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The Diary Of A British Soldier. May 5, 1793-Mar. 4 1795

By: N/A

Price: $75.00

Publisher: San Francisco, California., California State Library: 1941

Seller ID: 018271

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

Original tan wrapper with black lettering on front cover. Black cloth binding. 8 X 10 1/2 inches. 133 pages. This mimeographed copy was published in a small edition. From the title page, "Sutro Branch, California State Library. Occasional Papers. manuscript Series No. 2." From the introduction, "The diary we are here publishing is printed from a manuscript which was probably intended neither for the public nor for posterity. We do not know the history of the manuscript itself except that is was bought by Mr. Sutro in 1885, from Southerley, Wilkinson and Hodge, at an auction in Lond...
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Program And Playbill of "Ken-Geki" (The Drama Unusual)

By: N/A

Price: $37.50

Publisher: Walla Walla, Wa, Keylor Grand Theatre: 1928

Seller ID: 018287

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

Original brown wrapper with gilt lettering on front cover. 6 X 9 inches. 19 pages. From the first page, "L. E. Behymer has the distinguished honor of presenting by arrangement with The Japanese-American Dram Society The First and Only Appearance in America of The Imperial Theatre Troupe of Tokio, Japan on their first international tour in "Ken-Geki" (The Drama Unusual). The foremost artists of Japan in the finest interpretation of Japanese Drama ever given". Also with this copy is a 4 page playbill telling about the Keylor Grand Theatre in Walla Walla, Washington. The playbill...
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Original Stereocard Photograph - Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque)

By: N/A

Price: $25.00

Publisher: 0

Seller ID: 019187

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Original stereocard on beige board. No date, circa 1880s. Board measures 7" x 3 1/2"; photograph measures 6 1/8" x 3." Clean copy with slight wear on the edges. "Mosque of Sultan Ahmed, Constantinople" written on back in ink. The photograph shows an image of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque or Blue Mosque in what was then known as Constantinople (now Istanbul), Turkey. The Blue Mosque sits next to the famous Hagia Sophia. In the foreground, the trees and grounds surrounding the mosque are shown as well as a person walking and what may be a horse next to a cart.
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Original Stereocard Photograph - Jerusalem

By: N/A

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Rochester, NY, Webster and Albee Publishers: 0

Seller ID: 019195

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Original stereocard photograph on beige-colored board. No date, circa 1880-1884. Board measures 6 3/4" x 3 1/2"; photograph measures 5 7/8" x 3." Clean copy. Webster & Albee was a publisher of stereoscopic views. The company was established in 1880 and operated until 1884 when it was succeeded by Woodward & Albee. The publisher information is printed on the left side of the board. "Foreign Scenery." is printed on the right side of the board. Inscription of "Jerusalem" on back in pencil. The photograph appears to show the interior of a church or religiou...
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Original Stereocard Photograph - "323 Capernaum"

By: N/A

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Rochester, NY, Webster and Albee Publishers: 0

Seller ID: 019196

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Original stereocard photograph on beige board. Board measures 7" x 3 1/2"; photograph measures 5 3/4" x 3." No date, circa 1880-1884. Very clean copy. The title is printed at the bottom of right image. The publisher information is printed on the left side of the board. "Foreign Scenery." is printed on the right side of the board. The photograph shows two people seated atop some ruins of the ancient fishing village of Capernaum in Galilee. Webster & Albee was a publisher of stereoscopic views. The company was established in 1880 and operated until 1884 when it w...
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Bruxelles

By: N/A

Price: $37.50

Publisher: Belgium, 0

Seller ID: 021905

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Text is in French. Original publisher's red boards with gilt decorations and lettering on the front cover. No date, circa 1880s-1890s. 7 1/4" x 5 1/2." Twelve unnumbered panels, complete. The panels are part of one accordion-style leaf that folds out from the book. Black and white photographs printed, complete. Panels, photographs, and covers are very clean and intact. Covers have some edge and corner wear. Slight cracking at the head and tail of the spine. The photographs show scenic views and landmarks in and around Brussels, Belgium. Photographs are accompanied by brief c...
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Stockholm med omgifningar

By: N/A

Price: $37.50

Publisher: Stockholm, Sweden, Granbergs Konst-Industri-Aktiebolag: 0

Seller ID: 021906

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible-Fine

Text is in Swedish. Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt lettering and decorations of three crowns on the front cover. No date, circa 1900-1910. 9 3/4" x 7 1/4." Publisher's information also impressed on the back cover. Thirty unnumbered pages, complete. Black and white reprinted photographs and illustrations, complete. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. Some of the gilt lettering on front cover has been rubbed off. Some pages have a few faint spots. The illustrations show scenic views and landmarks in and around Stockholm, Sweden. The views include bu...
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Berlin 20 Ansichten der Reichshauptstadt

By: N/A

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Berlin, Germany, 0

Seller ID: 022032

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Text is in German. Original publisher's brown wrappers with gilt lettering and decorations on front cover. No date, circa 1905. 9" x 6." Twenty unnumbered pages, complete. Twenty black and white plates, complete. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. Pages have a minuscule closed tear at the top edge. Near Fine internally. Front cover has a couple small stains. The spine is slightly split near the bottom, measuring about 1 1/2." A Very Good copy. Twenty black and white photographs showing scenic views of Berlin. Architecture, parks, landmarks, and waterways are h...
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Majus Labrum ad Extremum Majoris Deambulatorii Palatii des Thuilleries Parisiis. Le Grand Bassin au Bout de la Grande Allee des Thuilleries a Paris.

