrick. Dick alarmingly announces 'At four-thirty p.m. today I suffered an acute attack of a congenital arrhythmia, paroxysmal atrial tachycardia, the first such attack I have experienced in a number of years. Whether it was due to your disturbing phone call earlier in the day or to a cluster of stress factors - such as tax problems - I do not know; in any case, since uncorrected PAT arrhythmia usually ends in death, I must regretfully inform you that I will not be coming to Appleton either in June or at any other time', further remarking that he is supposed to see a cardiologist and adding 'The book project, then, must be abandoned in all respects. This is a final decision on my part.' Dick concludes by expressing his regret at not being able to meet his correspondent, 'but I must defer to the gravity of this long-standing physical complaint which I had incorrectly supposed to be under control'. Accompanied by the original envelope. VG
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[CHINA - CARDINAL CONSTANTINI]: Celso Benigno Constantini (1876-1958) Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal. Founder of the Disciples of the Lord. Best known for his work of evangelization in China and his help to missionaries. Pope Pius XI appointed Constantini as the first Apostolic Delegate to China in 1922. An excellent hand written prayer, 4to, thin paper, carefully penned in bold black ink Chinese characters, to a partially printed sheet in red Chinese characters too. Together with an attractive 4 x 8 yellow envelope, with red printed Chinese characters, and hand addressed to Cardinal Constantini in large bold black ink Chinese characters too. Post-stamped, bearing two ink cancellations to the front and one to the verso, Pekin, 2nd of April 1924. The envelope was sent on the occasion of the first episcopal conference in Shanghai, summoned by Constantini, leading the bishops to dedicate the Church in China to Our Lady of Sheshan. The envelope bears a pencil annotation in Italian to the verso. VG
GINSBERG ALLEN: (1926-1997) American Poet of the Beat Generation. A.L., unsigned, to the verso of a postcard featuring Ginsberg's poem Homework to the recto, n.p., 27th December 1989, to Istvan [Eorsi]. Ginsberg sends congratulations to Eorsi on their quadruple set of plays in Hungary, remarking 'What amazing East European days!', and further stating that he will visit Prague in April and May 1990 ('perhaps get my small notebook back from Police!') and that he will travel with the poet Nanao Sakaki, who also has friends in Prague, before travelling to Iceland and Korea in August. Ginsberg concludes his letter by writing 'Young brilliant mainland China P.H.D. student just 3 weeks out of China first time staying with me. I have office (3 rooms) outside of apartment'. About EXIstvan Eorsi (1931-2005) Hungarian Writer, Novelist & Poet who translated Ginsberg's works.Nanao Sakaki (1923-2008) Japanese Poet.
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[GONE WITH THE WIND]: [FLEMING VICTOR]: (1889-1949) American Film Director of Gone With The Wind and The Wizard of Oz (both 1939). Academy Award winner. Two excellent vintage unsigned photographs of Fleming, the first 10.5 x 13.5 and depicting the director in a pensive head and shoulders profile pose, photograph by Henry Waxman of Hollywood and bearing his blindstamp to the lower right corner; the second 11 x 14, a sepia image of Fleming in a half length pose speaking on a telephone, photograph by Eugene Robert Richee and bearing his blindstamp to the lower right corner. Some very slight traces of former mounting to the verso of the first and a few light, minor creases to the borders of the second. VG, 2
NAPOLEON III: (1808-1873) Emperor of the French 1852-70, the nephew and heir of Napoleon I. First President of France 1848-52, therefore holding the distinction of being the first titular president and the last monarch of France. L.S., Napoleon, one page, 4to, Paris, 19th January 1858, to Leopold I of Belgium, in French. An attractively written letter to a good quality paper. Napoleon III thanks the King of Belgium for his letter after learning about the regicide attempt against the Emperor in Paris, and states ´I have been deeply touched reading the letter that Your Majesty has written to me regarding the assassination attempt against the Empress´ life and mine..´, further thanking his correspondent, also on behalf of the Empress, for the expressions of friendship and support received. With address leaf `A Monsieur mon Frere, Le Roi des Belges´, ("To Monsieur my Brother, The King of Belgians"), bearing two attractive red wax seals with important remnants of green silk ribbons. VG Leopold I (1790-1865) First King of the Belgians 1831-65. Former German Prince. Eugenie de Montijo (1826-1920) Empress Consort of the French 1853-71, wife of Emperor Napoleon III. On 14th January 1858, only five days before the present letter was signed, Felice Orsini and his accomplices threw three bombs at the Imperial carriage in Paris, rue Peletier, on the Emperor´s way to the Opera. Eight people died and over fifty wounded, but the Emperor and Empress remained unhurt. Felice Orsini (1819-1858) Italian Revolutionary and leader of the ''Carbonari'', was sentenced to death and guillotined the 13th March 1858.
