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Manuscript Journal of a New York Socialite
Travelling to Colonial India During the Great Depression
Most unusual firsthand account of extravagance in an era of economic crisis!
Folio, 49 pages typed journal, plus an additional 33 pages of photographs and illustrative clippings.
Contains 13 original black and white photographs, 9 printed watercolour illustrations, and a map on
which the route is outlined. All leafs are loosely laid into a black cloth portfolio binding. Wear to
spine and corners, otherwise in very good condition. The journey takes place from December 1931
to January 1932. The account is typed shortly thereafter, in March 1932, as per title page.
"Well, it was
all arranged.
I had to meet a
Mrs. I. Brokaw -
complete with a
private railway
saloon and posse
of well paid
servants..."
Nannie Brokaw, recently divorced, eager for
adventure, and burdened by excessive disposable
wealth for her day, embarks on a voyage to India,
hiring the author of this account, known only as 'Brownie' to be her companion, guide and
attendant, to take care of the banal details. An added flair of excitement, she meets and travels
with Milton Brown, US Army Commander, once active delegate for relief in war-torn Belgium.
An entertaining account of travelling in style, uniquely described in unpretentious terms with English
humour and poignant candor, not by the wealthy tourist, but by a grounded and confident English
resident of India. The author met the wealthy Mrs. Brokaw for the first time in Dehli, December 1931.
They are joined by two other travel companions, both Americans, Brokaw's friend Mrs. Sims, and US
Army Commander Milton Brown. The itinerary finds itself replete with activities of the fortunate,
attending a charity ball and the Governor's Cup Day horse races, mingling at elite clubs, and fine tours.
The travel journal is accompanied by two typed letters, also by "Brownie," addressed to Mrs. Sims,
one of the travellers who joined Mrs. Brockaw for the journey, in which she is reminiscing on their
adventures, and discussing her manuscript account of it. One letter is dated May 16, 1932, the other
is not dated, content is 5 pages combined.
$975
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Emily Beaufort's Egypt Travels – Boat Burned on the Nile
1859 Manuscript Letter by the Silent Co-Author
ALS, Contemporary Map of Egypt, and Photograph of the Temple of Edfou.
8vo, 22 pages. A three part letter dated 20, 23, 25 March 1859 while sailing on the Nile, written and
signed by Rosamund E. Beaufort, elder sister of Emily Beaufort. A substantial manuscript letter in a
neat hand, written both sides to five double leafs and one single leaf, folded measures approximately
11,5cm x 18cm. Together with an original stereoscope photograph of the Temple of Edfou in Egypt,
circa 1854, measuring 17cm x 8,5cm. Together with a colour map of Egypt, 1858, approximately 15cm
x 18cm. All in very good condition, contained in an archival folder for extra protection.
Rare firsthand manuscript account of an especially tragic event which took place during Emily
Beaufort's journey to Egypt in 1859 together with her sister, also describing their fortuitous
rescue, and subsequent highlights from the unusual adventure of two young maidens travelling in
a suddenly necessitous state of affairs. Two years later Emily published an account of their
travels, evidently with Rosamund's assistance, a silent co-author, titled "Egyptian Sepulchres
and Syrian Shrines Including Some Stay in the Lebanon at Palmyra, and in Western Turkey."
The dedication leaf of Emily's book accredits Rosamund with some of the work: "To R.E.B. my friend
and sister, who shared in every scene described in these pages, and with whose kind assistance they
were written, this book is affectionately dedicated.
Rosamund's letter naturally begins with a summary of the tragic fire which consumed the boat hired to
sail to Edfu, along with all of their belongings and newly acquired treasures. She tallies the loss, in
terms of monetary value, listing specific items; and, as she examines the charred remains strewn across
the shore, she comes to realize that the greater loss is that of their numerous journals and sketches.
Rescued by two chivalrous young bachelors who spared no expense in providing comfort, the ladies'
journey continues aboard the gentlemen's dahabieh for a month, eventually returning to Cairo.
