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$ 1250.00
Album with Thirty-Five Large Gelatin Silver Studio Photos of Paraguay, Presented and Signed by the American Ambassador George L. Kreeck to a Noted Writer Frances Parkinson Keyes during her Tour of South America; The Photos Include Views of Buildings and Sites in Asunción, Paraguay Military Regiments, Portraits of Graduates from the Asunción School of Aviation, Elementary Schoolchildren, Paraguayan President José Eligio Ayala, etc. Ca. 1929.
$ 950.00
Very Attractive Original Manuscript Autograph Book of Members the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Titled in Calligraphy: Autographs of the Members and Officers of the Members and Officers of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, Session 1843. Designed by J. A. Reigart for Mr. Isaac G. McKinley, State Printer. 1843.
$ 525.00
Original Watercolour, Titled: Pachacamac Ruins. The remains of Inca Cities – Lima, Peru. Car from Callao. March 4. Ca. 1910s.
$ 1750.00
Boynton, Judd Emery (1912-1983). Historically Significant Collection of 54 Original Gelatin Silver Amateur Photographs, Taken and Collected by a Berkeley Mountaineer and Photographer, Judd Emery Boynton during His Trips in South America in the 1930s, and Showing La Paz, Tiwanaku Pre-Columbian Archaeological Site (Gate of the Sun, Stairs of Kalasasaya), “the Lost Canyon of Bolivia,” Mt. Huayna Potosi and the Bolivian Andes, “Bolivian Recruits for the War in the Chaco,” Mount Illimani, Andean Plateau, Cuzco, Sacsayhuaman Citadel, Rio Pampas, the Cities of Abancay, Ayacucho and Mejorada, the “Highest Railway Summit in the World,” Panama Canal, General Cemetery of Lima, Basilica and Convent of San Francisco in Quito, Portraits of Native Farmers, a “Gobnador of a Little Pueblo West of the Rio Apurimac in Peru” &c.; WITH: A Printed Advertising Leaflet of Boynton’s Documentary Movie, Titled: “Jungle Trek: A Tale of Glorious Adventure, A Motion Picture in Natural Color”. Ca. 1930s.
$ 525.00
Boynton, Judd Emery (1912-1983). Interesting Collection of 27 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs, Taken and Collected by a Berkeley Mountaineer and Photographer, Judd Emery Boynton during His Trips in South America in the 1930s, and Showing La Paz, “the Lost Canyon of Bolivia,” Andean Pueblos, Mt. Huayna Potosi, Andean Plateau, A Suspension Bridge, Cuzco, Sacsayhuaman Citadel, Rio Pampas, Mejorada City, Train of the Central of Peru Railway &c.; WITH: A Printed Advertising Leaflet of Boynton’s Documentary Movie, Titled: “Jungle Trek: A Tale of Glorious Adventure, A Motion Picture in Natural Color”. Ca. 1930s.
$ 1500.00
Barber, George W. Album of 179 Photographs Showing the Philippines after World War II, Including Reconstruction Efforts by Weihe, Frick and Kruse (Group Portraits of Architects and Engineers, Construction Sites, Employees Working at Desks), Clark Air Base, Destruction of Manila (Manila Post Office, Legislative Building, etc.), Portraits of Filipinos, Street Scenes and Rural Life (a Parade, Oxen-Drawn Carts), etc. Ca. 1948.
$ 2250.00
Historically Significant Album with ca. 88 Photos, And Two Real Postcards of Mostly Philippines, Complied by an American Senior Chief Petty Officer In Service on US Navy Radio Station in Las Baños Showing The Panoramas of The Station, Views From The Top of Recently Constructed Radio Towers, And The Towers Itself, Coconut Rafts in Pagsanjan, Filipino Ferry, Fishing in the Filipino River, Santa Cruz Bridge, Manila, Candle Vendors in Antipolo, Market Scenes, Flooded Streets in Manila, Group Photos of Moro Children, The Excursion of the Nurses From St.Paul’s Hospital to Los Baños (1913), Riza St. in Los Baños, U.S. Ambulance & Signal Corp Camping in Los Baños Laguna, Isuan Factory Hotel, Los Baños Dock, Town Park in Cavite, Water Tower, Photos of 2 American Sailors, Their Wifes and Their Home in Philippines, Local Farmers with their Cattle and Riding Horseback, Taal Basilica, The Ricefields and Views of Philippine Scenery and Towns; Also Showing 7 Views of Radio Station on Tatoosh Island, WA. ca. 1913-1920s.
Historically Interesting Album with ca. 249 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs Taken by a Nucla Pioneer, Showing the Town’s Early Infrastructure (School Building, Union Congregational Church, a Centre Street View with a Clearly Visible Sign for the Nucla Hotel, Arps Right Price Store), a Group Portrait of High School Graduates, and Local Street Scenes; also Including Views of Colorado Springs (Pike’s Peak Avenue, Colorado College), Denver (Colorado State Capitol, Daniel Fisher Department Store), Telluride (Public School), Durango (High School), and Pueblo (County Court House). Ca. 1918-1921.