By: N/A

Price: $375.00

Publisher: Paris, France, Jean-Francois Daumont: 0

Seller ID: 019898

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

A beautiful, original hand-colored engraving that shows the Grand Bassin Rond in the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France. People in formal attire are shown walking around the circular pond in a tree-lined plaza at the end of the Grande Allee. In 1564, the Tuileries Garden was built under the orders of Catherine de' Medici as the official garden of the Tuileries Palace. It opened to the public in 1667 and became a public park after the French Revolution. No date, circa 1760. Paper measures 18" x 11 1/4"; printed area measures 16" x 10 1/4." This print is also a "vue d'op...
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The Vancouver Sun. January 8, 1937. Vol. XXCI, No. 81. Miniature Edition.

By: N/A

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Vancouver, British Columbia, 1937

Seller ID: 019986

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Miniature edition of the Vancouver Sun for Friday, January 8, 1937. Special edition newspaper for a miniature exhibition. 5" x 7." Four pages, complete. Pages are very clean and intact. Front page headline of "I.O.D.E. Brings Tiny Marvels: World's Biggest Exhibit of Miniatures" with an article on Jules Charbeneau's "World's Largest Museum of Smallest Curiosities," which featured thousands of Charbeneau's miniature objects from around the world such as 3,000 spoons in an acorn and thirty-three carved elephants that fit in a seed. Black and white reprinted photograp...
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Original Map - "South America"

By: N/A

Price: $50.00

Publisher: 0

Seller ID: 020196

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Original publisher's hand-colored map of South America that comes with a white mat board and backing. Top mat features a rectangular mat window that showcases the map. Map is adhered to the top mat with two small pieces of hinging tape. This is a beautiful map that shows each country colored pink, green, yellow, or blue. Major cities are shown along with natural geographic features such as rivers and mountains. No date, circa 1830s-1850s. Map with margins measures 5 1/8" x 7"; actual map area measures 4 3/8" x 6 1/8." Map is very clean and intact. There is slight browni...
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Original Cabinet Card Photograph - "Koln: 830. Rathhaus am Stadthausplatz."

By: N/A

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Dresden, Germany, Rommler and Jonas: 1893

Seller ID: 020348

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Fine

Original cabinet card on beige board. Black and white photograph. Text is in German. Board measures 4 1/4" x 6 1/2"; photograph measures 3 3/4" x 5 3/4." Cabinet card is very clean and intact with minimal age wear and two pieces of tape on back. A fine copy. This is a beautiful photograph with good contrast that shows Cologne City Hall from an angled perspective. "Koln" (Cologne) is printed at the top. Rest of title printed beneath photograph. "Verlag v. Rommler & Jonas, K. S. Hof-Photogr., Dresden, 1893" printed at the bottom. Rommler & Jonas was a Ge...
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Original Cabinet Card Photograph - "Koln: 832. Koln: von der Schiffbrucke gesehen."

By: N/A

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Dresden, Germany, Rommler and Jonas: 1893

Seller ID: 020349

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Fine

Original cabinet card on beige board. Black and white photograph. Text is in German. Board measures 4 1/4" x 6 1/2"; photograph measures 3 3/4" x 5 7/8." Cabinet card is very clean and intact with minimal age wear and two pieces of tape on back. A fine copy. This is a beautiful photograph that shows a view of Cologne from a pier on the Rhine with docked ships. "Koln" (Cologne) is printed at the top. Rest of title printed beneath photograph. "Verlag v. Rommler & Jonas, K. S. Hof-Photogr., Dresden, 1893" printed at the bottom. Rommler & Jonas was a Germa...
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Original Cabinet Card Photograph - "Koln: 833. Deutz."

