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$ 2750.00
Historically Significant Extensive Collection of Three Albums with over 200 Original Gelatin Silver Studio and Amateur Photographs, Taken and Collected by a Pilot of the Royal Air Force during His Service in the 208th (Army Cooperation) RAF Squadron, Stationed on the Ismailia Air Base near Cairo in the 1920s – early 1930s. Ca. 1920s – early 1930s.
$ 2500.00
Bonfils, Maison (1867-1909). Historically Important Collection of Fifteen Albumen Photographs of Alexandria, Showing the City Ruins after the British Bombardment in 1882. Ca. 1882.
$ 7500.00
Brugsch, Heinrich Ferdinand Karl/ Brugsch-Pasha (1827-1894). Historically Significant, Extensive Archive of a Famous German Egyptologist, Heinrich Brugsch, with Seven Original Manuscripts, Including “Les Nomes de la Haute-Egypte,” and “Documents Relatifs au Nom des Hébreux,” Two Extensively Annotated Manuscripts with Explanations and Commentaries on Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Manuscript Materials on the Early History of Ancient Egypt, Manuscript “Handbuch fur Allgemeinen Beredungen” (dated “Cairo, v. 27 September 1864”); One Manuscript on Assyrian Cuneiforms; an Offprint of Brugsch’s Article from “Zeitschrift für Stenographie und Orthographie” (1864); an Autograph Letter from an Alexandria Lawyer F. von Dumreicher Regarding the State of Affairs of Brugsch’s Deceased Son (March 1894, with the Original Envelope), a Telegram from Brugsch’s Brother Emile (Cairo, February 1894), Pencil Drawings of the Heliopolis Temple Plan and Dendera Zodiac Bas-Relief, &c. Ca. 1860s-1890s.
$ 1250.00
Historically Significant Collection of 34 Loose Original Gelatin Silver Photographs Taken during a Survey Travel Prior to the Construction of the First Ethiopian Railway from Djibouti to Addis Ababa, with Scenes of Dirt Road Travel on a Truck, Crossing Rivers, Views of Expedition Camps in Hurso and Mulu, a Market in Tadecha Malka on the Germama River, Addis Ababa, Catholic Mission in Dire Dawa, Portraits of French Expedition Members, Advisor to Emperor Menelik II Armand Savouré and His Family, Ethiopian Women and Children, &c. Ca. 1911-1912.
$ 175.00
Waddington, George (1793-1869). Autograph Letter Signed “George Waddington” Declining to Participate in a Public Meeting. London: 13 May 1864.
Interesting Extensive Collection of 223 Loose Original Gelatin Silver Photographs, Taken during a Mining Survey Expedition in Italian East Africa in the 1930s, Showing the Party Members Posing next to Various Geological Formations, Rock and Ore Samples, Africans Performing Artisanal Gold Panning, the Obelisk of Axum, Two Ethiopian Megalithic Stellae, Local Villages and People, Mountains and Valleys, Roads, Bridges, &c. Ca. late 1930s.
$ 950.00
Roussel, L. Historically Significant Album with 104 Original Vernacular Photographs Taken by a French Member of La Ligue des droits de l’Homme in pre-colonial Dire Dawa (Ethiopia), Showing Portraits of Locals in Traditional Attire Carrying Goods, Posing for the Camera, Browsing through Busy Markets, Riding Camels, etc.; City Views (the Dire Dawa Train Station & Locomotive, St. Michael Church, Dire Dawa Palace, the Zoo, a Café), and Group Portraits of the Compiler and his Associates; also with the Photos of Djibouti (then in French Somaliland), Documenting Street Scenes, Notable Landmarks, and Local Inhabitants. Ca. 1929-1935.
$ 2250.00
Interesting Collection of Two Albums with 49 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of Beach Sand Mining in French West Africa (Possibly for Gold or Heavy Minerals), Showing Native Workers Digging the Sand, Transporting it to the Drying and Processing Plant, and Thence to the Loading Area on the Beach, Where it is Taken by Pirogues and Barges to the Cargo Vessels at Sea. Ca. 1920s-1930.
$ 750.00
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.
$ 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.
$ 950.00
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.
$ 425.00
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.
