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Click here to subscribeAsia.- Williamson (Rev. Alexander) Journeys in North China, Manchuria, and Eastern Mongolia: with some acount of Corea, 2 vol., first edition, 7 wood-engraved plates, wood-engraved illustrations, 2 folding maps, one spotted and with tear to fold, the other colour with short tear to edge, occasional other spotting, Peter Hopkirk's copy with his book-label, original pictorial green cloth, gilt, a little rubbed, gouge to upper cover of vol.1, 8vo, 1870.
Spain.- [Ford (Richard)] A Hand-Book for Travellers in Spain, and Readers at Home, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, 2 folding engraved maps, one laid down on linen, the other in pocket at end of vol.2, also 24pp. pages of advertisements printed on blue paper at end of vol.2, contemporary signature of Ed. Bowen and bookplate of J.W.Bowen on front endpapers, original cloth, rather faded, vol.1 slightly damp-stained, vol.2 with short split to upper joint, John Murray, 1845 § Greene (William) Manuel Matamoros: His Life and Death. A Narrative of the late Persecution of Christians in Spain, ?first edition, with frontispiece of mounted actual photograph of Matamoros in his cell, original cloth, rubbed and damp-stained, 1866; and a Laurie & Whittle folding hand-coloured engraved map of Spain and Portugal dated 1808 in slip-case, 8vo (4)⁂ The first is a classic work of travel-writing and one of Murray's finest handbooks. The second concerns the Spanish Protestant Matamoros who was imprisoned for his prosetylising and became a symbol of religious freedom.
West Indies.- 18th century Packet Boat to Barbados.- Golightly (Robert, Commander of the Ship Newcastle, fl. 1756) Journal Book... "From Bristol Towards Barbadoes", manuscript ship's log, 9pp. excluding blanks, slightly browned, pen and ink compass drawing loosely inserted at end, 8 watercolours of ships loosely inserted, original wrappers, manuscript title on upper cover, ink stained and slightly marked, 1756; and another manuscript ship's log, ship St. George to Bristol to the Cape of Good Hope, 1840, folio (2).⁂ First mentioned: "Monday Febry. ye 2d 1756 at four in the morning ... Sail for ye Island of Barbadoes in Company wth. 30 sails for Different Ports at 8: P:M a Brest a Pawlock [Porlock] at 10... Dicharg'd the Pilot. fine pleasant breezes."
Salmon (William) Seplasium. The Compleat English Physician: or, the Druggist's Shop Opened, first edition, half-title, with a4 leaf (blank but for table on verso for pasting over table on p.304), contemporary ink inscription of Robert Parker at head of title and with engraved bookplate of Edward Parker of Browsholme, Yorks., occasional soiling, a few minor marginal defects, contemporary calf, rubed, spine ends worn, [Wing S452], for Matthew Gilliflower, 1693 § Medicina curiosa: or, a Variety of new Communications in Physick, Chirurgery, and Anatomy..., No.2 only (of 2), drop-head title, with another title-page supplied in old ink manuscript at beginning, ?lacking table, one or two ink annotations (one cropped), a little soiled, small ink stain to final leaf, modern morocco, Tho. Basset, 1684 § Culpeper (Nicholas) The English Physitian Enlarged, vertical half-title bound at end of preliminaries, a little soiled and stained, paper flaw to foot of D2 affecting a few letters, old front free endpaper with contemporary inscription "James ffinch his book 1713" bound in, modern roan, by Peter Cole, 1653 § Hammond (Dr.) Spermatorrhoea, and its immediate self cure..., plate, original limp cloth, lightly stained, 1864, 8vo & 4to (4) ⁂ The second is the second part of the first English medical periodical, of which only two numbers were issued. It includes several cures for diseases including the "French pox".
Zabaleta (Juan de) El Dia de Fiesta por la Tarde, first Portuguese edition, title with woodcut device, woodcut initial, browned, some water-staining, contemporary panelled calf with elaborate border stamped in blind, rebacked, corners repaired, 8vo, Lisbon, Domingos Carneyro, 1666.⁂ Satirical picture of Madrid in the mid-17th century by the Spanish playwright Zabaleta, written as a companion piece to his El Dia de Festa por la Manana of 1654.
NO RESERVE Railways.- Great Western Railway. Alteration of Trains. London to Cirencester, Bath, Bristol and Bridgewater...Time Table, single sheet printed on both sides, c.400 x 275mm., Bristol, Wansbrough (Albion Office), 30th July [1841] § Bristol and English Channels Direct Junction Railway. [Notification of proposed railway to lessee of a cottage on land affected], 4pp., docket title, numbered "9" and addressed to Mr. Robert Larcombe of 11a Tamford Cottage, Wayford in manuscript, folds, final leaf with title soiled, 1845, both tipped into card mounts (2)⁂ The first is dated 30th July [10,000] at head, COPAC lists only a similar item dated 10th August and printed in London (Bristol University). The second relates to a proposed rail line to link Watchet in West Somerset and Bridport on the south coast, avoiding the dangerous passage by sea around Land's End, but it never materialised.
[Cox (Nicholas)] The Gentleman's Recreation, in Four Parts. Viz. Hunting, Hawking, Fowling, Fishing, sixth edition, engraved frontispiece and 4 folding plates, a little browne, contemporary panelled calf, slightly rubbed, rebacked, for N.C. and sold by J.Wilcox, 1721 § Nash (Joseph) A Practical Treatise on British Song Birds, first edition, 8 hand-coloured engraved plates, original printed boards, worn, spine torn and defective, 1824 § Taylor (Joseph) Ornithologia Curioso; or, the Wonders of the Feathered Creation..., engraved frontispiece, contemporary ink inscriptions at head of frontispiece and title, original roan-backed marbled boards, rubbed, spine worn and chipped at head, 1807; and 2 others, birds, 8vo et infra (5)⁂ The third part of the first includes "a short Account of Singing-Birds".
