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Your search for Foreign Lands has returned 759 results. 20 Different Views of Cartagena, Colombia  Mogollon's Store.  Collection of 20 photos (3 1/2 x 2 3/4 inch) relating to the city of Cartagena, Columbia in a blue wrapper with title on the cover. Dated in ink on the cover 3/23/39. Title inserted on the cover and printed on the back of each photo. Photos clean copies with a worn wrapper. Deals mainly with Spanish fortifications and structures.   Condition: Very Good.  Photographs, Cartagena. DK-37  (Book ID 10616)  $25.00 26th Centennial International Essay Contest Commemorating Founding of Japanese Empire 660 B.C. - 1940 A.D.: Rules and Regulations  Kokusai Bunka Shinkokai (Society for International Cultural relations).  Tokyo, Japan.  6 1/8 by 4 3/8 inches. Attractive booklet of 12 pages, bound in light green wrappers with bamboo motif. The essay contest, according to the sponsor, was held to "further... the understanding of Japanese culture abroad and of contributing to closer bonds of intimacy and mutual helpfulness between the Oriental and Occidental civilizations."   Condition: Fine.  Japanese History.  (Book ID 7847)  $25.00 A Grabhorn Japanese Print.  Roxburghe and Zamorano Clubs.  1976.  Folded stiff gray board folder (10 1/2 x 16 inch) with Japanese Print facsimile laid in. 125 copies printed by Mark Hanrahan, Robert Bell and Alfred Kennedy for the Roxburghe and Zamorano Clubs. Several plates from the Japanese Print Series for the California Book Club were over-runs and the plate in this folder is one of these. # 48, Okumura Masandhu (1686-1764) Scene in the UKIYO-E, THE FLOATING WORLD (1962) is written in pencil on the back of the print. Slight bump along the front of the folder, else clean copy.   Condition: Fine.  Fine Press, Grabhorn Press, Japanese Print. DK-18  (Book ID 9933)  $25.00 An Album of National Flags and Arms  John Player & Sons.  Original wrappers, somewhat soiled. 50 color cards, complete. Internally fine. Circa 1935. 19 pages.   Condition: Very Good.  Cigarette Cards. Tobacco.  (Book ID 6948)  $37.50 Anno Regni Georgii Regis Magna Britannia, Francia, & Hibernia, Undecimo. At the Parliament Begun and Holden at Westminster, the Ninth Day of October, Anno Dom. 1722. In the Ninth Year of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lord George, By the Grace of God, (cont)  Printed By John Baskett.  London, England.  1725.  First Edition.  (title cont) "... of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. An From Thence Continued by serveral Prorogations to the Twelth Day of November, 1724. Being the Third Session of this present Parliament." Pages 327-344; title page with royal seal printed on cover. (7 5/8 x 11 3/8 inch). An act to redeem the annuities of 25,000 pounds per annum ... for dischargin the Debts and Arrears due from His Majesty to His Servants, Tradesmen, and others. Disbound copy.   Condition: Very Good.  England, George I, Royal Expenses. DK-104  (Book ID 12184)  $100.00 Bermuda Souvenir - Phoenix Drug Store.  Phoenix Drug Store.  Hamilton, Bermuda.  circa.1930. Souvenir flyer for Bermuda with advertisements for local establishments, currency exchange, map of island with vessel route around the island, and with photo of S.S. Bermudian on the backside (3 1/4 x 5 inch). Ink notes on the map indicating locations and on the photo.   Condition: Good.  Bermuda. DK-35  (Book ID 10542)  $15.00 Bilder Fran Stockholms Slott  None.  Stockholm.  1936.  Paper Boards.  32-page booklet. In Swedish. 