ROOSEVELT ELEANOR: (1884-1962) American Political Leader, wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt. First Lady of the United States 1933-45. T.L.S., Eleanor Roosevelt, with several holograph corrections, two pages, 4to, Columbus, Ohio, 29th October 1939, to Miss. von Hesse, on the attractive printed stationery of the Deshler-Wallick Hotel. Roosevelt states that she enjoyed her correspondent's visit and remarks 'The things you are doing for Florida is a grand piece of work, and I like your notes on the radio program very much', continuing to add that she would like to write a piece in her column about it, if von Hesse doesn't feel it would harmful, and also writing 'You have prepared yourself so well for this, and it seems to me that you might get a good clientele from different parts of the country where they will want to advertise some special event. For instance, New Mexico and Arizona are celebrating the four hundredth year of their founding in 1940, and it seems to me that they could do nothing better than to have a radio program about it in order to acquaint the country with what they have to offer of real interest. I think the San Francisco Fair could have done a much better advertising job. Perhaps if you could look around, you could find places where local things are happening which should be of nation wide interest and get the people to sponsor a program. You might build up a very valuable piece of work besides earning a living, doing something which would be intensely interesting'. Roosevelt further asks her correspondent if they can assist in finding a simple house to rent for a month and discussing her requirements, 'I would like it on some beach in south east Florida where it would be warm and sunny. I would not want it in a row near too many neighbours……If there was a maid who went with the house, that would be grand, otherwise it would have to be near a restaurant' and concludes by remarking 'Remember me to your mother and tell her I am apparently doing well with her instructions, because my audiences are good on this trip'. One very slight, minor paperclip rust stain to the upper left corner of the first page, otherwise VGRoosevelt's correspondent was evidently the daughter of Elizabeth von Hesse, the First Lady's speech teacher who had helped her to lower her voice and improve her tone and resonance. Between 1935 and 1941 Eleanor Roosevelt travelled America for the W. Colston Leigh Bureau of Lectures and Entertainments, giving over 700 paid lectures.
CANNING GEORGE: (1770-1827) British Prime Minister April - August 1827. A good A.L.S., Geo. Canning, two pages, 4to, Venice, 31st August 1820, to William Marsden. Canning explains that he has not been at Florence and has not been able to procure information regarding the publication by Cavaliero Bardelli although has 'had opportunities of catechising Mr. Gamba (who may probably be known to you by reputation) on the subject', further reporting , 'But I have succeeded in your other more substantial commission; & hope to have the pleasure of presenting to you your missing sheet of Zurla's publication, & with it (what you do not appear to have bargained for) four maps belonging to it……' With integral address leaf in Canning's hand and bearing several postal cancellations. A letter of interesting association. VGWilliam Marsden (1754-1836) Irish Orientalist, Linguist, Numismatist & a pioneer in the scientific study of Indonesia. Whilst serving as First Secretary to the Admiralty in 1805 Marsden received the news of victory in the Battle of Trafalgar and the death of Admiral Horatio Nelson in the battle.Placido Zurla (1769-1834) Italian Camaldolese Monk & Prelate, Cardinal Vicar of Rome. A writer on medieval geography, Zurla published Il mappamondo de fra Mauro in 1806.