Butterflies.- Lewin (William) The Insects of Great Britain...with the natural history of each species, vol.1 only [all published], first edition, first issue, titles and text in English and French, 46 hand-coloured engraved plates, plate 6 bound upside down, a few small spots and marks, soiling to plate 40 and facing leaf, original green boards, spine with morocco label, uncut, rubbed, [Lisney 410; Nissen ZBI 2488], 4to, J. Johnson , 1795.
NO RESERVE Card Games.- [Gibbs (Henry Hucks, Lord Aldenham)] The Game of Ombre, first edition, 2 hand-coloured plates, with sticker "From the library of Laurence and Cicely Binyon. Purchased by J. Stevens Cox, 1964" on front pastedown, original cloth, gilt, t.e.g., very slightly rubbed, 8vo, privately printed, 1874.⁂ The third edition of this was used as Lord Aldenham's contribution to the Roxburghe Club, in 1902.
Magic & Conjuring.- [Lewis (Angelo J.)],"Professor Louis Hoffmann". Modern Magic, first edition, first state with Routledge monogram on title, frontispiece (becoming loose), illustrations, original first state pictorial cloth with the hat in black and cone in gilt, damp-stained, [1876] § Greenwood (James) Silas the Conjurer. His Travels and Perils, illustrations, original pictorial cloth, gilt, very slightly rubbed, Ward, Lock & Co., n.d. § Boy's Own Conjuring Book..., frontispiece, illustrations, original blind-stamped cloth, spine faded, New York, Dick and Fitzgerald, 1860; and 3 others on conjuring, 8vo (6)
Thomas (Artus, Sieur d'Embry) Description de l'Isle des Hermaphrodites, nouvellement decouverte..., second edition, engraved frontispiece, title in red and black with device, a little browned, contemporary calf, spine gilt, a little rubbed, wear to head of spine and lower edge of upper cover, 8vo, Cologne, heirs of H. Demen, 1724.⁂ Account of an imaginary journey to the island of the hermaphrodites, a satire on the effeminacy of members of the French court of Henri II. The work was first published in 1605.
Britain.- Camden (William) Camden's Britannia, Newly Translated into English with Large Additions and Improvements... by Edmund Gibson, engraved portrait frontispiece by R. White, 8 plates of coins and 50 folding double-page maps by Robert Morden mounted on stubs, engraved and woodcut illustrations, one or two full-page, with loosely-inserted later engraved strip road map of road (A6) from Northampton to Market Harborough, ink inscriptions to title (one crossed out, the other faint at head) and another to front free endpaper, portrait and title lightly soiled but generally a good clean copy, small tear to final two leaves (the last causing hole with loss to a few lines of Appendix), contemporary calf, rubbed, gouge to rear cover, corners and spine ends worn, splits to joints, [Wing C359], folio, by F. Collins for A.Swale...and A & J Churchill, 1695.⁂ First edition of Gibson's translation and the first to contain the fine maps by Robert Morden.
Chamberlain (Joseph, industrialist and politician, 1836-1914) 2 Autograph Letters (1 signed) to Edmund Boulnois, together 7pp., 8vo, Moor Green, Birmingham, 14th December 1905 & 8th July 1909, urging Boulnois to accept nomination as Conservative Party candidate for East Marylebone, folds; and 2 others, letters from Charles Beresford (1846-1919), naval officer and politician, concerning the East Marylebone parliamentary constituency, v.s., v.d. (4).Provenance: Edmund Boulnois (1838-1911), MP and first mayor of Marylebone.
Goodwin (Thomas) The Tryall of a Christians Growth in Mortification or Vivification, 3 vol. bound in 1, R. Dawlman, 1643; bound before, The Vanity of Thoughts Discovered with their Danger and Cure, short marginal tear to final leaf, R. Dawlman, 1643; bound before, Aggravation of Sinne and Sinning Against Knowledge Mercie, small hole (N1), J. G. for R. Dawlman, 1650, heavily annotated, ink signatures to blanks, browning, fore-edge of title restored, chipping to first and last few leaves, modern calf, gilt, [Wing G1261, G1264 & G1224], 4to⁂ One of the earliest notes reads, 'J Elisabeth Matthews bought this book of Duglis Spencer Jan. 4th 1734.'
NO RESERVE Sign language.- [Hocquart (L.-J.-F.)] L'Art de Juger du Caractère des Hommes sur leur Ecriture, hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, 24 engraved plates, original wrappers, uncut, rubbed and soiled, creased at corners, spine label torn, Paris, 1816 § Grosselin (A.) Alphabet Phonomimique rendant facile a tous l'Enseignement Primaire des Sourds-Muets..., illustrations, original cloth, gilt, a little spotted, Paris, n.d., 12mo & 8vo (2)⁂ The first includes two plates of an early alphabet of sign language, plus examples of the handwriting of famous people.
Smith (Matthew) Memoirs of Secret Service, first edition, advertisement pasted to blank prelim, ink signature to title, occasional spotting, occasional light faint soiling, booksellers catalogue entry pasted to blank prelim, joints strengthened, contemporary speckled calf, rebacked, a little rubbed, [Wing S4131], 8vo, for A. Baldwin, 1699.⁂ Letters published by Smith, concerning the conspiracy of Charles Mordaunt, Earl of Monmouth and Peterborough, and complaining of his treatment at the hands of the Duke of Shrewsbury and James Vernon.
Food & drink.- Browne (Peter, Bishop of Cork & Ross) A Discourse of Drinking Healths, advertisements at end, some spotting, lightly browned, modern half calf, gilt, Printed for Henry Clements, 1716 § Mackenzie (Colin) Mackenzie's Five Thousand Receipts in all the Useful and Domestic Arts, foxed, some worming to index ff, affecting several letters, but not affecting sense of text, contemporary calf, rebacked, some worming to covers, corners worn, rubbed, Philadelphia and Pittsburg, 1831; and 2 others, Cookery, v.s. (4)⁂ The scarce first mentioned is a work from a pamphlet war on the fashion of drinking toasts, especially to the memory of the dead.