30 photographs. Small split at spine top and bottom. Offsetting inside front cover and title page. Photographs of: Lejonbacken; Logarden fran oster; Ostra valvet fran soder; Bernadottegalleriet; Festvaningen, Psykesalongen; etc. Laid in are: Preprinted card from The Biological Museum in Djurgarden (one of the most interesting sights in Stockholm, according to the card); and a train schedule for "Tyrol, Traffic Areas and Resorts".   Swedish Buildings. Royal Residence. Artwork. Gallery. Tourist Attractions.  (Book ID 4924)  $20.00 Bound Magazine Articles. "Cuban War - Spanish-American War".  The following articles are bound into a black cloth binding with the title "Cuban War" in gilt on the spine. The are: "Admiral Dewey" by Theodore Roosevelt (McCLURE'S MAGAZINE - October 1899 - pp 483-504); "Personal Narrative of the 'Maine' by Her Commander", Captain Charles Dwight Sigsbee (CENTURY MAGAZINE - pp 74-98; 241-263; 373-394); "The Sinking of the Merrimac" by Richmond P. Hobson (CENTURY MAGAZINE - pp 265-283; 427-450; 580-604; 752-779); "The Sinking of the "Merrimac" and the Capture and Imprisonment of Hobson and His Men at Santiago" Osborn W. Deiganl (FRANK LESLIE'S POPULAR MONTHLY - pp 247-271); "The Story of the Captains. Personal Narratives of the Naval Engagement Near Santiago de Cuba, July 3, 1898, by Officers of the American Fleet." (CENTURY MAGAZINE) - "The 'Iowa' at Santiago" by Capt. Robley D. Evans (pp 50-62), "The 'Indiana' at Santiago" by Capt. Henry C. Taylor (pp 62-75), "The 'Gloucester' at Santiago" by Com. Richard Wainwright (pp 776-786), "The 'Texas' at Santiago" by Capt. John W. Philip (pp 87-102), "The 'Oregon' at Santiago" by Lieut. Edward W. Eberle (104-111), "The 'New York' at Santiago" by Capt. F.E. Chadwick (pp 111-114), "On the 'Gloucester' After the Battle" by Lieut. Harry P. Huse (pp 115-116), "Rescuing the Enemy" by William G. Cassard, Chaplain (pp 116-118); "War time Snap Shots" (MUNSEY'S MAGAZINE - October 1898, pp 2-32, 746-760); "The Leaders of Our Army" by Rufus R. Wilson (MUNSEY'S MAGAZINE - August 1898 pp 643-664). All are illustrated with photographs, drawings, maps and plans. A fine set of bound articles realting to the Cuban naval operations during the Spanish-American War.   Condition: Fine.  Spanish-American War, Military, U.S. Navy, Magazine Articles. DK-88  (Book ID 11871)  $50.00 Cabinet Size Photograph. "Interieur De L'hotel De Ville."  Bte. Guerard.  Paris, France.  1878.  Cabinet photograph on board (4 1/4 x 6 1/2 inch) with title written across the bottom. Publishers label pasted on the back. view of the interior of the Hotel de Ville in Paris showing the grand interior with tall ceilings, elaborate furniture and lush carpets. Very Good clean copy.   Condition: Very Good.  French Hotels, Paris, Architecture. DK098  (Book ID 12099)  $25.00 Cabinet Size Photograph. "Lake Como."  G. Brunel.  Lugano, Italy.  1878.  Cabinet photograph on board (4 1/4 x 6 1/2 inch) with photographer stamp on the right side. Image of a small city with the lake in the background, circa 1870s. Very good clean copy.   Condition: Very Good.  Lake Como, Switzerland. DK-99  (Book ID 12127)  $25.00 Cabinet Size Photograph. "No.176. Hotel De La Tete Noire."  F. Charnaux.  Geneve, Switzerland.  1878.  Cabinet photograph on board (4 1/4 x 6 1/2 inch) with title across the bottom and the photograph printed on the backside. Image of the road leading up to the Hotel de la Tete Noire surrounded by the Alps. Very good clean copy.   Condition: Very Good.  Alps, Switzerland, Hotels. DK-99  (Book ID 12124)  $25.00 Cabinet Size Photograph. "Palais Du Champ De Mars."  Paris, France.  1878.  Cabinet photograph on board (6 1/2 x 4 1/4 inch) with title at the bottom printed in red and red border. Image of the elaborate entrance of the 'Palais du Champ de Mars' with statues and park benches in the foreground. Very good clean copy.   