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$ 7500.00
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[Kergaradec, Alexandre Camille Jules Lejumeau, Comte de] (1841-1894). Historically Significant Album with 179 Original Albumen Photographs of Bangkok and Environs, Chanthaburi (Modern-Day Thailand) and the City of Luang Prabang (Laos), Taken by a French Diplomat on Service in the Kingdom of Siam and Showing Buddhist Temples (Wat Phra Kaew, Wat Phra Pathom, Wat Saket, Wat Yannawa, Wat Phra Kray, Funerary Mery for King Pinclao, &c.), Windsor Palace, Royal Barracks, Residence of the French Ambassador, Bangkok Protestant Cemetery, French Catholic Missions, Priests and Students, Paknam Forts, French Troops Going through a Triumphal Arch in Luang Prabang, Temporary Consulate Post of Auguste Pavie, Portraits and Scenes with Native Musicians, Monks, Policemen, Boatsmen, Families, &c. Ca. 1880s.
$ 4500.00
Historically Significant Extensive Collection of Five Albums, and Loose Gelatin Silver Photos (altogether over 680 Images), Taken and Collected by U.S. Military Men During Their Service in the Korean War and Showing Military Actions, Seoul after its Capture by the UN Forces in September 1950, Service on the Border with North Korea during the Stalemate (Chuncheon, Kapyong Headquarters, Kumhwa), a Visit of South Korean President Syngman Rhee to the Positions in Kumhwa, American Military Bases and Field Camps, Everyday Life of American Soldiers, Operations and Activities of the U.S. Air Force in Korea and Japan, Hardships of Korean Civilians, Views of Seoul, Busan, South Korean Towns, Villages and Countryside, Portraits of Families, Peasants, Artisans, &c. Ca. 1950s.
$ 2750.00
Historically Significant Album with ca. 196 Original Gelatin Silver and Albumen Snapshot and Studio Photographs of British India, Showing Panchgani Hill Station (Exterior and Interior of a Church, “Chaplain’s Bungalow,” Students from “Panchgani Girls’ High School, 1905”), Varanasi (Ganges River and Ghats, “Cow Temple,” a Scene of “the Morning Sacrifice”), Mahabaleshwar, Mathura, Kalimpong, Vrindavan (Rangji Temple), Fatehpur Sikri (Salim Chisti Mausoleum, Akbar’s Pillar), Agra (Agra Fort, Taj Mahal, Pearl Mosque, Akbar’s Tomb), Delhi (“Hindu Raj House,” St. James’ Church, Red Fort, Jama Masjid), Narkanda (“the Shrine on Narkanda Ridge,” “the Dak Bungalow”), Shimla Christ Church during Coronation of King George, &c. Ca. 1900s.
$ 2750.00
Krusenstern, Adam Johann von (1770-1846); Tilesius, Wilhelm Gottlieb von Tilenau (1769-1857); Ukhtomsky, Andrei Grigorievich (1771-1852). Original Copper Engraving from the Famous "Atlas k Puteshestviiu Vokrug Sveta Kapitana Krusensterna" (Atlas to the Circumnavigation of Captain Krusenstern), Titled: Tab. XXVIII. Grobnitsa Kapitana Klerka v Petropavlovske. Captain Clerkes Grabmal im Hafen St. Peter und Paul [Captain Clerkes’ Tomb in Petropavlovsk]. [Saint Petersburg]: [Morskaya Typ.], [1813].
$ 2500.00
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Historically Important Album of Seventeen Large Albumen Photographs of Afghanistan, Likely Taken by an English Photographer, Showing General Views, and Close-Up Photos of Local Landmarks in Kabul (the Timur Shah Durrani Mausoleum (Later Restored), the Ruined Balla-Hissar Fort, and the Paghman Valley with the Now-Destroyed Harem Serai) and Jalalabad (Bagh-i-Shahi Palace and the Royal Park); also, with Views of Deh Afghanistan, the Valley of the Shadow of Death, and the Hindu Kush Mountains. Ca. 1880s.
$ 2750.00
Rust, Thomas Alfred (1841-1904) & Others. Album with 42 Original Albumen Studio Photographs of Northern India, Showing All Saints Cathedral in Allahabad (Prayagraj) During and Shortly after Its Construction, Local Clergy Including Bishop of Calcutta Rev. Edward Ralph Johnson, the First Bishop of the Diocese of Lucknow Rev. Arthur Clifford, Civil and Military Chaplains, Organists, Choir Members, Buildings of Bishop Johnson School for Girls and Colvin School for Boys, a Series of Portraits of Royal Artillery Servicemen in Allahabad and Roorkee, British Military Establishments in Chakrata and Kailana, a portrait of Commander-in-Chief of India Sir Frederick Roberts at Chakrata, &c. Ca. 1880s-1890s.
$ 1250.00
Album of Five Indian School Watercolour, Ink and Pencil Portraits Signed “CP,” Showing the Traditional Dress of People and Leaders in the Kingdom of Caubul [Kabul] During the Durrani Dynasty (1747-1842) Perhaps used as the Original Archetype Illustrations for Montstuart Elphinstone's, 1815 Book:] “An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, and its Dependencies in Persia, Tartary, and India; comprising a view of the Afghaun Nation, and a history of the Doorauni Monarchy.” Ca. 1815.
$ 4500.00
Staehlin von Storcksburg, Jakob (1709-1785), Pierre-Ludwig Le Roy. An Account of the New Northern Archipelago, Lately Discovered by the Russians in the Seas of Kamtschatka and Anadir. London: C. Heydinger, 1774.