By: N/A

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Dresden, Germany, Rommler and Jonas: 1892

Seller ID: 020350

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Fine

Original cabinet card on beige board. Black and white photograph. Text is in German. Board measures 4 1/4" x 6 1/2"; photograph measures 3 3/4" x 5 7/8." Cabinet card is very clean and intact with minimal age wear and two pieces of tape on back. A fine copy. This is a beautiful photograph that shows a panoramic view of the Deutz neighborhood in Cologne and the Rhine. Ships, including a paddle steamer named the Johann Faber, are shown near a dock. "Koln" (Cologne) is printed at the top. Rest of title printed beneath photograph. "Verlag v. Rommler & Jonas, K...
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Original Cabinet Card Photograph - "Koln: 835. Eisenbahnbrucke u. Denkmal Friedrich Wilhelm IV"

By: N/A

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Dresden, Germany, Rommler and Jonas: 1892

Seller ID: 020351

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Fine

Original cabinet card on beige board. Black and white photograph. Text is in German. Board measures 4 1/4" x 6 1/2"; photograph measures 3 3/4" x 5 3/4." Cabinet card is very clean and intact with minimal age wear and two pieces of tape on back. A fine copy. This is a beautiful photograph that shows a view looking straight at the Cathedral Bridge (German: Dombrucke), a foot- and railway bridge that once spanned the Rhine in Cologne. The bridge was built in 1859 but closed in 1908 due to an increase in traffic. It was replaced with the Hohenzollern Bridge in 1911. Also ...
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Original Cabinet Card Photograph - "Koln: 837. Dom und Eisenbahnbrucke."

By: N/A

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Dresden, Germany, Rommler and Jonas: 1892

Seller ID: 020352

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Fine

Original cabinet card on beige board. Black and white photograph. Text is in German. Board measures 4 1/4" x 6 1/2"; photograph measures 3 3/4" x 5 7/8." Cabinet card is very clean and intact with minimal age wear and two pieces of tape on back. A fine copy. This is a beautiful photograph that shows a panoramic view of the Cathedral Bridge (German: Dombrucke) and the Rhine in the middleground, a building and ship in the foreground, and the Cologne Cathedral in the background. "Koln" (Cologne) is printed at the top. Rest of title printed beneath photograph. "...
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Original Cabinet Card Photograph - "Koln: 838. Wallraf Richartz-Museum. "

By: N/A

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Dresden, Germany, Rommler and Jonas: 1892

Seller ID: 020353

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Fine

Original cabinet card on beige board. Black and white photograph. Text is in German. Board measures 4 1/4" x 6 1/2"; photograph measures 3 3/4" x 5 7/8." Cabinet card is very clean and intact with minimal age wear and two pieces of tape on back. A fine copy. This is a beautiful photograph that shows an angled view of the Wallraf-Richartz Museum in Cologne with trees in the foreground. "Koln" (Cologne) is printed at the top. Rest of title printed beneath photograph. "Verlag v. Rommler & Jonas, K. S. Hof-Photogr., Dresden, 1892" printed at the bottom. Ro...
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Original Cabinet Card Photograph - "Koln: 840. Denkmal Friedrich Wilhelm III."

By: N/A

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Dresden, Germany, Rommler and Jonas: 1892

Seller ID: 020354

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Fine

Original cabinet card on beige board. Black and white photograph. Text is in German. Board measures 4 1/4" x 6 1/2"; photograph measures 3 3/4" x 5 3/4." Cabinet card is very clean and intact with minimal age wear and two pieces of tape on back. A fine copy. This is a beautiful photograph that shows the equestrian statue of Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia in Cologne. People in the square are shown standing still or walking to create a blur effect. "Koln" (Cologne) is printed at the top. Rest of title printed beneath photograph. "Verlag v. Rommler & Jonas,...
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Original Cabinet Card Photograph - "Koln: 842. Der Dom."

By: N/A

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Dresden, Germany, Rommler and Jonas: 1893

Seller ID: 020355

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Fine

Original cabinet card on beige board. Black and white photograph. Text is in German. Board measures 4 1/4" x 6 1/2"; photograph measures 3 5/8" x 5 1/8." Cabinet card is very clean and intact with minimal age wear and two pieces of tape on back. A fine copy. This is a beautiful photograph that shows the Cologne Cathedral (German: Kolner Dom) from its right side looking north. "Koln" (Cologne) is printed at the top. Rest of title printed beneath photograph. "Verlag v. Rommler & Jonas, K. S. Hof-Photogr., Dresden, 1893" printed at the bottom. Rommler & J...
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Original Cabinet Card Photograph - "Koln: 804. Der Dom. Westportal."

By: N/A

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Dresden, Germany, Rommler and Jonas: 1893

Seller ID: 020356

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Fine

Original cabinet card on beige board. Black and white photograph. Text is in German. Board measures 4 1/4" x 6 1/2"; photograph measures 3 3/4" x 5 3/4." Cabinet card is very clean and intact with minimal age wear and two pieces of tape on back. A fine copy. This is a beautiful photograph with excellent contrast that shows the west portal of the Cologne Cathedral (German: Kolner Dom). "Koln" (Cologne) is printed at the top. Rest of title printed beneath photograph. "Verlag v. Rommler & Jonas, K. S. Hof-Photogr., Dresden, 1893" printed at the bottom. Ro...
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Category: Foreign Lands