Children's.- Wilmsen (F. P.) Kleine Geschichten für die Kinderstube, first edition, engraved title and 7 hand-coloured plates, some foxing and soiling, frontispiece and title loose, original boards, worn, spine defective, Berlin, Carl Friedrich Amelang, 1818 § Reyre (Abbé) Le Fabuliste des Enfans; Der neue Kinderfreund in Fabeln und Erzählungen, vol. 1 only (of 2), second edition, text in French & German, 8 hand-coloured plates (each with 6 scenes), a little water-stained,pencil notes to endpapers, original cloth, rubbed, label chipped, Leipzig, [c.1818]; and 2 German almanachs with engraved plates, 8vo et infra (4)
[Keble (John)] The Christian Year, 2 vol., first edition, slightly browned, ink signature of Halley Frere on titles and 3 bookplates on front endpapers, ALs from the author's father (also John Keble) informing his curate he has resigned the vicarage of Blewberry in 1824, tipped-in at end of vol. II, later gilt panelled red morocco, g.e., g.e., 8vo, Oxford, 1827.
Mormons.- Cope (Cyprian) [James Canby Biddle-Cope, afterwards Baron Cope di Valromita]. Arabesques, half-title, margins slightly browned, original gilt decorated buckram,2 tears on upper joint, edges uncut, Leonard Smithers and Co., 1899; and 3 others, published by Leonard Smithers, 8vo (4).⁂ First mentioned with a chapter on Mormons.
WEISSMULLER JOHNNY: (1904-1984) American Actor, famous for his role as Tarzan in various movies. A rare vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph by Weissmuller, the image depicting the swimming champion in an indoor training pool, seated alongside two members of the Illinois Athletic club, Arne Borg and Ethel Lackie, all of them wearing their club swimsuits. Boldly signed in black ink (`Johnny Weissmuller´) across the image to a clear area. Overall age wear and creasing with upper edge slightly trimmed. About G £100-150Weissmuller won five Olympic gold medals for swimming and one bronze medal for water polo in the 1920´s. He was the first man to swim the 100 meter freestyle under one minute, won fifty-two U.S. national championships, set more than sixty world freestyle and backstroke records and was undefeated in official competition for the entirety of his competitive career. Arne Borg (1901-1987) Swedish Swimmer. Borg is a well-remembered swimmer for breaking 32 world records and winning five Olympic medals in the 1920s.
DOORS THE: American Rock Band. Widely considered one of the most controversial and influential rock bands in history. A good signed record sleeve for Absolutely Live (1970), their first live record with unrecorded songs elsewhere, by three members of the band. Individually signed by Ray Manzarek, John Densmore and Robby Krieger in bold white ink to the blue background cover. The two records are still present. Accompanied by three colour 4 x 6 photographs, showing the three musicians signing the present record sleeve. VG £150-200
MEYERBEER GIACOMO: (1791-1864) German Composer. A.L.S., `G. Meyerbeer´, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d., to Gerard, in French. Meyerbeer asks for two good box seats for this same evening performance, stating `I would very much like to take to tonight´s performance of Moise two friends of mine. And if am not too indiscreet, I would ask you to get some first row box seats..´ further referring on a post-scriptum to a musical score he is working on. With a blind embossed seal to the upper left corner. VG £150-200
MOSCHELES IGNAZ: (1794-1870) Bohemian Composer and piano Virtuoso. Friend and teacher of Mendelssohn. A.L.S., I Moscheles, two pages, 8vo, Leipzig, 23rd February 1852, to an unidentified correspondent, in French. Moscheles states in part `..It is quite urgent because there are only two Gewandhaus concerts on 4th and 11th March and the last one is booked for Mme Schumann…You should come the earliest possible so the Directors of the concerts can listen to you and see you performing, I´ll make my best..´ With blank integral leaf. Folded. VG £150-200Clara Schumann (1819-1896) German distinguished Pianist of romantic era and Composer. Married to Robert Schumann. She was the first to ever perform a work of Brahms.
WAGNER RICHARD: (1813-1883) German Composer. An unusual printed 8vo page annotated by Wagner, being the introduction to a publication relating to the composer's opera Tannhauser, the German text to the recto and verso of the page, removed from a First Edition work published by Schulthess of Zurich, August 1852. At the head of the first page Wagner has added the words 'Programm der Ouvertüre zu Tannhäuser' in his hand. A thin strip of sellotape staining to the left edge, not affecting the printed text or Wagner's holograph annotation. Some very light, minor creasing, about VG £1000 - 1500Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg (1845) is an opera in three acts with music and text by Wagner, inspired by two German legends. The story centres on the struggle between sacred and profane love, and redemption through love, a theme running through much of Wagner's mature work. Wagner made a number of revisions of the opera throughout his life and was still unsatisfied with its format when he died. The most significant revision was made for the opera's premiere in Paris in 1861. The opera remains a staple of major opera house repertoire in the 21st century.
BRUCH MAX: (1838-1920) German Composer and Conductor. His first violin concerto has become a staple of the violin repertory. Bold black ink signature by Bruch to a small 8vo page. Signed `Dr. Max Bruch´, also dated in his hand `Berlin (Friedenau), 28th February 1903´. With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by the original envelope post-stamped. Folded, with small remnants of tape to the fourth page. VG £80-100
MASSENET JULES: (1842-1912) French Composer. A.L.S., Massenet, underlined in his hand as a musical quote, three pages, 8vo, Paris, 24th March 1898, to an unidentified friend he addressed to as "Dear President´, in French. Massenet thanks his correspondent for his invitation stating in part `Doing the impossible I will arrive on purpose and directly from Italy on 2nd of May in the morning in order to be the same evening of 2nd of May at six in the evening in Brussels (not before unfortunately)..´ Massenet further explains that he has to be in Paris the day after, and adds two post-scriptum, the second saying `I have no power to obtain from Monsieur the director of the Opera Comique the authorization I wish to get. - Think in "Sapho" - but you, you are so powerful!´ Folded. VG £150-200Sapho (1897) is a five acts opera or Lyric play by Massenet, based on the novel of same name by Alphonse Daudet. First performed at the Opera Comique in Paris, with Emma Calvé.