$ 1250.00
D’Oyly, Sir Hastings Hadley (1864-1948). Two Original Watercolours of the Andaman Islands, Titled on Verso: 1) Ross Islands from the Aberdeen District Officers’ House, Port Blair; and 2) Government Rest House, Mount Harriet – Port Blair. Ca. 1890.
$ 750.00
Barros, Joao de (1496-1570). Decada primeira da Asia. Dos feitos, que os Portuguezes fizeram no descobrimento, e conquista dos mares, e terras do Oriente, e novamente dada a luz, e offerecida ao Senhor Joao Bristows. [Barros' First Decade of Asia]. Lisboa: Na Officina de Pedro Ferreira, 1752
$ 425.00
Bonvalot, Pierre Gabriel Édouard (1853-1933). Autograph Note Signed ‘G. Bonvalot’ to André Liesse, with the Original Envelope with Postal Stamps. Lyon, 20 February 1896.
$ 1500.00
CARTHEW-YORSTOUN, Morden, Lt. Colonel (1832 - after 1905). Mawlamyine, Burma: Original Double-Page Watercolour Showing a Panoramic View of Moulmein. Ca. 1853.
$ 425.00
Ouseley, Gore, Sir (1770-1844). Autograph Letter Signed, Regarding Ouseley Activities in the Royal Asiatic Society and Mentioning George FitzClarence and the First Edition of "The Travels of Ibn Batuta." Woolmers, Hertford:22 October 1829.
Filchner, Wilhelm (1877-1957). A Collection of Seven Original Ink Drawings (Three initialed "C.A.") Used as Illustrations in Wilhelm Filchner's Book " Das Kloster Kumbum in Tibet. Ein Beitrag zu Seiner Geschichte (The Monastery Kumbum in Tibet. A Contribution to its History)" Berlin: Mittler & Sohn 1906. Ca. 1905.
$ 650.00
Album with 199 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs and One Printed Postcard Taken and Collected by an Englishwoman during an Early Post-War Voyage through Australia, New Zealand, and Tasmania in 1950-1951, Showing Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney, Albury-Wodonga, Tallangatta, Tawonga, Bogong, Adelaide, Perth, Auckland, Rotorua, Wellington, and Launceston; also with the Photos of Colombo, Aden, Port Said, and Gibraltar; titled: Photographs. 1950-1951.
$ 525.00
Album with Nine Original Albumen and Gelatin Silver Photographs, Showing the Australian Bush, Homestead and a Creek near “Langiwilli,” Sutherland Dock on the Cockatoo Island (Sydney Harbour), and Cotton Shipping in Galveston, TX. Ca. late 1890s - early 1900s.
$ 950.00
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Dimick, Essie E., née Frakes (1891-1973). Album with ca. 190 Original Gelatin Silver Snapshot Photographs and 11 Real Photo and Printed Postcards, Showing Melbourne (South Wharf, Business Sector), Samoa, Fiji (Ovalau, Rotuma, Portraits of Locals), etc. Ca. 1928-1936.
$ 1250.00
Ashton, Sir John William (Australian, 1881-1963). Original Watercolour Scene, Showing a Docked Sailship, Most Likely in the Sydney Waterfront. Ca. 1898.
$ 525.00
Keppel, Henry, Sir, Admiral (1809-1904). Autograph Letter Signed “Henry Keppel” to Captain of HMS “Thetis” Sir Henry John Codrington on Naval Matters. 'Club. Friday. 6.' [November 1846].
Colquhoun, Archibald Ross (1848-1914). Autograph Letter Signed "Archie Colquh[oun]" to Mrs MacGregor and Discussing Work on his Book "Across Chrysê: Being the Narrative of a Journey of Exploration through the South China Border Lands, from Canton to Mandalay" (London, 1883). Edinburgh: 11, St. Bernard Court, 19 November 1882.
Gsell, Émile (1838-1879), Attributed to, & Others. Album with 72 Original Albumen Photos of French Colonial Cambodia, Cochinchina and Annam, Showing Angkor Wat (Western Entry Gate, Main Entrance, Central Tower, Library, Cruciform Terrace, Porticos, Inner Galleries), Angkor Thom (Entrance Gates, Bayon Temple, Phimeanakas Temple), Phnom Penh (Botanical Garden), Saigon (Chinese Firefighters in Cholon District, River Views, French Gunboats), Po Nagar Temple Tower, the Town of Rach Gia, Villages in Nha Trang and Khanh Hoa Provinces, French Explorers, Cyclists, Vietnamese Cham People, &c. Ca. 1860s-1880s-1890s.
$ 425.00
Hanway, Jonas, Sir, 1st baronet (1712-1786). Victualling Board Document Signed by Jonas Hanway, Joah Bates and John Slade, ordering a payment to William Wilkinson, owner of the Three Sisters Victualler, which had been chartered 27 December 1779 ‘to carry Provisions for the use of His Majesty’s Ships on the West Indies’. London: Victualling Office, 15 November 1780.
$ 2750.00
[Ezra, Alfred] (1872-1955). Album with 78 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of Mostly Central Asia, Taken During an Overland Travel from India to England and Showing Srinagar (Khanqah-e-Moula Mosque, Hindu Raghunath Temple, Sher Garhi Palace), Kashgar (Afaq Khoja Mausoleum), Fort Verny (Almaty), Pamir Mountains, Scenes of the Party Crossing Mountains and Rivers, Portraits of Central Asian Tribesmen, a Chinese Elder, Criminals with Their Heads Locked in Pillories, Street and Market Scenes, &c. Ca. 1904.
$ 275.00
Hedin, Sven Anders 1865-1952. A Signed Photo Postcard of Hedin. Stockholm: Paul Heckscher, ca. 1910.
