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[Woodbury, George Edward] (1902-1973). Historically Significant Collection of 61 Original Gelatin Silver Photos and 95 Film Negatives, Showing the Excavation of Native American Burial Mounds on Cape Canaveral, in 1933-1934: Mounds in their Original Stage, Excavation Process, Workers and Anthropologists, Unearthed Remains Identified by Numbers. Ca. 1933-1934.
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Album of Over 130 Albumen Cartes-de-Visite Photographs and Over 45 Pieces of Travel Ephemera from a Grand Tour of Europe, Showing Italy (Rome, Florence, Venice, Ravenna, Siena, Perugia, Bologna), Britain (London, Oxford, York, Stratford-on-Avon, Country Estates), France (Paris, Strasbourg), Austria (Vienna, Gratz), and Germany (Nuremberg, Passau); the Album is Titled: From Rome Dec 15th, 1869 to Edinburgh May 27th, 1870. Ca. 1869-1870.
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$ 5250.00
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[Laerberg, Heinz]. Historically Significant Extensive Collection of Five Albums with over 250 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs, Taken and Collected by an Officer of the 13th Machine Gun Company of the VII Corps of the German Imperial Army during His Service on the Eastern and Western Fronts of WW1; the Photos Show German Occupation of Pinsk and Nearby Villages in the Minsk Governorate of the Russian Empire (Modern-Day Western Belarus) in 1916 and Trench Warfare in Northern France (Chermizy-Ailles, Arras) in December 1914 - August 1915. Ca. October 1914 – 1916.
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$ 425.00
Jomard, Edme François (1777-1862). Autograph Letter Signed 'Jomard' to Louis Leon Jacob, French Minister of the Navy and the Colonies, Regarding the Recently Published Report of Francois Leprieur’s Voyage in the Interior of French Guiana. Paris: 23 October 1834.
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$ 325.00
Oldham, R[ichard] D[ixon] (1858-1936). A Manual of the Geology of India: Chiefly Compiled from the Observations of the Geological Survey. Stratigraphical and Structural Geology. Calcutta: Superintendent of Government Printing, 1893.
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Album with Thirty-Four Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of the Famous Georgian Resort Borjomi and Its Environs, Including the Romanov Palace in Likani, Borjomi Cargo Railway Station, Saw Mill, Sanatorium of Dr. Hambachidze, Tabatskuri Lake, and Others. Ca. 1900s.
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Interesting Album with 58 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs, Taken by Soviet Tourists during Hiking Trips in Georgia and North Osetia, Showing Terek River, Dariali Gorge, Gergeti Glacier, Mount Kazbek, Krestovy/Jvary Pass, Batumi Seafront and Botanical Garden, Mamison Pass on the Ossetian Military Road, Tseydon/Tsey River, Tourist Base in Tsey, “Devil’s Bridge” over the Ardon River, Upper Reaches of the Rioni River, Ossetian Villages and People, Tourists Hiking, Resting, Posing next to Sites, &c., the Album is Titled: I my… po Kavkazu. 1936 [And we are… in the Caucasus. 1936]. Ca. 1936-1938.
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$ 1500.00
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Historically Significant Manuscript Letter by an English Immigrant Woman in Penfield, Georgia, Describing Her Harrowing Voyage to America, a Shipwreck that Left Them “Complete Skeletons,” Intentions to Acquire Slaves for Housework, and Observations on Southern Fashion and the High Cost of Goods. Penfield, Georgia: 6 November 1843.
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Original Large Five Part Gelatin Silver Photograph Panorama of Tbilisi, Georgia. Ca. 1890.
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Chatskin, S. პირველინი პოლუსზე. მოთხრობა როალდ ამუნდსენისა და რობერტ სკოტის შესახებ [i.e. First to the Pole. The story about Roald Amundsen and Robert Scott] / edited by T.Vardosanidze Tbilisi: Gosizdat, 1936.
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Sakhareba [i.e. The Gospels]. Istanbul, 1819.
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Album with 196 Original Gelatin Silver Photos of Ghana (Accra, Aburi) and Eritrea (Asmara, Massawa, Cheren) Taken by a U.S. Air Force Serviceman in the Last Years of WWII, with Interesting Photos Including a “Witch Doctor Scaring away Evil Spirits After a Death of a Native,” G. I.’s Sharing Cigarettes with the Crowd of Locals, Native Women Shopping in their Traditional Attire, Soldiers “Getting Shoes Shined” by the Local Children & Holding Burst Shells on the Cheren Battlefield, etc.; also with the Photos of Military Installations, the Church of Our Lady of Rosary, the Asmara Cinema, Red Cross & Grand Hotels, etc. Ca. 1940s.
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Album of 30 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs Showing Takoradi Harbour and the Gold Coast (Sekondi Harbour, Elmina Castle, Cape Coast Castle, Christiansborg Castle), etc. Ca. 1929.