CARUSO ENRICO: (1873-1921) Italian Tenor. An excellent, and unusually large, signed and inscribed 14 x 19 photograph by Caruso. The original well-known photograph by Herman Mishkin depicting the Italian tenor standing, in a full length pose, in costume as Canio in Leoncavallo´s opera Pagliacci (1892), one of his most famous roles, holding his clown drum. Signed and attractively inscribed to the centre of the drum `Alla gentile amica Anna Case in signo di ammirazione ed amicizia - Enrico Caruso´, in Italian, also dated in his hand 11th April 1917. The photographer´s mount bears to the right bottom corner the Mishkin Studio stamp. VG £2000-3000Herman Mishkin (1870-1948) Russian-born American Photographer. He specialized in photographing Opera Singers. Anna Case (1888-1984) American Soprano. Case recorded extensively the very first Thomas Edison records tests. Case sang the premiere of Boris Godounov in 1913 at the Metropolitan.
CLEMENT VIII: (1536-1605) Pope of Italian Roman Church 1592-1605. During his papacy he effected the reconciliation of King Henry IV of France to the Catholic faith and was instrumental in setting up an alliance of Christian nations to oppose the Ottoman Empire. Rare L.S., `Clemens papa VIIIs´, as Pope, one page, 4to, Palazzo di Montecavallo, 5th May 1603, to the Santa Romana Chiesa Camerlingo, in Italian. The letter refers to a `Laudemio´ payment due to the Apostolic Chamber for the approval of the purchase of a property `in the Agro Pontino´, by someone from the Pontifical State. Stating in part `E´stata deliberata la metà della tenuta e casale chiamato palude pontina spettante a detto Gio[vanni] Batt[ista] per prezzo di scudi ventiottomila di m.ta come piu largamente apparisce nelli atti dell´Archivio..´ One ink stain with extremely small hole affecting only few words of the text, not affecting the signature. Edges very slightly trimmed and small overall age wear. G £1000-1500Giovanni Battista Gottifredi was member of the "Magistrato dei Conservatori" of the Roman senate government. It has been largely reported that Clement VIII may have been the first Pope to drink coffee. Coffee supporters often claim that the spread of its popularity among Catholics is due to Pope Clement VIII's influence. He was pressed by his advisers to denounce coffee. The advisers believed coffee was the "bitter invention of Satan" because of its popularity among Muslims. However, upon tasting coffee, Pope Clement VIII declared that, "This Satan's drink is so delicious that it would be a pity to let the infidels have exclusive use of it."
PIUS IX: (1792-1878) Pope Pius IX 1846-78. He was the longest-reigning elected pope in the history of the Catholic Church. During his pontificate, he convened the First Vatican Council which decreed papal infallibility. L.S., `Pius PP IX´, with holograph annotation, one page, 4to, n.p., 24th November 1873, to Baron Bechtolsheim, in French. The holograph annotation in the Pope´s hand being a blessing in Latin `Benedicat vos Deus, et pax sit..´. The letter being the apostolic blessing requested for Baron Bechtolsheim and Baroness Erstenberg who are about to get married. Accompanied by the original envelope, bearing to the verso a red wax Papal seal in fine condition. With blank integral leaf. Folded. Small overall, minor age wear. About VG £200-300
[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 £200-300
REMINGTON BROTHERS: The Remington Arms Co. was a 19th century American firearm, sewing machine, and typewriter manufacturer, later known as E. Remington & Sons. Eliphalet Remington II, the founder, and his sons Samuel, Philo and Eliphalet III, manufactured the first commercial typewriter on March 1873, and their arms were widely used by the U.S government in World War I and WWII. Two D.S., `S. Remington´, and `E.Remington´, respectively, by Eliphalet Remington (1793-1861) and Samuel Remington (1819-1882), the documents being two signed cheques, Ilion, New York, 8th April 1854 and 13th July 1860 respectively. The partially printed cheques are completed by Eliphalet and Simon Remington, and are drawn on the Ilion Bank. Both cheques have a tear to the centre, not affecting the signature. G £100-150
GARRETT PAT: (1850-1908) Patrick Floyd Garrett, known as Pat Garrett, American Lawman, and customs Agent in the Old West. Sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico, he is best-known for killing Billy the Kid. Garrett was murdered under unclear circumstances. D.S., `Pat F. Garrett´, two pages, oblong 4to, New Mexico, 30th August 1881, to the Sheriff of Lincoln. The partially printed document being an arrest warrant, states `You are hereby commanded to arrest and take the body of Manning, first name unknown,..so that you have his body before the District Court and County of Lincoln at next Term thereof to the begun and held at the Court House on the first Monday of November A.D. 1881..´ Signed to the verso by Garrett under the annotation `Not found´. The document bears a large blind embossed seal of the U.S. District Court of New Mexico to the bottom left corner. Folded, with a small tear to the centre fold. Small overall, minor age wear, and very small traces of former mounting, otherwise, G £1000-1500
CODY W. F.: (1846-1917) American Showman. A.L.S., W F Cody, on one side of a correspondence card, Birmingham, 4th November 1887, to a gentleman. Cody thanks his correspondent and remarks 'The magazine has been read and I prize it highly'. Neatly laid down and with some light overall age wear and minor staining, G £400-500The present letter is written during Buffalo Bill's first tour of Great Britain, which was made in celebration of the Jubilee year of Queen Victoria.