Aside from the shocking news, the writer recounts travels through the desert, south from Assouan, as
well as a journey by boat from Philae, and camel-back to Wadi Halfa and Abu Simbel. She reveals
concerns she had for her Emily's health prior to departure (noting that Egypt seems to have done her
health well), then recollects visits to Alexandria, Elephantine Island, some ancient quarries, and
Thebes, where they remained for eleven days. She concludes, from Cairo, with unsettled plans for the
return voyage, and also their intentions to visit Karamania and the coast of Asia Minor, which was
charted and explored by their father Sir Francis Beaufort in 1811-1812.
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The unusual journey to Egypt and the Middle East had begun at the end of 1858, commencing
with a voyage up the Nile River to Assouan. Within three months of the adventure, the calamity
at Edfoo occurred where their Nile boat with most of their belongings was consumed by fire.
Written while sailing on the
Nile, in the boat of their
rescuers, the letter is
addressed to the writer's aunt
Harriet, who is the sibling of
Sir Francis Beaufort.
The Rubenstein Library of the Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, holds a manuscript journal
written by Emily Beaufort, of the remainder of the journey after the fire, from April 1859 to July 1860,
to Turkey, Lebanon, and Greece. Any journals written previously would have been burned in the fire.
This letter is quite likely one of two, or even possibly the one and only remaining manuscript
account of the traveller's tragedy in February 1859, written while still in Egypt.
$1,750
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Author's Unpublished Manuscript
- Life and Times of Sir Francis Drake -
1859
Unknown and unpublished, this biographical sketch of the legendary circumnavigator and
privateer Sir Francis Drake is brilliantly consummated with an unmitigated assessment of
the period. As such, this works elucidates the circumstances which directed the events of
Drake's life. Includes a sketched pedigree of related privateers, notes and transcriptions.
Together with an Autograph Letter Signed to a Drake family member in 1860.
Title: Life and Times of Admiral Sir Francis Drake, Knight.
USA, 1859. By an Anonymous American Author. 8vo. Manuscript. 151 pages, plus a pedigree also
sketched by the author which shows interesting ancestral connections of Sir Francis Drake. Written in
1859, from research compiled over thirty years (circa 1829-1859). Titled "Life and Times of Admiral
Sir Francis Drake, Knight" these pages form a detailed biography by an accomplished nineteenth
century author, well written, complete with footnotes and outlines, divided into chapters in preparation
for publication. Original manuscript account, two pages torn, otherwise in very good condition, clean
and bright, written in a neat hand. Together with an ALS sent to the Drake family, containing pertinent
content, additional notes, and transcriptions.
An ALS signed 'Geo. Oliver' is addressed to the Drake family, to whom the writer offers
undisclosed services, and describes matters of Drake history. The letter may have been written by
Rev. Dr. George Oliver (1782-1867), a doctor, bishop, distinguished, learned English Freemason, who
authored many works on ecclesiastical antiquities. Mr. Oliver spent a day at Nutwell Court, Woodbury
Parish, Devon on 16 Oct 1843, and concludes, "If Mr. Drake thinks that I can serve him, he has but to
command me." Single leaf, dated Exeter 23 January 1860, written to both sides, signed in the original.
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Noteworthy in that the author not only outlines Drake's accomplishments and 'Life'
chronologically, as many biographies set forth to do, but further examines the 'Times' or period,
in which they took place, for a scholarly understanding of certain decisions, the practice of
slavery, social criticisms, etc. These pages include transcribed documents of the British archives and
Spanish accounts of the time of the Spanish Armada, numerous references, commentary on 'The World
Encompassed' and other primary resources. In addition, the accompanying pedigree chart indicates the
genealogical connections between Drake and several significant navigators, including Walter Raleigh,
Thomas Grenville, and John Gilbert. This is the product of thirty years of research and the persuasion
of a seasoned writer, to preserve the details of an important legacy, that of an English circumnavigator,
slaver, pirate, and politician of the Elizabethan era, who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I in 1581.
Unique in its scope and perspective, a pleasing study which was intended for publication, but
today remains only in this singular manuscript form.