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$ 525.00
British Military Memorandum Book with Manuscript Records of 18 Manoeuvres Performed during Field Days or Reviews in Gibraltar, with two Records from Devonport and Cork (Ireland); Referencing the 64th, 23rd, 43rd and 37th Regiments of Foot, Titled in Manuscript: Memorandum Book of Captain Le Blanc’s Company. Belfast, 24th March 1819. Ca. 1824-1827.
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$ 750.00
Large Unsigned and Untitled Watercolour of Most Likely the East Side of the Rock, Gibraltar. Ca. 1850.
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Smith, Admiral Sir William Sidney (1764 - 1840). Archive of Five Autograph Letters Signed and Documents relating to the Career and Life of Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith. The Letters and Documents are all in French and written in the Period from 1818 to 1838 when Admiral Smith was a Resident in Paris. Paris & Other: 1818-1838.
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Collection of Fifteen Loose Large Albumen Photos Mounted on Cabinet Cards, Including Twelve Views of Gibraltar (the Rock of Gibraltar, Border Crossing, La Linea de la Concepcion, Casemates Square and Moorish Castle, Gardiner’s Battery, Alameda Gardens, Southport Gate, the Rock’s Summit, Catalan Bay) and Three Images of Tangier and North Africa. Ca. 1890s.
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Mhulack, E.; Friar, S. Historically Important Collection of Two Manuscript Letters Signed by California Pioneer Gold Miners “Esoch Mhulack” and “S. Friar” and Addressed to Their Business Associate “F. B. Haight,” Complaining About the Average Prices for 883 ½ Purity of Gold Dust and Calculating the Distribution of Income Among Stakeholders; also with Notes about Nicaragua Steamship Company’s High Second Cabin Fees and Operational Delays. San Francisco: 28 March 1857.
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Charles George, Major-General (1833-1885). A Small Collection About General Gordon Including: A Printed Pamphlet by Edward Sullivan titled "THE TRUTH ABOUT GORDON" Pamphlet: 'Series A. - No. 1.' [London: National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associations. 1885.] [With] The autographs of Gordon's sister ('M A Gordon') and sister-in-law ('M. F. M. Gordon'). [With] A Lithographed Print of Major General Charles George Gordon. C.B. A Mandarin of the Highest Order in Service to China. And a Pasha in the Service of the Porte. Issued as a Supplement to the Worcester Herald, Saturday Feb.. 7th 1885.
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$ 525.00
Charcot, Jean-Baptiste Étienne Auguste (1867-1936). Autograph Letter Signed “J. Charcot” to M. Le Guillou Written shortly after Charcot became Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour. Neuilly-sur-Seine, 3 May 1934.
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Album with 106 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of the USCGC Eastwind’s Annual Summer Cruise to Greenland (Thule Air Force Base, Cape Etoh, Grondal, and Godthab) Showing American & Canadian Vessels (USS Glynn, USCGC Westwind, and Labrador), Prominent Arctic Explorer Donald Macmillan, a Helicopter Crash Landing on the Ice, “Frog Men” Preparing for Underwater Dynamiting, Local Eskimos Posing with the Captain Rhanke, etc.; Also with the Images of Sailors Meeting Danish Admiral on the Fourth of July, Having a Beer Party, and Celebrating the Initiation Ceremony in Costumes. Ca. 1950s.
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Turner, Captain Henry A. Royal Artillery (British, Active 1849-1853). Original Initialed Drawing Heightened in White Titled: "St. Georges, Grenada, W.I." Сa. 1852.
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Album with Eighty-Six Original Photographs of Two French Navy School Ships Including Views of Onboard Activities and Stops in Guadeloupe, Martinique, Malta, Portugal, Algeria, France and Belgium Titled: Campagne d’Été (Aout 1885) à bord du Bougainville – École Navale, Manche-Anvers Campagne d’Application à bord de la frégate d’Iphigénie (5 Octobre 1886-30 Juillet 1887) – Atlantique-Méditerranée occidentale [Summer Voyage (August 1885) Aboard the Bougainville - Naval School, Manche-Antwerp Voyage aboard the Frigate Iphigénie (5 October 1886-30 July 1887) - Atlantic - Western Mediterranean]. Ca. 1885-1887.
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$ 1500.00
Zemaitis, William O. (1935-2021). Album of 84 Original Photographs of Guam, Showing Andersen Air Force Base, Including a Review (Marching Band, 54th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron), the “Special Service Shack,” Commissary, Barracks, Runways and Hangars, Celebrations (a Christmas Party, “Comm-Elect. Section Party”), etc. Ca. 1953.
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$ 2250.00
Historically Significant Album with 80 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs, Taken in French Colonial Guinea and Showing Fula, Susu and Conagui People, Inhabitants of Conakry, Kipe, Rio Pongo, Kourussa, Guinean Forest, Scenes in Local Villages, &c. Ca. 1900s.
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