ROBERTSON: (1763-1837) Etienne-Gaspard Robert. Belgian stage Magician, Physicist and a pioneer in developing phantasmagoria. Well remembered for his record on 18th July 1803 in Hamburg when he set an altitude record of over 8000 meters in a montgolfiere. He is also credited as the creator of the parachute. Rare A.L.S., `The physician E. G. Robertson pere´, one page, 4to, Paris, 30th July 1831, on the Tivoli, Pavillon Labouxiere, to Monsieur Monveau, in French. Robertson states `You have been so kind to make me expect few lines about my son at the Constitutionnel, I beg you to accord me this favour, here you have the article..´ With blank address leaf, in the hand of Robertson, to Monsieur Monveau, owner and editor of the Constitutionnel. Small staining, and minor age wear. Small area of paper loss to the address leaf as a result of the opening. G £800-1000The Tivoli, Pavillon Labouxiere, was the theatre that Robertson refurbished in 1826, between the Clichy and Blanche streets in Paris to perform his phantasmagoria shows. He used special lanterns on wheels which he called Phantascope, a forerunner of cinema. He scared the Parisians crowds with shadows in movement showing ghosts. Le Constitutionnel was a Parisian politics journal, created in 1815 during the Hundred-Days by Joseph Fouché 1759-1820, Duke of Otranto. Its first name was L´Indépendant.
RODIN AUGUSTE: (1840-1917) French Sculptor. A.L.S., Aug Rodin, two pages, written to the first and fourth page, 8vo, Paris, 27th January 1909, on his personal printed stationery, 182, rue de l´Université, to an unidentified correspondent, in French. Rodin states `I am going to put together the photographs that I have about my last works and will send them to you as soon as possible, including some explanations which might be useful to you.´ Very small overall, minor age wear, with small folding, otherwise VG £200-300
LEIGHTON FREDERIC: (1830-1896) First Baron Leighton. English Painter and Sculptor. A.L.S., Fr. Leighton, three pages, 8vo, n.p., 2nd November [n.y.], to Mr. Rathbone. Leighton refers to an exhibition, conditions to agree and difficulties, stating in part `I am again here at work for the winter exhibition, our difficulties.. but after withdrew when he learnt that we don´t ensure on the road but only in the exhibition…and accept the same conditions which satisfy all..´ Professionally repaired to the verso to the fold. VG £80-100
BRASSAÏ: (1899-1984) Hungarian-French Sculptor Photographer and Writer. Signed and inscribed 8 x 11.5 exhibition brochure by Brassaï, New York, 8th September 1979, in French. Signed and inscribed in bold black ink by Brassaï to the title page (`pour Fred Harris, bien amicalement, Brassaï´), also dated in his hand. The Malborough Gallery New York brochure was printed in New York in 1979. A thirteen pages attractive brochure containing eight pages with very interesting photographs by Brassaï, some unusual, of renowned painters, most close friends of the French artist, such as Matisse, to the front cover, showing the French painter seated in his studio, drawing a nude pose, Picasso, Braque, Bonnard, Miro, Giacometti, Maillot and his first portrait of Dali to the back cover. VG £100-150
[CHAGALL MARC]: (1887-1985) Russian-born French Artist. A good set of two A.L.S., `Marc Chagall´, and `M. Ch¨.´, the autograph letters are written by Bella Rosenfeld Chagall, on behalf of her husband Marc Chagall, two pages each, folio and large 8vo respectively, the first from Bale, Rue St. Jacques, n.d., 1933, and the second from Paris, Avenue Sycomores, 5th November 1939, both to Andre de Ridder, in French. To the first, Chagall states in part `We are at Bale. The exhibition is very well organized and people say it is wonderful. Thank you so much and from deep in my heart for your article. Very deep and human… It would really be a pity that you do not see this exhibition, most of all those items from before war which remained in Germany and have never shown before… The Palais des Beaux-Arts of Brussels has written to me saying that they are strongly intending to move my exhibition to their museum… But now they have changed their mind and have sent a telegram saying they do not want any Chagall exhibition. I am so sorry… I would like so much that my exhibition could be seen in Belgium and in Paris.. What can I do?´ To the second Chagall asks for news form his correspondent, expecting he is keeping well although they are living sad times, and asks `Are people still interested in Art?.. Father Mortion has asked me to participate in his exhibitions in Gant and Anvers with my Bible series works. Are you aware about these exhibitions? Are they strictly catholic? (I am not alas!) I don´t know what to respond. I am flattered that my Bible is of the interest of the Church.. Are you visiting Paris? The city is sad…´. With small remnant of former paper affixing to the upper left edge. G, 2 £80-100Bella Rosenfeld Chagall (1895-1944) Belarusian Writer and first wife 1915-44 of Painter Marc Chagall. She was the subject of many of Chagall's paintings.
BOILEAU-DESPREAUX NICOLAS: (1636-1711) French Poet. A main figure of the 17th century French poetry. Extremely rare D.S., N. Boileau, one page, Paris, 12th June 1700, oblong 7.5 x 5.5 parchment, in French. The partially printed document being a Town Hall receipt signed by Boileau acknowledging `In Paris, Being present Messire Nicolas Boileau Escuyer Sieur Despreaux confesses having received the sum of 75 pounds as payment for the six first months of the year 1700…´ Small hole to the centre, not affecting the signature. Professionally framed in dark brown wood, and glazed to an overall of 9.5 x 7.5. VG £1500-2000
GAUTIER THEOPHILE: (1811-1872) French Poet & Novelist. A.L.S., Theophile Gautier, one page, 12mo, [Geneva], [18th August 1865], to Paul, in French. Gautier thanks his correspondent for his letter and states in his habitual small writing `..your letter, far from troubling me, has brought back pleasant souvenirs to me from Paris and from the friends I left there.´ further saying `Believe that I will make my best to obtain a success for Le Petit Moniteur and show that we can be amusing without having to stop writing in French..´. Gautier concludes adding to the foot `..thanks him for the effort he is making to write an article about my Russian trip´. Accompanied by the original envelope, hand written by Gautier. A good content letter. VG £200-300Paul Dalloz (1829-1867) French Journalist & newspapers Manager. Director of Le Petit Moniteur Universel. Le Petit Moniteur Universel was a French daily newspaper, which was first issued in 1869 and printed in Paris. Gautier was one of his prominent editors.