In these pages the writer
explains his motivation for
writing a biography about
Sir Francis Drake:
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"It is now (1859) about thirty
years since I began to collect
information about Sir Francis
Drake... almost nothing had
been done in the way of a
biography of that great naval
Captain.... This appeared to
me a most singular and
extraordinary omission in
English Biography...
1843... I saw a new 'Life,
Voyages and Exploits' of the
Admiral, by John Barrow,
Esq. of the Admiralty. I hailed
joyfully... Rare and Unique!
$1,250

Unpublished - Privately Printed
Biography of Sir Francis Drake
With Dedication Inscription by a Drake Descendent
Title: The Life of the Celebrated Sir Francis Drake, the First English Circumnavigator.
Reprinted from the Biographia Britannica. Together with the Historical and Genealogical
Account of Sir Francis Drake's Family, from Betham's Baronetage and Extracts from
Nicholson's History of Cumberland, Containing an Account of the Richmond Family of
Highhead Castle.
London: J. Moyes, 1828. Folio, 83 pages (58 pages on "The Life of Sir Francis Drake"; 14
pages on the "Genealogy"; and the remaining 11 pages on the "Richmond of Highland Castle").
With portrait frontispiece of Sir Francis Drake printed by C. Hullmandel. Bound in brown
leather over marbled boards, with title in gilt on a leather label to front board. Inscribed by one
of Drake's family members to the half title page. Light foxing to first 4 pages, otherwise in very
good condition, untrimmed. Unpublished.
Inscribed by a Relation of
Sir Francis Drake
"Mrs. Richard Thompson
with
Sir Francis Henry Drakes
affectionate regards
1828"
$750
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Original Early Manuscript Certificate
Lady Day 1731
Taxes on Paper and Salt - Payable to the Bank of England
Warrant Signed by Four Members of Britain's Peerage
Original Signed Manuscript Certificate. Folio, double page, content in fine hand to two pages,
measuring approximately 12 x 7 inches (30 x 18cm), mounted on a bordered sheet. Indication of fold to
center, mild age toning, otherwise in very good and original condition.
Original manuscript certificate reporting duties previously applied to the East India Company
and transferred to the Exchequer for the Bank of England, signed by George Montagu, 1st Earl
of Halifax, who served as the Auditor of the Exchequer from 1714-1739; Robert Walpole, 2nd
Earl of Orford, 1st Baron Walpole; and George Bubb Dodington, 1st Baron Melcombe PC.
The stringent
salt taxes
imposed by the
British would
not be repealed
until 1956.
Taxation of salt has occurred in India since the earliest times. However, this tax was greatly increased
when the British East India Company began to establish its rule over provinces in India. At the time of
this document, the Exchequer collected the king's income quarterly, 'Lady Day' referring to the period
ending March 25th, the day of the Feast of the Annunciation. 'Lady' refers to the Virgin Mary.
$1,250
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New York Wine History - Unusual Collection of Letters
by Affluent American Revolution Dignitaries
Lewis - Livingston - Sullivan
1776-1812
A glimpse into the lighter side of the American Revolutionary years, and a rare collection
indeed, the latter comprises a selection of manuscript documents from the archives of Nicholas
Low, merchant and developer for whom Lowville, New York is named. Pertaining to the sale,
transport, and consignment of wine, and one case of liquor fraud, these are original documents
from various influential parties in the American Revolution era, including senators, governors,
magistrates, and army generals. An interesting collection of documents, with the added interest
of the early wine consumption in New York's elite and discriminating circles.
Archive of eleven (11) Autographed Letters (ALS) and Notes, various sizes, all in manuscript, dating
from 1776 to 1812, pertaining mostly to the early New York wine trade. A fascinating and unusual
collection of manuscript documents, bearing the names and some original signatures of key
Revolutionary figures. Several are addressed to financier, and prominent wine merchant Nicholas Low.
Two letters pertain to tobacco sales, one of which is from an early and noteworthy American merchant.