Hawley, E. (ca. 1757-1850). Historically Significant Original Manuscript Letter by Eli Hawley, One of the Earliest Settlers of Lower Alton, Addressed to “Grand Sons and the Family” in Saint-Armand, Quebec, Describing the Most Popular Travel Route to Illinois, the Unprecedented Outbreak of Illnesses Including Cholera, Detailed Crop Yields and Market Prices, and a Rapid Urban Expansion with Brick Stores, Warehouses, and Mills. Lower Alton, Illinois: 31 January 1834.
$ 1250.00
MEARS, E. (ca. 1807-1978); PATTRIDGE, S (ca. 1802-1866); PATTRIDGE, M. (ca. 1835-?). Historically Interesting Collection of Two Autograph Manuscript Letters by Minnesota Pioneers Eliyah C. Mears and Marion & Sylva Pattridge, Addressed to Ephriam Mills in Plains, Georgia, Discussing the Legal Disputes Over His Mortgaged Land, Unresolved Claims by Creditors, and Severe Economic Crisis in Minnesota; also with Mentions of California Gold Rush and Disheartened Emigrants Returning from Pike’s Peak. Pleasant Grove, Minnesota: 19 July 1859.
Gilman, C. Historically Interesting Original Letter Signed by Nevada Pioneer C. Gilman from Ruby Valley and Addressed to Jno. M. Duncan & Hardware Co. in Austin, Urging Immediate Sale of Oats Before Barley Shipments from Salt Lake City Flood the Market. Ruby Valley, Nevada: 22 May 1866.
$ 650.00
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Dębicki, Z. Za Atlantykiem. Wrażenia z pobytu w Stanach Zjednoczonych Ameryki północnej. [i.e. Across the Atlantic. Impressions from a stay in the United States of America] Lwow: Nakł. Gebethnera i Wolffa, 1921.
$ 475.00
Panorama View of Portland, ORE. Showing Mount St. Helens, Mount Adams and Mount Hood in the Distance. 1913.
$ 525.00
Foster (Skeffington), Thomas Henry, 2nd Viscount Ferrard, 2nd Baron of Oriel (1772-1843). Autograph Letter Signed “Ths. Foster” to his mother Margaretta Amelia Foster, Baroness Oriel, with Observations on Lisbon and the Portuguese. Lisbon: 22 February ca. 1791.
$ 950.00
[Badcock, Sir Lovell Benjamin, General, KH, KCB] (1786-1861). Collection of Three Autograph Letters, Written by, Addressed to or Mentioning Badcock, and Closely Related to the Events of the Portuguese Civil War in Which Badcock was a Military Reporter. 1832-1834.
$ 1500.00
Boren, Estelle G. (later Mastroeni, Alacqua) (1920-2010). Album of Over 300 Gelatin Silver Photographs Showing Trinidad (Port-au-Spain, North Manzanilla, Mayaro, Toco, Street Scenes, etc.), Puerto Rico (San Juan—Roosevelt Tower, Castillo San Felipe del Morro, Normandie Hotel, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, Street Scenes; Carioca Rum Factory), etc. Ca. 1943-1955.
$ 1250.00
Smith, Charlotte J. Collection of Thirteen Watercolours and Drawings Made on a Trip to the Rhine Castles, Tagus River in Spain, Moreton Hall in Cheshire, Ghent, and Italy. 1827-1829.
$ 950.00
[Collection of Two Official Reports Dedicated to the Development of Agricultural and Stock Farming in Rhodesia and Compiled for the British South Africa Company; With Typewritten Copies of Seven Articles on Rhodesia and its Economy:] Rhodesia, Report by Professor Wallace, October 1908; Travels in Rhodesia by London M. Douglas, F.R.S.E; The Progress of Rhodesia. Ca. 1908-1911.
$ 750.00
Collection of Four Large Photographs of Rome. ca. 1870.
$ 175.00
Original Unsigned Dated Watercolour, Titled: “National Park from the Railway Station”, Sydney, N.S.W. Sept. 30, 1899.
$ 525.00
Schmidt, J.M.F., Professor. Special-Karte eines Theils des russischen Reichs vom Bug bis hinter Moskau, übersetzt und aus dem grossen russischen Atlas in 107 Blatt gezogen von J.M.F. Schmidt [Special Map of the Part of the Russian Empire from the Bug River to the Area Around Moscow]. Berlin: Simon Schropp & Comp, 1812.
$ 5250.00
Historically Significant Extensive Collection of 202 Loose Phototypes Documenting the Construction of the Central Section of the Amur Railway (1910–1914), and Showing Convict Laborers Working in Harsh Conditions (Earthworks, Bridge Construction, Quarrying), Local Children from a Railway Orphanage Posing with their Teacher, Hired Workers Drinking Before Departure Home, etc.; also, with the Views of Newly Built Railway Stations (Taldan, Gonzha, Magdagachi, Tygda, Ushuman, Tu, Chernyavo, Gondatti, Ledyanaya, Alekseevsk), Early Work Equipment (Trucks, Ballast Trains, Hand-Operated Drilling Rigs, etc.), Emerging Towns & Villages (Alekseevsk, Gondattievo), and Penal Infrastructure (Barracks & Camps). Ca. 1910-1914.
