Japanese MushroomsMedicinal PlantsFrom the Colossal Botanical Treatise“Honzo Zufu”By Iwasaki TsunemasaSpectacular Colour IllustrationsEarly 1900sIwasaki Tsunemasa (Kan-en)Title: Honzo Zufu [Illustrated Manual of Medicinal Plants / Iconographia Plantarum]Japan, early 1900s. A most pleasing and highly illustrative Japanese monograph on mushrooms, being a copy … Continue reading
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Albumen PhotographsNineteenth Century TheatreComedy of Two Housemaidscirca 1880England, circa 1880. Seven (7) albumen photographs of a Victorian comedic theatrical production, from the era of prolific literature and theatre, this play evidently highlighting social class issues through the lens of two … Continue reading
Three Autographs of Hardy AmiesIn Volumes From His Personal LibraryWith Bookplate and Signature1928-1933 Germany, 1928-1933. Three (3) original signatures of Hardy Amies, the couturier for Queen Elizabeth for some thirty-nine years, contained in three books from his personal library, and each … Continue reading
Shackleton’s Last VoyageSubstantial Account, Pre-Dating Author’s BookTitle: The Voyage of the Quest.Author: WILD, Commander Frank.Publisher: London: Royal Geographical Society, 1923. Pre-Dates BookItem is in ORIGINAL Condition, With Blue Wrappers – As Issued, Complete with All the Ads!!!Notes & Condition: This is the official … Continue reading
Literature – Theatre – FilmWorks of Peter Ulrich Weiss1960sDocument ArchiveFrom New York City’sMiss Joan DavesRenowned Female Literary AgentWho RepresentedSix Nobel LaureatesIncluding Martin Luther King, Jr. New York City, Frankfurt, Stockholm, etc., 1961-1966. Substantial archive of documents concerning the publication and … Continue reading
Three Autographs of Hardy AmiesIn Volumes From His Personal LibraryWith Bookplate and Signature1928-1933 Germany, 1928-1933. Three (3) original signatures of Hardy Amies, the couturier for Queen Elizabeth for some thirty-nine years, contained in three books from his personal library, and each … Continue reading
Russian Far EastPioneering Navigation and CommerceEarly Steam ShipsOn the Amur and Shilka Rivers1861-1880Two Primary Source Manuscript DiariesOf an English EngineerContracted by the Amoor Shipping CompanyIncludes a Rare 1858 Mapof the Amur RiverNikolayevsk-on-Amur, Chita, Sretensk, Blagoveshchensk, TransBaikal villages, 17 May 1861 … Continue reading
Waziristan Campaign 1936-1939Primary Source PhotographsBy Tundan of KabulKing’s Royal Rifle CorpsMarching Through Khyber PakhtunkhwaWaziristan, 1936-1939. Two albums of photographs taken by professional Afghani photographer known simply as Tundan, while accompanying the King’s Royal Rifle Corps through the passes and plains … Continue reading
Title: The British Trans-Greenland Expedition, 1934. Author: LINDSAY, Martin.Publisher: London: Royal Geographical Society, 1935. Precedes Book.Item is in ORIGINAL Condition, With Blue Wrappers – As Published – in Two Issues, Complete with All the Ads!!! Notes & Condition: This is a fascinating … Continue reading
Title: A Journey in Dutch Guiana. Author: Ivan Sanderson.Publisher: London: Royal Geographical Society, 1939.Item is in ORIGINAL Condition, With Blue Wrappers – As Issued, Complete with All the Ads!!! Notes & Condition: The author spent one year in Dutch Guiana on a zoological … Continue reading