Some letters are delicate at seams, otherwise in very good condition. Some show evidence of red wax
seals. The lot in an archival folder for protection.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, Madeira was considered the most prestigious wine in the United States,
and was shipped to connoisseurs in major seaports from New Orleans to Boston. Prominent families
purchased vintage Madeira in a cask or demijohn, building sizeable collections of the caramel-coloured
sweet wine for long-term aging. It was the beverage of choice by the refined affluent society.
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The earliest ‘wine letter’ is a legal document dated September 1778, an indictment for wine
trafficking in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Northampton County, signed "Grant Sergeant
Attorney General." "...The Grant Inquest for the County of Northampton...I present that Erhart
Weaver... this first Day of July in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred seventy eight... did
keep a Tippling wine without any license...did sell and deliver ... Quantities of Rum, Brandy, Whisky,
and other spirituous liquours by less measures than one quart..." The accused was charged and fined
£5 English currency.
Two notes dated 28 August and 4 November 1792
respectively, each written and signed in the
original by John Sloss Hobart, United States
Senator and Federalist. Addressed to Low, each
note represents a separate order for wine, and each
bears an original signature. "Please to send for
Bearer 15 Gallons L.O. Madeira" ... "Please to send
by Bearer '6' Gallons London Fr. Madeira"
Two letters sent by Morgan Lewis, 3rd Governor of New York. Addressed to Low, evidently written
in the hand of Lewis' secretary, and dated 23 and 24 January 1792, these consecutive letters deal with one
order of Madeira wine. "Please to let the Bearer have two Gallons of wine as fresh as I had before, and
charge it to acc't. The Demi-Johns shall be returned" .... "The wine you last sent me, was not of the
Quality of the first. The Bearer now wants a Quarter Cask of the Sixteen Shilling wine for Mr [Robert]
Livingston... four Gallons for immediate use."
A note dated April 1789, addressed to a
wine merchant, written and signed by an
unidentified party, permits Adam Shaw
of Princeton (possibly a hotel keeper), to
purchase Madeira on his behalf, offering
"£30 in gold" for a "pipe of good wine".
20 December 1793. An autograph
letter written and signed by Philip
Livingston of Broadway, NY, most
likely Philip Peter Livingston.
"My Dear Sir,
...I shall be obliged to you to
have a Quarter Cask filled
with your best Madeira & to
order your People to send
it up to me tomorrow
morning if it will not
interfere..."
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Manuscript document dated 12 November 1792, written and signed in the original by Brockholst
Livingston, New York Supreme Court Justice, with particulars of an agreement and payment of
debt - in wine. Double leaf watermarked paper with remnants of a red wax seal, and original
signature. "... Mr. B. Livingston will thank Mr. Low to send the pipe of wine mentioned in his note of
the 28 Aug to Mr. L's dwelling, on the corner of Stone & Whithall Streets.... Rec'd... a pipe of Madeira
wine being for a bet won..." Verso is inscribed "Receipt for a pipe of wine, 1792."
Dated 29 June 1812, Bristol. An autograph note signed
"Wm. Miller" addresses the matter of a shipment of rum
bound for the Boston Harbour. "Enclosed you have the
Bill of Laden for 65 punceon of Rum .... Consigned to you
for sale or further order... Shipped in good Order & well
Conditioned on the Stool Ranger Wm. Miller Master now
lying in Penmaquid Bound for Boston... Sixty five
Punceons Rum".
A note written 7 May 1794, possibly by a scribe,
sent by John Sullivan the controversial General in
the Revolutionary War, and twice Governor of
New Hampshire. Note is signed Jno. Sullivan, dated
eight months before Sullivan's death, addressed to Low.
"If you'll be at leisure tomorrow morning I would
be glad if you would stop here to see if you & I can't
agree about some of your wines."
Also included are two manuscript letters
dealing with tobacco sales.
The earliest is signed "George Beall", dated 3
December 1776, and forms a succinct agreement
for a delivery of tobacco, "Two [..] of Crop
Tobacco, marks, numbers, weights & species, as
per margin to be delivered by us to.."
Another tobacco related document is dated 10
April 1788, and outlines a sale of tobacco and an
inventory of product held in trust by Robert
Fergusson, renowned agent in Port Tobacco.