Condition: Very Good.  World's Fair, Paris, France. DK-99  (Book ID 12120)  $25.00 Cabinet Size Photograph. "Sept Ponts Sur La Seine."  Paris, France.  1878.  Cabinet photograph on board (4 1/4 x 6 1/2 inch) with title written on the back side, blue border on the front. Image of the Seine River in Paris with seven bridges crossing it with the city in the background during the 1870s. Very good clean copy.   Condition: Very Good.  Bridges, Seine River, Paris. DK-99  (Book ID 12119)  $25.00 Cabinet Sized Photograph. " Jardin Mabille"  A.Block, Editeur.  Paris, France.  1878.  Cabinet photograph on board (6 1/2 x 4 1/4 inch) with written title on the backside and publishers stamp on the back. Image of the elaborate inclosed garden with lighting fixtures coming out of banana trees. Park benches and flowering beds. Very good clean copy.   Condition: Very Good.  Photograph, Paris, Gardens. DK-98  (Book ID 12100)  $25.00 Cabinet Sized Photograph. "#6212. Pedlar with Loaded Donkey in Naples."  G. Somner.  Naples, Italey.  1875.  Cabinet photograph on board (4 3/8 x 6 7/8 inch) with number printed on the photo, publisher's name at the bottom of the photo, title on the backside written in ink. Image of a street pedlar accompanied by his donkey loaded down with fresh goods. Note on back - "Naples - Everthing is carried on donkeys, very few carts used." Some wear across the top of the board. Very good clean copy.   Condition: Very Good.  Naples, Italy, Donkeys. DK-100  (Book ID 12129)  $25.00 Cabinet Sized Photograph. "3838. Milano. Galleria Vittorio Emanuele."  C. Broci.  1878.  Cabinet photograph mounted on board (6 1/2 x 4 1/4 inch) with title on the bottom and publisher on the left side. Image of an indoor shopping center in Milano, three stories high with glass arched ceiling. Very good clear photograph.   Condition: Very Good.  Photograph, Milano, Italy. DK-98  (Book ID 12096)  $25.00 Cabinet Sized Photograph. "7100. Lagio Di Como. Panorama De Como."  1878.  Original photograph mounted on board (6 3/4 x 4 3/8 inch) with title on the bottom. Image from the beachside of Lake Como, cuctomers around tables and small tour boats in the foreground. Two steamboats on the lake and mountains in the background. Very light foxing to the top of the photo. Very good clean copy.   Condition: Very Good.  Lake Como, Italy, Photograh. DK-98  (Book ID 12094)  $25.00 Cabinet Sized Photograph. "7124. Lago Di Como. Menaggio Daila Villa Melzi."  G. Sommer.  Naples, Italy.  1878.  Original photograph on photographer's board (6 7/8 x 4 3/8 inch) with title across the bottom, publisher on the right. Image looking over Lake Como from the Villa Melzi with mountains in the distance. Very good clean copy.   Condition: Very Good.  Photographs, Italy, Napoli. DK-98  (Book ID 12089)  $25.00 Cabinet Sized Photograph. "Bellagio"  Fotograpfia Bosetti.  Bellagio, Italy.  1878.  Photograph on photographer's board (6 1/2 x 4 1/4 inch) with title on the bottom of the image, publisher on the right side. Image a bird's-eye-view of the small town of Bellagio on Lake Como in Italy. The town is on the lakefront surrounding a bell tower. Snow caped mountians (Alps) in the background. Very good clean copy.   Condition: Very Good.  Lake Como, Italy, Photographs. DK-98  (Book ID 12092)  $25.00 Cabinet Sized Photograph. "Colonne De Vendome."  Paris, France.  1878.  Cabinet photograph on board (6 1/2 x 4 1/4 inch) with title hand written on the backside. Image of the columne 44 meters high made from bronze cannons (1,250) captured at the Battle of Austerliz and contructed between 1804-1810. Torren down during the Commune in 1871, it was restored in 1874 at its present location in Place Vendome surrounded today by shops of famous fashion designers. Very good clean copy.   