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Martinelli, Vincenzio. Istoria del Governo d'Inghilterra e delle sue Colonie in India, e nell' America Settentrionale. [History of the Government of England and its Colonies in India and in North America]. Firenze: G. Cambiagi, 1776.
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Fraser, D. (Ca. 1846-?). Interesting Original Manuscript Letter to the Sharps Rifle Company in Connecticut, Detailing a Request for Ammunition Supplies and Shipping Arrangement. Virginia City, Nevada: 8 March 1877.
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Giovio‚Giulio‚ Bishop of Nocera (ca. 1510-ca. 1563). Official Letter Signed by Giovio to “Molto Magnifico Signor” Solomeo Solomei in Florence‚ Introducing his Nephew Passing through Florence on his way to Rome. Como: 19 March 1560.
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Poletika, N. “Obez’iannii” protsess v Amerike [i.e. Monkey Trial in America]. Moscow; Leningrad: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel’stvo, 1926.
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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.
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Gardner, Edward (1784-1861), British Resident in Kathmandu 1816-29; [Nicollas, Sir Jasper, Future Commander-in-Chief, India] (1778-1849); Fagan, George Hickson, Adjutant General, East India Co. Army (1778-1821); [Weguelin, Thomas Matthias, Commissary General of Bengal] (d. 1828); Nicol, James, Office of Deputy Adjutant General, Field Army; Lumsdaine, William, Mayor, “Deputy Commissary General, Nepal.” Historically Significant Collection of Eleven Original Manuscripts (Autograph Letters Signed and Period Copies of Official Dispatches) Related to the Planned Advance of a British Force under the Command of Colonel Jasper Nicolls to the Doti and Salena Districts in the Western Kingdom of Nepal in December 1815, during the Anglo-Nepalese War of 1814-1816. Presidency of Fort William, Cawnpore [Kanpur], Seetapore [Sitapur], Hawal Bagh, November 3 -December 22, 1815.
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$ 1250.00
[Coimbra, J. da C.A., a Photographer from Chibia]. Historically Significant Collection of Fifteen Original Studio Gelatin Silver and Albumen Photographs of Portuguese West Africa, Showing the Towns of Lubango (Church, Barracks of the Dragoons of Angola) and Chibia (Streets, Houses, Waterfall), Portraits of Native Angolans, a Boer Settler with His Family and an Oxen-Driven Wagon, Portuguese Military Officers of the “Operational Column,” “Major Silva” and Native Porters, &c. Ca. 1890s.
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Album with Thirty Original Gelatin Silver Photos of the American Methodist Mission Station in Quéssua, Angola; Including Portraits of the Missionaries and their Families (V. Crandall, I. Johnson, Dr. and Mrs. Kremp, Mr. and Mrs. Whitey, F. Bessa, C. Cross, M. Nelson), African Assistants and Locals (Sarah Webba, Carlos, Maravilha, Heraldo, etc.), Views of a Church, Chapel, Boarding School, Playhouse, Grass Huts, etc. Ca. 1948-1962.
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$ 750.00
Collection of 21 Original Photos, taken during XIXth Soviet Antarctic Expedition on Molodezhnaya station in the years 1973-1975, led by V. S. Ignatov and D. D. Maksutov. The collection shows the work process at the station, the equipment and the experiments conducted, the everyday life of the scientists, including food preparation and participation in Soviet elections, the machinery used at the station, as well as the panoramic view of the station itself. 1973-1975.
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$ 650.00
Charcot, Jean-Baptiste (1867-1936). Autograph Letter Signed by Jean-Baptiste Charcot, a French Scientist, Explorer, and Leader of the 1904-1907 and 1908-1910 French Antarctic Expeditions. [Paris], 31 Mars [March] 1913.
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Gatzuk, V.A. Blizhe vsekh k Iuzhnomu poliusu [i.e. The closest to the South Pole]. 2nd edition. Moscow: Yunaia Rossiya, 1918.
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$ 750.00
Parry, Sir William Edward (1790-1855). A Collection of Two Autograph Letters Signed "W. Parry"; With Two Engraved Portraits of William Parry: Sir Captn. W.E. Parry, R.N. Letters: 1) Mattishall, 17 April 1835.
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$ 275.00
Barrow, John, Sir, 1st Baronet (1764-1848). Official Letter on the form of the Admiralty Signed "John Barrow" to "Sir G. Hammond, Bt., KCB" with the Latest Instructions about the Naval Armament. Admiralty: 9 December 1834.