ROLLAND ROMAIN: (1866-1944) French Dramatist & Novelist, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1915. Two A.Ls.S., Romain Rolland, two pages each, the second written to two separate sheets, 8vo, Hotel Byron, Villeneuve, 12th November 1917 and Sunday, n.d., the second, [to Youra Guller], in French. Rolland responds to his correspondent´s meeting request on his first letter, suggesting to have a tea together any day of the week as long as she confirms so two days earlier. Rolland writes a four lines annotation to the third page, probably by mistake to a different correspondent. On the second letter Rolland states in part `I did not recognize your name when you wrote to me several weeks ago. You did not make any mention to our previous meeting, and couldn´t imagine that you were in an island in the Neuchatel lake.. Please forgive me, I would have answered to you in a different way..´ further saying `I have not forgotten the deep impression that I experienced listening to your musical play.. It seems impossible to me that your talent will not be soon acclaimed..´ Rolland concludes explaining that he knows well the Director of the Conservatory, Hans Huber, and that he she wishes so could recommend her with pleasure. The second letter with a small area of paper loss to the upper right edge only affecting the date, otherwise G £100-150Youra Guller (1895-1980) French Classical Pianist. Hans Huber (1852-1921) Swiss Composer.
LUMIERE LOUIS: (1864-1948) French Pioneer Filmmaker, along with his brother Auguste. T.L.S., Louis Lumiere, two pages, Bandol, 12th June 1943, on his personal printed stationery, Villa Lumen, Bandol, Var, to Monsieur Lo Duca, in French. Lumiere responds to his correspondent´s letter and confirms having received his request and books, as well as his last manuscript dedicated to the History of the Photography and Cinema only eight days ago, and states `..my health which is very precarious these days (cataracts make reading more and more difficult and painful) did not allow me to answer sooner´ and adds an interesting thought `(Light is taking its revenge for my repeated dares!)´. Lumiere further congratulates Lo Luca for his book The History of Cinema, and `for your little book´ The Cinema Technique. Referring further to the manuscript received and to his correspondent´s request asking for Lumiere´s comments and annotations to this manuscript, the French filmmaker states `..I am taking the liberty to direct you to the few remarks you will find on a separate sheet, under reference numbers, in order to make the lecture easier.´ Lumiere also offers to Lo Luca´s international museum an original print related to his first movies, and concludes on a postscript explaining the personal documents which he also sends to his correspondent. Accompanied by two printed 4to pages, containing the amendments and annotations referred above, and including numerous technical, scientific and historical comments with multiple references to Marey, Antoine Lumiere and Melies. A letter of good content. Small overall age wear, with trace of a former staple, not affecting the text or signature. G £150-200Joseph Marie Lo Luca (1910-2004) Italian writer and critic. Lo Luca was one of the founders of Cahiers du Cinema, an influential French film magazine founded in 1951. Etienne Jules Marey (1830-1904) French Scientist and pioneer of photography and cinema. Charles Antoine Lumiere (1840-1911) father of Auguste and Louis Lumiere. Georges Melies (1861-1938) French Film Director, a pioneer of cinema and innovator in the use of special effects.
CENDRARS BLAISE: (1887-1961) His real name being Frederic Louis Sauser. Swiss-born French Novelist and Poet. Widely considered the first modernist poet. Cendrars joined the French Foreign Legion during First World War, losing his right arm at the front in 1915. Signed and inscribed book by Cendrars, being a 5 x 6 paperback edition of Blaise Cendrars - Poetes d´aujourd´hui, by Louis Parrot, 260 pages, published by Pierre Seghers Editeurs, Paris, 1948. Signed and inscribed in bold blue ink to the title page `A Jeanne… Tres cordialement Blaise Cendrars´. Overall age wear, with detached pages, and stains to the covers. F £80-100
SCHLUMBERGER JEAN: (1877-1968) French Writer. A.L.S., Jean Schlumberger, two pages, 8vo, Paris, 5th January 1959, on his personal printed stationery, to an unidentified woman, in French. Schlumberger explains to his correspondent that he has asked his niece to help her in case she visits Houston, and that she does so each time she has an occasion to do so with any French going to the US, but that she will not be able to organize a concert in Texas not being involved in musical matters. Together with JULIEN GREEN (1900-1998) American Writer who primarily wrote in French and was the first non-French to be elected to the French Academy. A.L.S., `Julien Green´, one page, small 8vo, Paris, 1928, to Madame Schiffrin, in French. Green regrets that his correspondent cannot attend the meeting and suggests a new date. Small area of paper loss to the corner as a result of the opening of the letter. Post-stamped with addressee in his hand to the verso. About G, 2 £80-100
DESNOS ROBERT: (1900-1945) French Poet. A key figure of the Surrealism. A rare and extremely interesting Autograph Poem Signed `Robert Desnos´, a large signature example with colour underlining, twelve pages, on twelve 8vo sheets, n.p., n.d. [1923], to the verso of twelve Paris-Matinal printed stationery sheets, in French. The poem collection work is entitled `Langage Cuit´, ("Cooked Language") and comprises six poems which were only partially published in 1930. The autograph manuscript shows the multiple changes in pages numbering annotated in blue, green or red to the upper right corner. The poem states in part `Langage cuit. - Vent Nocturne. - Sur la mer maritime se perdent les perdus -..´ The remaining poems are entitled and underlined as the first verse `Au Mocassin le Verbe´, `Idéal Maitresse´, `Le suicide de nuit´, `Passé le pont´ and `De la rose de marbre à la rose de fer´, stating `La rose de marbre immense et blanche était seule sur la place déserte où les ombres se prolongeaient à l'infini. Et la rose de marbre seule sous le soleil et les étoiles était la reine de la Solitude. Et sans parfum la rose de marbre sur sa tige rigide au sommet du piédestal de granit ruisselait de tous les flots du ciel.´ VG £2500-3500
COLLINS WILKIE: (1824-1889) English Novelist and Playwright. His work The Moonstone (1868) is widely considered the first modern detective novel. A.N.S., `V[er]y truly yours, Wilkie Collins´, on a 12mo clipped piece, n.p., dated 7th March 1884 in his hand. A bold black ink signature. The piece has been affixed to a slightly larger card. Small overall minor age wear and creasing. G £100-150