Condition: Very Good.  Napoleon, Colonne De Vendome, Paris, France. DK-99  (Book ID 12122)  $25.00 Cabinet Sized Photograph. "Esposition Universelle De 1878 - Palais Du Trocadero."  A.h. Editeur.  Paris, France.  1878.  Cabinet photograph of a drawing on board (6 1/2 x 4 1/4 inch) with title acros the bottom. Birds-eye image of the 'Palais du Trocadero' with people walking around the fair grounds. Very good clean copy.   Condition: Very Good.  World's Fair, Paris, France, 'Palais Du Trocadero'. DK-99  (Book ID 12121)  $25.00 Cabinet Sized Photograph. "Exposition Universelle De 1878. No 388, Galerie D'iena."  Paris, France.  1878.  Cabinet photograph on board (4 1/4 x 6 1/2 inch) with title in red acoss the bottom and top. View of the interor of the 'Galerie d'Iena' with objects d'art inside. Very good clean copy.   Condition: Very Good.  World's Fairs, Paris, France, Art. DK-99  (Book ID 12118)  $25.00 Cabinet Sized Photograph. "La Place Royale et Le Theatre."  Pau.  1878.  Cambinet photograph on board (6 1/2 x 4 1/4 inch) with title on the bottom of the photo. Image looking towards the Royal Theatre wtih people in the Plaza before it. Very good clean copy.   Condition: Very Good.  Paris, France. DK-98  (Book ID 12098)  $25.00 Cabinet Sized Photograph. "Lake Como"  1878.  Cabinet photograph mounted on board (6 3/4 x 4 3/8 inch), not title or publisher. Series of beautiful homes on Lake Como grouped in the small town. Unknown town at lakeside.Very good photograph.   Condition: Very Good.  Lake Como, Italy. DK-100  (Book ID 12130)  $25.00 Cabinet Sized Photograph. "Lake Como"  Fotografie Nessi.  Como, Italy.  1878.  Photograph on photographer's board (6 1/2 x 4 1/4 inch) with publishers name on the left side. Image of Lake Como and mountains in the distance, with a water fountain in the forefront at lakeside. Very good clean copy.   Condition: Very Good.  Lake Como, Italy, Photograph. DK-98  (Book ID 12090)  $25.00 Cabinet Sized Photograph. "Monte Crocione"  Fotograpfia Bosetti.  Bellagio, Italy.  1878.  Original photograph mounted on board (6 1/2 x 4 1/8 inch) with title across the bottom and publisher on the right side. View of Lake Como, Monte Crocine in the background, snow covered, and a small Italian craft in the foreground. Very good clean copy.   Condition: Very Good.  Phtographs, Lake Como, Italy, Mt. Crocione. DK-98  (Book ID 12093)  $25.00 Cabinet Sized Photograph. "Naples"  G. Sommer.  Naples, Italy.  1878.  Cabinet photograph on board (6 3/4 x 4 1/2 inch) with hanwritten title on the bottom of the photo, publisher on the right side. Image of a small fence enclosed park in Naples along a streetside. Very good clean copy.   Condition: Very Good.  Photograph, Naples, Italy. DK-98  (Book ID 12095)  $25.00 Cabinet Sized Photograph. "No.644 Gkemin De Fer Risi Arth."  F. Charnaux.  Geneve, Switzerland.  1878.  Cabinet photograph on board (4 1/4 x 6 1/2 inch) with title across the bottom, photograher printed name on the backside. Image of the steam engine pushing a passenger car acorss a steel bridge on a cog railway in Switzerland with a waterfall behind it. Very good clean copy.   Condition: Very Good.  Lucerne, Switzerland, Railways, Photography. DK-99  (Book ID 12126)  $25.00 Cabinet Sized Photograph. "Place Du Carrousel"  Paris, France.  1878.  