$ 7500.00
Historically Significant Archive of Nine Original Autograph Letters to Colonel Charles Nugent and Lt. Charles Watson of the Royal Engineers, Talking about Relations with the Ethiopian Empire and Gordon being Kept “Semi Prisoner” by the Emperor Yohannes IV, Who “Cuts the Lips of Those Who Smoke, <…> Never Smiles or Looks You in the Face,” Suppression of the Rebellion of Slave Traders in Shaka, Plans to Eliminate Slave Trade in Darfur, Gordon’s Attempts to Manage Sudan’s Financial Deficit, a Slave Woman Sneaking into His Tent at Night, Gordon Suffering from “the Plague of Egypt, Boils” and a Scorpion Bite, &c.; One Letter Being Supplemented with Two Original Gordon’s Manuscripts; WITH: an Original Autograph Letter Signed to Col. Nugent by His Friend, Retired Royal Engineers Major-General George Wrottesley (1882). Gordon’s nine ALS: “Massowah,” “Kartoum”, “Edowa, Darfur, en route to Shaka,” “Massawa”, “en route to Suez”, 28 December 1877 - 14 December 1879.
$ 1250.00
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.
$ 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.
Historically Interesting Album with 40 Original Gelatin Silver and Platinum Photos of French Guinea, Showing Conakry, Samou River Rapids and Waterfalls, the “Baptism” of a Morane Plane of Conakry “Aero-club,” Children’s Costume Party in Conakry in March 1935, Susu Women and Girls, Kolente River Bridge Under Construction, etc. Ca. 1935.
$ 950.00
Way, Richard Quarterman (1819-1895); Mitsukuri, Genpo (1799-1863). [Japanese Woodblock Printed Book, Titled:] Chikyu Setsuryaku. [An Account of the World]. Tokyo: Rokokan Zoshi, ca. Meiji 4 [1871].
$ 1750.00
Belfield, Georgie Sinclair (ca. 1860-1931), [Attributed to]. Album with Forty-Eight Original Gelatin Silver Photographs, including about Six Real and Printed Photo Postcards, of Kenya, Taken and Collected by a Scottish Jeweler Based in Nairobi, and Showing a Safari Expedition with Hunters, Game, and Native Guides; Portraits of Local Tribespeople (Likely from the Kikuyu Community) in Traditional Attire and Dance Rituals; Scenes of the Compiler and His Companions Bathing and Socializing with Local Missionaries; Views of Native Huts, Government Road, the Manor Hotel in Mombasa, Military Ceremonies, Sporting Events, and Everyday Urban and Rural Life in Colonial Kenya. Titled: Photographs. Ca. 1910s.
Album of 67 Lively Gelatin Silver Photographs of Africa in the 1920s, Showing Mombasa (Kilindini Harbour, Golf Club), Gilgil, Mossamedes (ETC Quarters, Portrait of Cable Staff, “Customs House,” Republic Day Celebrations), Delagoa Bay, Zanzibar, Saint Helena (The Briars, Governor’s House), and Aden. Ca. 1920s.
Logan, F.R. (fl. ca. 1930s). Album of 40 Gelatin Silver Studio Photographs Showing Edward, Prince of Wales on a Early Automobile Safari through Kenya, Uganda, Congo, Sudan, etc. in 1930 Featuring a Convoy of Wolseley Cars. Ca. 1930.
Album of 66 Gelatin Silver Snapshot Photographs of a Safari Trip in British East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, and Northern Tanzania), Showing Hunters and Game, Their Camps and Rest Houses, a Durant Rugby (Safari Vehicle), the Karamojan People, Native Guides and Porters, East African Scenery Titled: Kenya – Uganda – Belgian Congo – Sudan, October 1926 – February 1927. Ca. 1925-1927.
$ 525.00
Large Anonymous Four-Part Albumen Photograph Panorama of King William’s Town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Ca. 1880s.
$ 425.00
Oswell, William Cotton (1818-1893). Autograph Letter Signed to ‘My dear Nat’‚ a lively letter about family arrangements‚ with a story about Lord Glenelg as Colonial Secretary. St. Leonards. Ca. 1850s.
$ 425.00
Lyon, After, Captain George Francis (1795-1832). Original Unsigned Watercolour Showing a "Tuarick of Ghraat" and "Negresses of the Soudan," Combined from two Illustrations in Lyon's "A Narrative of Travels in Northern Africa," Titled in Brown ink: Lyon's Travels in Africa. After 1821.