WILKES JOHN: (1725-1797) British Radical, Journalist & Politician, a supporter of the American Rebels during the American War of Independence. Lord Mayor of London 1774-75. D.S., John Wilkes, Mayor, one page, folio, Guildhall, London, 18th July 1775. Wilkes has signed the document at the foot in his capacity as witness to a manuscript document signed by Nicholas William Lewis of Lombard Street, London, stating, in part, 'Nicholas William Lewis…..maketh Oath that he this Deponent and John Paul Berthon…..aforesaid this Deponent's Clerk were present and as Witnesses did see John Willett of Broad Street…..and Charles Turner of Wimpole Street near Cavendish Square…..the partys named in the Deed pole or power of Attorney…..bearing Date the Thirtieth Day of June in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Five severally Sign Seal and as their respective Acts and Deeds deliver…..the words “Or his Absence from the said Island of Tobago as aforesaid”, being first interlined between the Words “Mason” and “And” in the third line from the Bottom of the said Deed Poll…..' With blank integral leaf and two blind embossed revenue stamps to the upper margin. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
SCHILLER FRIEDRICH: (1759-1805) German Poet, Philosopher and Playwright. An extremely rare fragment of an autograph manuscript, unsigned, two pages, slim oblong 12mo, n.p., n.d. (1804-05), in German. The text, apparently unpublished and with several corrections, is from Schiller's translation of Phedre and states, `O wird mir solcher Dank für meine Liebe? Verdammliches Verwegenes Erkühnen Freche That! Verdammliches Erkühnen! Und seiner frevelhaften wilden Lust zu büßen genug zu thun, Erlaubte sich der Freche gar Gewalt!´ further writing, to the verso, `Think of my Queen's complaints - O Lord! From a wicked love - all her hate arisen - Theseus´. Some light overall age wear and with very slightly irregularly trimmed edges, about G In the winter of 1804-05 Schiller was suffering from pain and spasms of pneumonia and the only literary work he could undertake was a translation of Jean Racine's dramatic tragedy Phedre, which had first been performed in 1677. The present fragment was one of a number excised from the original manuscript shorty after Schiller's death and presented to admirers as a keepsake of the poet.
HERZBERG GERHARD: (1904-1999) German-Canadian Physicist and Physical Chemist, Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry, 1971. Manuscript Signed, G Herzberg, twenty-four pages, 4to, n.p. (University of Chicago?), March 1979. The typed manuscript (the first page of which is a photostat copy, although with an ink signature) bears extensive holograph corrections and additions in pencil, was written in October 1978 and is entitled Spectroscopic Studies based on the Pioneering Work of R. S. Mulliken and commences, in part, ‘The year 1928 in which Robert S. Mulliken joined the faculty of the University of Chicago was a vintage year in molecular spectroscopy. It was the year in which the Raman effect was discovered. In this year appeared, among other important papers…..the two independent basic papers by Hund and by Mulliken on what we now call molecular orbital theory dealing with the relation of molecular electronic states to the states (orbitals) of the individual electrons, and in addition Mulliken’s important paper on the atmospheric oxygen bands. I remember clearly how avidly as a fresh Ph.D. (May 1928) I studied all these papers, especially those of Mulliken. Ever since then Mulliken’s papers have been always at the top of the list of papers I read. The many insights I gained from them have helped me enormously in my own work throughout these fifty years. In this paper I should like to give a few examples of recent (and not so recent) work in our laboratory based in one way or another on Mulliken’s basic contributions’, continuing to discuss Mulliken’s important work on Rydberg series in hydrogen between 1964-69, and the Rydberg series in nitrogen, van der Waals maxima in excited states of H2, Condon diffraction bands in H2 and D2, the spectra of the HeNe+ and HeAr+ ions, and the spectra and structures of H20+ and NH3+, and concludes ‘The examples of my own work based on Robert Mulliken’s seminal contributions could be amplified by examples from the work of almost every molecular physicist and spectroscopist. They show how enormously fruitful Mulliken’s ideas put forward over the last 50 years have been in his chosen field…..’ Together with Herzberg’s entirely holograph bibliography for the paper, two pages, 4to, n.p. (University of Chicago?), n.d. (October 1978), comprising a list of more than fifty titles, in bold pencil. A few very small, minor staple holes to the upper left corner of each page, VG Robert A. Mulliken (1896-1986) American Physicist & Chemist, Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry, 1966.
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