Cabinet photograph on board (6 3/8 x 4 1/4 inch) with title handwritten on the backside. Image of the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel with the Place du Carrousel in the background. The arch was built in 1806 to commemorate Napoleon's victories in Europe and was modeled on the Arch of Constantine. On top of the 75 foot moument Napoleon placed the horses from Saint Mark's Cathedreal in Venice captured in 1798, but returned after Napoleon's defeat in 1815 at Waterloo. They were replaced by 'Peace' riding in a chariot flanked by horses to honor the 'Restoration of the Bourbons'. Very good clean copy.   Condition: Very Good.  Paris, France, Place Du Carrousel, Arc De Triomphe Du Carrousel. DK-100  (Book ID 12128)  $25.00 Cabinet Sized Photograph. "Villa Melri."  Fotografia Bosetti.  Bellagio, Italy.  1878.  Cabinet photograph mounted on board (6 1/2 x 4 1/4 inch) with title on the bottom of the photograph an publisher on the right side. Image of Lake Como with two small vessels in the front and the villa in the background and the Alps foothills in the background. Very good clean image.   Condition: Very Good.  Photographs, Lake Como, Italy. DK-98  (Book ID 12097)  $25.00 Cabinet Sized Photographs. "Le Pantheon."  Photographie Universelle.  Paris, France.  1878.  Cabinet photograph on board (6 1/2 x 4 1/4 with title hand written across the bottom. Photographers stamp on the back side. Image of the front entrance to the Pantheon in Paris in the Latin Quarter. The structure was began by Louis XV and during the France Revolution it was converted into a secular mausoleum. the great men (individuals) of France have been buried here. Among them - Voltaire, Rousseau, Zola, Hugo, the Curies, Pasteur among others. Dumas was intured there in 2002. One of the icons of Paris. Very good clean copy.   Condition: Very Good.  Mausoleum, Paris, France. DK-99  (Book ID 12123)  $25.00 Chambers's Papers for the People (Three Volumes)  William and Robert Chambers.  Edinburgh.  1850.  Decorated Boards.  Brightly decorated covers, front and back; yellow boards with green and red lettering and decorations. Page edges are uncut. Limited illustrations. Vol. I: Has newspaper/magazine article pinned with two straight pins to the reverse side of Contents page (the article is titled "The Way of the World", an Old Story Revived -- The Parentage of Napoleon III.); page 31 missing part of upper margin. Vol. III: Chipping to top of spine. Each volume has several sections, each numbered separately from other sections. Contents include: Vol. I -- The Bonaparte Family, Education of the Citizen, The Sunken Rock -- A Tale of the Mediterranean, Popular Cultivation of Music, etc.; Vol. II -- The Sanitary Movement, Washington and His Contemporaries, Ruined Cities of Central America, Secret Societies of Modern Europe, etc. Vol III -- Arctic Explorations, Social Utopias, The Speculator/A Tale of Mammon-Worship, Recent Discoveries in Astronomy, etc. Vol IV -- The Bourbon Family; Calfornia, an early account; Fenelon; Every-Day Life of the Greeks; Lady Marjory St Just - An Autobiography; Science of the Sunbeam; and Sir Robert Peel.   Condition: Very Good.  Articles. Writings. History. Archaeology. Biography. Science. Industrial Arts. Fine Arts.  (Book ID 3879)  $150.00 Die Koniglichen Museen in Berlin. Eine Auswahl Der Vorzuglichsten Kunstschatze Der Malerei, Sculptur Und Architektur Der Norddeutschen Metropole, Dargestellt in Einer Reijhe Der Ausgezeichnetsten Stahistiche Mit Erlauterndem Texte.  Verlag Der Englischen Kunst-Anstalt Von A.G. Payne.  Leipzig.  200 pages; frontpiece, 75 steel engravings; contemporary quarter-leather repaired. Raised bands on the spine with title 'Die Kongl. Museen in Berlin'. Damage to corners of front board with shelf wear to the lower bottom. All steel engravings faced with tissue paper and titles in English and German. Contains the main holdings of the Koniglichen Museum with commentary along with illustrations of the art, scupture and architecture.   