COLLINS WILKIE: (1824-1889) English Novelist and Playwright. His work The Moonstone (1868) is widely considered the first modern detective novel. A.N.S., Wilkie Collins, on a 12mo clipped piece, n.p., dated 8th February 1875 in his hand. Collins writes a two lines annotation stating `I have mislaid the edition letter. Will this do? Wilkie Collins´. A bold black ink message in Collins´ hand. Folded. Small overall minor age wear. G £150-200
CASANOVA GIACOMO: (1725-1798) Italian Author and Adventurer. A.L.S., Casanova, two pages (written on the first and third sides of the conjugate leaves), 4to, Prague, 18th May 1788, to Count Antonio Collalto ('Your Excellency, my Beloved Lord') in Vienna, in Italian. Casanova announces `This modern evil called Grippe, after travelling through the Austrian capital, did not forgive the Bohemian capital and caught me, obliging me to attend V[ostra] E[ccellenza] with such an ungrateful appearance; but thank God, V E is free of it, not me, I am in bed´ further remarking `I have here with me your precious letters dated 10th and 13th, but with my headache I am unable to remember if I have already answered to the first or not, so in order not to fail, I´ll answer to both of them.´ Casanova continues to refer to some books sent to his correspondent and also to some other individuals, `I understand, according to your letter, that you have received the box with the books, and I read also and appreciate the news regarding the call from the French Ambassador´s to Venice, and as a consequence the imbroglio with Naples, an affair on which I fully ignore the cause. According to your second letter I understand that with your usual excess of goodness, V.E. went personally to deliver to Countess Clari-Ligne the volumes, and that you refused to accept the nine Guilders. V.E. acted wisely, nevertheless I will write today to the Prince of Liechtenstein who knows me, and I hope that all will be taken care of in a noble way.´ He further writes `My brother wrote to me and he praised your kindness in sending the thirty volumes, and promised he will send the money to you as soon as he will receive it from the associates… Count Waldstein has the first 72 copies…and my brother promises he will get 24 more associates....´ Casanova concludes his letter `Additionally to all mentioned, I beg you to send me on the 27th of the present month the money you may have for me as I have to pay a bill of exchange before the end of the month. The third volume was welcomed here with applause and allowed me to get eight more associates. The King´s speech on page 261 pleased a lot.´ An attractive, boldly penned letter. A few very minor, insignificant holes to some words of text, evidently caused by the ink burning the paper, otherwise VG £10000 - 15000Count Antonio Collalto - Italian Nobleman and Military officer. Aloys I (1759-1805) Prince of Liechtenstein. He expanded the Liechtenstein library through the purchase of complete collections of books. Joseph Karl Emanuel Waldstein (1755-1814) Count Waldstein. Casanova spent the last years of his life in Bohemia as a librarian in Count Waldstein's household, where he also wrote the story of his life. Casanova's autobiography, Histoire de ma vie, is regarded as one of the most authentic sources of the customs and norms of European social life during the 18th century. Casanova is remembered today for his often elaborate and complicated affairs with women and his name is synonymous with 'womanisers'. He associated himself with European Royalty, Popes and Cardinals as well as luminaries including Voltaire, Goethe and Mozart.
STRINDBERG AUGUST: (1849-1912) Swedish Playwright, Novelist and Painter. Widely considered the "Father" of the modern Swedish literature. Exceptionally rare and extremely important Autograph Manuscript Signed, `A. Strindberg´, five pages, to five separate sheets, 4to, n,p., n.d., entitled `Faraondyrkan´, ("Pharaoh-Devotion"), the manuscript text being the first step in Strindberg´s famous "Strindbergfejden" ("The Strindberg Feud"), in Swedish. The pages are numbered in Strindberg´s hand from `Faraon 2´ to `Faraon 6´, page one is missing. Last page `Faraon 6´ showing a printed paper image affixed, with Strindberg´s annotations alongside and beneath. The image depicting Georg Hindrich Von Görtz. A lengthy and exceptional manuscript in Strindberg´s hand, stating in part `That is how false coin falls. Admirers of the worthless piece of crap, admirers through inherited sympathy, transform common metal to patriotic gold..´, further saying `..the worst regent in Swedish history, one who couldn't speak Swedish and one who actually was a German farm lord. Him whose worthless government caused Sweden to stop being an independent nation, because for a century Sweden was contaminated by England, France and Russia, whose great powers ruled the governmental people. He [King Charles XII] wasn't even a battle leader because in the last battle he placed himself in the artillery at the rearguard and doomed his army to be defeated. A battle leader leads the battle… In his youth he practiced decapitating sheep, calves and horses and at the bridge of the city of Kristianstad he shot a cow just "for the fun of it"… He abandoned his country cowardly, after having depleted it, and finally with a little sense of shame, he picked a responsible person, on whom he could put the blame…´ The five pages bearing an attractive Handgjord Post Lessebo watermark with monogramme. A letter of extremely interesting content. Small overall, minor age wear, with very slightly trimmed edges, otherwise G £2000-3000In 1910, Strindberg started one of the biggest cultural debates Sweden has ever seen, "The Strindberg Feud". It started out as an attack on the prevailing literary powers. What was initially purely a literary debate soon moved into suffrage, national defence and the role of the Swedish Academy. The Strindberg Feud lasted for more than two years and still had not ended with Strindberg's death in 1912. The present manuscript main topic is Strindbergsfejden, a Swedish cultural debate that arose when August Strindberg, in 1910, criticized King Charles XII and his contemporary admirers in the article Faraondyrkan. Therefore, this text could be a draft, or a previous version, of that article. Published in Swedish newspaper Afton-tidningen, 29th April 1910, claiming that the Karolinian King had been "the glory of sickness, the battle of madness". Strindberg had repeatedly attacked the old warrior King, and the article appeared as a semi-routine repetition of known views when published. Charles XII of Sweden (1682-1718) King of Sweden 1697-1718. Georg Hindrich Von Görtz, Baron of Schlitz (1668-1719), Swedish Diplomat and main assistant to King Charles XII.