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Interesting Album with 53 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of Iceland, Showing Natural Sites, Kaldadal Highland Road, Bridges, and Smaller Communities around the Island. Ca. 1938
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$ 4750.00
Islavin, Vladimir Alexandrovich (1818-1855); Vasiliev, Alexander (artist); Dericker, Georgy Vasilievich (1821? – 1847, engraver). Samoyedy v Domashnyem i Obshchestvennom Bytu [The Samoyeds in Their Domestic and Social Life]. St. Petersburg: Typ. of the Ministry of State Properties, 1847.
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Proekt Lomonosova i ekspeditsiya Chichagova; [and:] Kratkoe opisanie raznikh puteshestvii po severnim moryam… [i.e. Lomonosov’s Project and Chichagov’s Expedition; with: A Brief Description of Various Voyages in the Northern Seas and Indication of a Possible Passage via the Siberian Ocean to the East Indies/ Published by the Hydrographical Department of the Naval Ministry. St. Petersburg: Morskaya Typ. 1854.
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Conway, Sir William Martin (1856-1937). Autograph Letter Signed “M. Conway” to Mr. Colles (Most Likely Literary Agent William Morris Colles (1865-1926) Regarding two Books Conway has ready "First Italian Renaissance" and one far advanced, "History of Spitsbergen". London, 13 Dec. 1901.
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$ 1500.00
Collection of Sixteen Loose Albumen Photos of the East Argentine Railway, Showing Concordia (Entre Rios), Railway Stations in Gualeguaycito and Monte Caseros, a Four-Span Bridge over the Mandisovi River, Ceibo River and Nearby Ranchos, Monte Caseros, Company’s “Mensajero” Steamer in Ceibo, &c. Ca. 1880s.
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De La Motte, Edward. Typewritten Manuscript Account of the Fifth Ascent of Aconcagua, by British Climber Edward de la Motte and American Mountaineer James Ramsey Ullman, Being also the First American Ascent of Aconcagua, Titled: Horcones Valley and Aconcagua. February/March 1928.
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Autograph Letter Signed by a Buenos Aires Merchant Gaspar Ressa to the Members of the City’s Prior y Counsel, Written at the Time of the French Blockade of Buenos Aires During the Spanish American War of Confederation. Buenos Aires, 1 December 1838.
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[Pastorino, Luis], & Others. Album with Sixty-Six Original Gelatin Silver Photos of Argentina and Uruguay, Showing Buenos Aires (General & Street Views, Port, Waterfront, Piramide de Mayo, Hipodromo Argentino de Palermo, Metropolitan Cathedral, Zoo, &c.), Tigre (Private Mansion, River Waterfront), Campana (Military Camp, Cattle Farm, River Waterfront), and Montevideo (Plaza Independencia, Fortaleza del Cerro, Baños Plaza Ramirez, “Saladero Clouzet & Cia” Facility, Palaza Cagancha with La Libertad Statue, Metropolitan Cathedral, &c. Ca. early 1900s.
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Collection of 28 Real Photo Postcards of Northern Arizona, Showing Walnut Canyon (Ruins of Sinagua Cliff Dwellings, “Hanging Rock,” General Views), the Petrified Forest, the San Francisco Peaks, and the Bottomless Pit. Ca. 1910s.
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McNeil, Albertus James (ca. 1823-1881); McNeil, Mary Ann (ca. 1838-1888); McNeil, Homer H (ca. 1856-1842). Collection of Four Autograph Manuscript Letters from the McNeil Family, the Pioneer Publishers of Arizona, Discussing Financial Affairs, Future Prospects, and Plans to Move to the Arizona Territory; with Notes on Severe Job Crisis in San Francisco and Observations on Jew Settlers in Phoenix and Prescott. San Francisco, California: 13 April 1880; Carson City, Nevada: 13 April 1880; Carson City, Nevada: 13 June 1880; Carson City, Nevada: 21 July 1880.
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Minasian, M. Նոր Օրուան Տեսիլքը [i.e. A Vision of the New Day]. Fresno: Nor Or, 1923.
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$ 350.00
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[Extremely Rare Testimony from a Survivor of the Armenian Genocide] Sharafyan, Y. Երուանդ Շարաֆեան Կը Պատմէ Տարօնի Եղեռնը. Ականատեսի Վկայութիւններ [i.e. Yervand Sharafyan Recounts the Genocide in Taron. Eyewitness Testimonies]. San Francisco: Alan S. Yengoyan, 1965 (Printed in Beirut, Lebanon).
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