Condition: Fine.  Berlin Before the Wars, Koniglichen Museum, Steel Engravings, Art, Sculpture, Architecture. DK-21  (Book ID 10042)  $250.00 Excursions Cote d'Azur - Grande Corniche - Road from Nice to Menton.  Edition Giletta.  Nice, France.  circa.1930. Series of twenty post cards in a packet with tan paper cover (6 1/8 x 3 1/2 inch). Images of the highway from Nice to the Italian border including Monte Carlo and the Roman road and including the Augustan tower. Mainly of Monte Carlo. Fine clean copy with no marks.   Condition: Fine.  France, Nice, Monaco, Grande Corniche. DK-82  (Book ID 11745)  $15.00 Foto Truyol. La Catedral, Palma De Mallorca.  Foto Truyol..  circa. early 1900s. Folding set of ten photographs (3 3/4 x 2 1/2 inch) relating to the cathedral in the center of town of Palma de Mollorca. b/w views of the structure and interior along with religious objects within. Cardstock foldover holder for the photos with illustrated cover in red ink. Very good clean copy.   Condition: Very Good.  Palma De Mollorca, Cathedrals. DK-51  (Book ID 11013)  $25.00 Hand-Book of Italian Literature; Historical, Biographical and Critical  W. and R. Chambers. Circa 1853. London..  Embossed cloth. Gilt decorations front cover. Gilt lettering and decorations on spine. Page edges are uncut. Small white spot on front cover. Contents include: From the Earliest Times till the End of the Thirteenth Century (Primitive Language of Ita ly, Classic Latin and Goeval Dialects, Influence of the Goths, etc.); 1300-1400 (Life and Works of Dante, Boccaccio, etc.); 1400-1500 (Lorenzo de' Medici, and his Literary Circle - Rise of the Drama and Romantic Epic, etc.); 1500-1600 (Epic Poetry, Dramatic Poetry, Philosophy of Politics, Theology, Jurisprudence, and Philosophy, etc.); etc.   CLASSIC LATIN. DANTE. BOCCACCIO. DE MEDICI. ROMANTIC EPIC. POETRY. DRAMA. Foreign Lands  (Book ID 3416)  $37.50 Jarbuch Des Schwiezer Alpenclub Funfundzwanzigster Jahrgang 1889-1890  Verlag Der Expedition Des Jahrbuchers.  Bern.  1890.  Publisher's brown cloth. Spine cloth somewhat sunned, but gilt lettering and decoration of mountain climbing gear bright and readable. Illustrated with photos and woodcuts, some folding. 714 pages, including index.   Condition: Very Good.  Mountain Climbing. The Alps. German Mountain Climbing Annuals.  (Book ID 8641)  $50.00 Le Livre Des Souvenirs. Pages Les Plus Interessantes Des Memoires, Confidences, Impressions, Notes Intimes De Diverses Celebrites Du XIX'eme Siecle.  Maison Du Bon Livre.  Lille.  No date. 562 pages, text and full page illustrations, red cloth with floral decorations in green, red and gilt, gilt lettering, 14 x 10", all edges gilt. A heavy volume in nice condition, some scuffing of edges, lower front cover & top of rear cover soiled. "Souvenirs d'un Aeronaute" includes 2 illustrations of ballooning, others from d'un academicien, Parisienne, prisonnier, physicien, sculpteur, chasseur, jeune prince, naturaliste, bibliophile, entomologiste, ambassadeur, etc.   France  (Book ID 6832)  $50.00 Map of Shainghai. Compliments of Navy Y.M.C.A. Shanghai, China. The Red Triangle Points the Way To the Home on Shore for All Men of the Service.  Navy Y.M.C.A..  Shanghai, China.  1931.  Sheet map (19 x 12 3/4 inch) folds to (3 1/2 x 6 1/2 inch). Map on one side in red and blue with points of interest noted on the map, advertisements on the backside for American-Oriental Bank, Foo Shing Trunk Factory, Sincere Co., Ltd., Standard Oil Company, Brunswick Phonographs, Luebberts' Pharmacy, among others. Also on the back cover are facilities available at the 'Y' in Shanghai along with 'Y's in Hankow, Chefoo, Peiping, and Tientsin, all in China.   