LAGERLOF SELMA: (1858-1940) Swedish Author. Nobel prize in Literature in 1909. The first female writer awarded with the Nobel. Rare A.L.S., `Selma Lagerlof´, one page, 8vo, Marbacka, Sunne, 1st of September 1934, to an unidentified woman, in French. Lagerlof states `The visit that yourself and your husband have made to me has left a very bountiful and good feeling with me…´ With blank integral leaf. Folded. EX £100-150Marbacka is a mansion in Sunne, Sweden, were Lagerlof was born and raised. The Lagerlof lost the mansion after going to bankrupt but Selma could buy it back, mostly with the Nobel monetary prize obtained. Marbacka is now kept as a memorial estate as per Selma Lagerlof´s testament wish.
ROLLAND ROMAIN: (1866-1944) French Dramatist & Novelist, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1915. An interesting A.L.S., Romain Rolland, two pages, written to the first and third page, 8vo, Villeneuve, 24th January 1937, to Paul Langevin, in French. Rolland writes to his `Dear and great friend and companion´ and states `I have never ever regretted so much not being able to go to Paris because of my health. I would have wished to join my fraternal tribute of affection and respect to the one of all those who will be present this evening. Others will say the same as I, but none feels better than I your generosity…´ further saying `We are proud of having you as chief and counsellor. Nothing is bigger or more stimulating, nothing can strengthen our confidence in victory more than watching the masters of science, like you, leading the countless crowds of citizens which at this time are defending the justice, so wildly attacked..´ A letter of good content. Folded. VG £100-150Paul Langevin (1872-1946) Eminent French Physicist and President of the Human Rights League 1944-46. The Langevin Dynamics and the Langevin Equations were named after him. Founder of an antifascist organization, he was arrested by the Vichy government for most of the war. Langevin had a very close sentimental relationship with Marie Curie.
PYATNITSKY KONSTANTIN: (1864-1938) Russian Journalist and memoirist. Pyatnitsky was co-founder of Znanie and associate of Maxim Gorky. In 1937 he published a book of memoirs called M. Gorky Back Home. A good set of five A.L.S., all signed `P. Piatnitzky´, two being Russian postcards and three 4to, one and two pages, written in St. Petersburg and Capri, between October 1911 and January 1914, to Angelo Flavio Suidi, in Italian. Pyatnitsky, facing prosecution, went in exile from 1909 to 1913, most of the letters being written during such period. Pyatnitsky refers on various occasions to his close friend Gorky, stating in part on 24th October 1911, `The news published in the newspaper are fake. Signor Gorky do not want to leave Capri´, further saying on 9th January 1914 `Gorky´s wife Ekaterina Pavlovna with her son Massimo are gone to Moscow. Gorky´s illness has prevented him to travel with his wife to Russia. Although few days ago Gorky travelled to Berlin where the actress Maria Andreeva was waiting for him. With the actress Gorky has returned to Petersburg. He is hiding. It is difficult to understand why…´ Pyatnitsky further refers to the Russian government literary amnesty of 1913 and to Gorky´s exile. Letters of very good content. Accompanied by the five original envelopes, post-stamped. VG, 5 £100-150Znanie was a publishing company founded by Konstantin Pyatnitsky which operated in Saint Petersburg from 1898 to 1913. Maxim Gorky (1868-1936) Alexei Maximovich Peshkov, Russian Writer and political socialist Activist. Gorky lived in Capri from 1906 to 1913. Yekaterina Pavlovna Peshkova (1887-1965) Soviet Activist and first wife of Maxim Gorky.
[ANNENKOV YURI]: (1889-1974) Also known as Georges Annenkov. Russian Artist, mostly known for his book illustrations and portraits. He also worked for theatre and cinema. Maxim Gorky´s book, Samovar (1917) was his first work as a book designer. Annekov went into exile in France in 1924 and in the 1950´s he collaborated with the magazine of the association anti-communist `Paix et Liberté´ (“Peace and Freedom”). He was the author of many anti-communist vignettes, often using Stalin as his main target. A good selection of eighteen vignettes, different sizes, 12mo to 4to, some in colour, in French. The anti-communist satirical vignettes denounce different aspects of the communism such as housing, fake peace declarations, and mostly referring to Stalin, including few imaginary portraits of Stalin by Picasso. VG £250-350
AKHMATOVA ANNA: (1889-1966) Her real name being Anna Andreievna Gorenko. Russian Poet. A highly awarded artist, whose husband was executed by the Soviet secret police, and her son sent to Gulag. A first edition unsigned copy of her Selected Works Poems compiled by K. Zelinsky, 1943, in Cyrillic. The back cover and spine of the book are missing. The book contains 114 pages, including over 80 poems, some edited for the first time, including `For Alexander´, `Mayakovsky´, `My voice is weak, but not my will´, `I´ll erase this day from your memory´, etc… The book is divided in three sections, the first one contains poems of the last years, about Homeland, Duty, works dedicated to Russian poets and cities, and concludes with a poem to Mayakovsky. The second one contains poems about art, creativity and poems inspired by history. The third one contains love poems. F £150-200
AKHMATOVA ANNA: (1889-1966) Her real name being Anna Andreievna Gorenko. Russian Poet. A highly awarded artist, whose husband was executed by the Soviet secret police, and her son sent to Gulag. A first edition unsigned copy of her poems book Belaya Staya (“White Flocks”), 1917, published in Petrograd by Giperborey publishing House, in Cyrillic. The cover of the book is missing. To the second page showing the printed text `Price 2 roubles - Petrograd, 8 Razyezzhaya Street´. The book contains 140 pages, including over 80 poems, such as `Answer´, `Escape´, `May Snow´, `July 1914´, `Consolation´, etc… Spine missing. F £200-300
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