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$ 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.
$ 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.
Historically Important Album with Thirty-Four Original Photographs of Batumi, Taken by a Russian Soldier or his Female Companion in 1905, Showing the Turkish Bazaar with Fruit Sellers, Street Vendors, and Russian Officers on Patrol; Shoemakers Polishing Clients’ Footwear; Local Workers Smoking and Posing for the Camera; and Views of Decked Ships, the Riverfront, the Commercial Harbor, Gardens, Beaches, and Surrounding Areas (including Buknari and Cape Verde); also, with the Photos of Surami and Pyatigorsk; titled: Album. Ca. 1905.
$ 2500.00
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.
$ 525.00
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.
$ 12500.00
Sakhareba [i.e. The Gospels]. Istanbul, 1819.
$ 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.
$ 750.00
Large Unsigned and Untitled Watercolour of Most Likely the East Side of the Rock, Gibraltar. Ca. 1850.
$ 375.00
Large Photograph Panorama of the Western Face of the Rock of Gibraltar with the Inner Harbour, the Settlement Ascending the Slopes of the Rock, and the Moorish Castle Above. Ca. 1870.
$ 3500.00
Estcourt, James Bucknall Bucknall (1803-1855). Attractive Collection of Thirteen Early Watercolour and Pencil Drawings of Gibraltar, Showing Gibraltar Harbour from the South Mall, O’Hara’s Tower, Interiors of St. George’s Hall and Ragged Staff Guard House, Cabrita Point, Spanish Towns and Sites on the Shores of the Bay of Gibraltar (San Rogue, Castellar de la Frontera, Algeciras, Guadarranque River, Sierra Carbonera), Soldiers of the 43rd Monmouthshire Light Infantry Regiment during Exercise, &c. Ca. 1820s.
$ 2250.00
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.
$ 850.00
Puig, Jose Esplugas (fl. ca. 1880s-1900s), Rocafully y Monfort, Rafael (1825 – ca. 1902), & others. Interesting Collection of Thirteen Original Albumen Studio Photos, Showing Gibraltar, Cadiz, El Puerto de Santa Maria, a Portrait of a Young Torero; With: Nine Period Photogravures with Views of Barcelona, Vigo and Montserrat Monastery. Ca. 1880s-1890s.
$ 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.
$ 950.00
Welch, Philip. Historically Important Collection of Two Autograph Manuscript Letters Written by Early Gold Miners from Helena, Montana Territory, Discussing the Recent Discovery of a Ton of Gold Dust, Deep Diggings on Confederate Gulch, High Levels of Crimes, Scarcity of Water to Mining Claims, Labor on Mining Ditches, and Comparisons of Montana and California Gold Prospects. Helena, Montana Territory: 28 & 29 August 1866.
$ 1250.00
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.
$ 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.
$ 2750.00
Mehmed Hafid Efendi (?-1811). Ed-Dürer ül-müntehabât ül-mensûre fî ıslâh il-galatat il-meşhûre. [i.e., Selected Pearls for Correcting a Famous Error]. Istanbul: Dar ut-Tibaa [Üsküdar Matbaasi], 1806.
$ 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.
$ 1250.00
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.
$ 525.00
Turner, Captain Henry A. Royal Artillery (British, Active 1849-1853). Original Initialed Drawing Heightened in White Titled: "St. Georges, Grenada, W.I." Сa. 1852.
$ 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.