Condition: Very Good.  YMCA, Shanghai, China. DK-67  (Book ID 11337)  $37.50 Message of the President of the United States, Communicated to the Two Houses of Congress, on the Relations of the United States to Spain by Reason of Warfare in the Island of Cuba; April 11, 1898 -- Read, Referred to the (continued)  House of Representatives. 1898. Washington..  Wrappers. Library stamp on front cover. Title continued: "..Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Ordered to be Printed". Book contains the message to Congress from President William McKinley, April 11, 1898, and correspondence to and from officials at the State Department and the Consulate of the United States.   REBELLION. UPRISING. REFORM. LIBERTY. INSURGENTS. WAR. Foreign Lands  (Book ID 3238)  $25.00 Nelson  Privately Printed; A. Edward Newton.  Daylesford, Pennsylvania.  1928.  Wrappers.  One illustration, in color, precedes the first page of text. The author briefly describes the battles Nelson fought to protect England and writes, "And it was to safeguard this lovely island that Nelson fought and bled and died, and now stands-a-top of a tall shaft, a very tall shaft, in Trafalgar Square". The author briefly relates Nelson's battle at Trafalgar (off the coast of Spain) and prints here Nelson's prayer before battle.   English Admiral. English Navy. Sea Battles. Wartime Heroes.  (Book ID 3802)  $20.00 News From New-England, Being A True and last Account of the present Bloody Wars carried on betwixt the Infidels, Natives, and the English Christians, and Converted Indians of New-England, declaring the many Dreadful Battles Fought Betwixt (continued)  Reprinted By Samuel G. Drake.  Boston.  1850.  Wrappers.  Title continued: "...them; As also the many Towns and Villages burnt by the merciless Heathens. And also the true Number of all the Christians slain since the beginning of that War, as it was sent over by a Factor of New-England to a Merchant in London". No 4 of 75 copies printed. From the title page: "Printed for J. Coniers, at the Sign of the Black Raven in Duck-Lane, 1676. Licensed Aug. 1; Roger L'Estrange". 20 pages. Some unopened page tops. Uncut page sides and bottoms. From an introductory page: "The original tract is of exceeding rarity; so much so that, not long since, but one was known to be in this country. This is reprinted from a copy of one in the library of John Carter Brown, Esq., of Providence". "The original is, without exception, one of the worst printed tracts of the day in which it appeared. The type on which it was printed was wretched, especially the italic; some of the letters in many of the words not being distinguishable, and others entirely wanting". "It is republished as a curious record of one of the most important periods in the History of New England". "To whom belongs the authorship we have no data on which to found even a conjecture".   Settlers. Villages. Original Peoples. Immigrants. English History. American History.  (Book ID 4909)  $75.00 Nouvelle Carte de France; Belgique, Bords du Rhin, Suisse, etc.; (Map)  A. Taride, Editeur. Circa 1915. Paris..  Paper map with fabric backing for added strength. Approx. 33"x36" folded to approx. 6"x8". Colored map. Separated at one of the folds. Water spotting on front cover.   MAP. ROAD DIAGRAMS. DISTANCE MEASUREMENT. CITY LOCATOR. Foreign Lands  (Book ID 3428)  $37.50 Old New Zealand, A Tale of the Good Old Times; and A History of the War in the North Against the Chief Heke, in the Year 1845; Told By an Old Chief of the Ngapuhi Tribe; By a Pakeha Maori  Richard Bentley and Son.  London.  1884.  Cloth.  With an Introduction by the Earl of Pembroke (Manning, Frederick Edward, 1812-1883). Gilt and black decorations front cover and spine, gilt lettering spine, embossed decoration rear cover. Slight chipping spine top and bottom. 278 pages. Unopened page tops; first several pages cut open with tearing to top edges. Former library book with card holder and sticker affixed to front end papers; darkened scotch tape rear end paper. Ink notations front end papers. Inked library stamp on some pages. Contents include: First View of New Zealand; The Market Price of a Pakeha; Rumours of Peace and War; Excitement Caused by first Contact with Europeans; How I Got Tabooed; Frightful Difficulties; A Maori Tragedy; etc.   Natives. Tribesmen. Maori Tribe. Chief. Maori Freebooters. Tattoo.  (Book ID 4588)  $37.50 Origianl Photograph. "Cathedral - Christ Chapel"  circa.1891. Interior vertical view of the chapel with arches above and pews lined below, The back is lit up with sunlight streaming through the windows. Photograph (4 1/4 x 7 inch) mounted on white cardstock (6 3/4 x 11 inch).   Condition: Fine.  19th Century Photograph. DK-23  (Book ID 10158)  $10.00 Origianl Photograph. "Magdalen Tower (Oxford)"  circa.1880. Vertical image of the tower from across the river with the bridge to the left. Photograph (4 1/4 x 7 1/4 inch) mounted on white cardstock (7 1/4 x 11 inch) with blue lines (3/4 inch) on the image.   Condition: Very Good.  19th Century Photograph. DK-23  (Book ID 10157)  $10.00 Origianl Stereocard Photograh. "Sao Jeronymo Monastery, Near Lisbon, Portugal."  Keystone View Company.  Meadville, PA.  # V27604 T. Stereograph on gray board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with commentary printed on the backside. Scene of children gathered with view of the central courtyard. Nice clean copy in the plastic slipcase.   Condition: Fine.  Lisbon, Portugal. San Jeronymo Monastery. DK-3  (Book ID 9099)  $15.00 Origianl Stereocard Photograph. "A Busy Market Square, Copenhagen, Denmark."  Keystone View Company.  Meadville, PA.  # 13082 (405). Stereograph on gray board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with commentary on the backside. Account of the city which has been a trade center since the days of the Vikings. Nice view of a downtown squares with carts and merchants preparing to sale.   Condition: Fine.  Copenhagen, Denmark. DK-5  (Book ID 9213)  $15.00 Origianl Stereocard Photograph. "An Active Volcano in Java."  Keystone View Company.  Meadville, PA.  # 16400 (545). Stereograph on gray board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with commentary on the backside about volcanos and the island of Java ca.1915. Image of the top of a volcananic cone blowing ash as four onlookers raising their arms, actually a striking image. Clean copy.   Condition: Fine.  Volcano, Java, East Indes. DK-7  (Book ID 9336)  $15.00 Origianl Stereocard Photograph. "Looking South Over Docks and Forts at Port Arthur."  Underwood & Underwood.  New York, New York.  1904.  Original stereograph on gray board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with commentary on the backside about the role of Port Arthur and the Russians during the war. Image of the docks at the port with Chinese workers in the foreground and Russian military installations on the hillside. In fine condition.   Condition: Fine.  Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War, Manchuria, Russian Military. DK-64  (Book ID 11291)  $25.00 Go to page: 1 2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16

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