8vo. Torn at folds, otherwise good.
Nicholas Low (1739-1826) was a prominent American merchant (Low & Wallace) in New York
before the revolution, and also a developer of properties in upstate New York, including Lowville,
Lewis County, which was named for him. The New-York Historical Society holds a significant
collection of Nicholas Low letters and documents. Nicholas was a supporter of the rebel cause during
the American Revolution. He also served in the New York state assembly from 1797 to 1799 and
attended the state's 1788 convention that ratified the United States Constitution.
$1,750
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Rare German Porcelain Painter's Case
98 Antique Colour Pigment Vials
These are the Pigments that were Used by Painters of Antique German Porcelain
Germany: circa 1890s. Set of 98 glass vials filled with original powder pigments, contained in the
original cleverly crafted black linen case. Each vial bears a handwritten label, measures 45mm, and is
sealed with a cork closure. Only one tube is empty, the majority are full to the brim and appear to have
never been used at all. A few corks are chipped, though most are fully in tact and all sealing perfectly.
The folding pouch is crafted with loops for 100 tubes, two are without vials. 11cm x 25cm folded and
32cm x 25cm unfolded, subtle wear to case, otherwise in very good condition.
A lovely set of soft natural and vibrant synthetic pigments.
Tiny vials of colour, or pigments offered as
pure free-flowing overglaze powders, these
would have been used for painting ceramics,
most likely by a painter working in a china
factory such as Meissen, Frankenthal,
Hoechst, Nymphenburg, Wegely, or Berlin
Porcelain perhaps.
Most colours in this set are numbered, with the
exception of a few bearing lettered initials, and
four fully named. One vial in particular,
labeled 'Lackschwarz' or Black Lacquer
indicates that this set comes from Germany.
The absence of a manufacturer's name on the
labels, suggests that the set would have been
owned by a pottery factory. Factory painters
would typically follow pre-determined color
schemes and would refer to a numbered
diagram which would correspond to the
pigment. The vast array of colors here indicate
detailed and intricate artistic painting,
including complex scenes, human figures, and
floral patterns, as opposed to painting china
dolls, which required very few hues.
The introduction of German porcelain production into Europe was revolutionary. In March 1709,
Augustus II of Saxony announced that his ceramist Johann Bottger (1682-1719) discovered how to
make porcelain. The first European royal porcelain manufactory was consequently established at
Meissen (see Meissen ware) near Dresden, Germany. Antique German porcelain was not only beautiful
and artistic, but substantially more durable than pottery, and at the time quite affordable.
These vials of pigment would not have been for watercolours. Their very composition varies for the
application, these being composed in part of ground glass for the overglaze technique, still employed
today. Rare in this condition.
$1,500
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Photographs of A Year in British East Africa and the Belgian Congo
Features Kilimajaro and Hunter-Gatherer Pygmies
Photograph album: Belgian Congo, Ruwenzori, the Great Rift Valley, March 1948 to April 1949.
Folio oblong album, string-tied cloth boards, original marbled end papers, measuring approximately
24cm x 34cm. Contains 172 black and white photographs with borders, each captioned in manuscript
in a very neat hand placed double-sided in corner mounts onto 21 cardstock leaves. The majority of
photographs measure 11cm x 7cm, with a few features measuring up to 16cm x 12cm. Slight wear to
corners, otherwise in very good condition. Beautiful and uniform presentation throughout, neatly
organized, and visually pleasing with spectacular images.
The journey begins on the RMS Georgic, sailing past Gilbraltar and the coast of Tangier, making a first
stop at Port Said where we see delightful Arab children, an outdoor market, and large vessels on the
Suez Canal. Glimpses of Aden's harbour and main street ensue, then stops at Berbera and Mogadishu in
Somaliland. In Kenya, photographs are taken of the volcanic Mount Longonot, the vast expanse of the
Rift Valley, the Kikuyu Reserve (4 years prior to the Mau Mau Uprising), Kisumu and Lake Victoria,
the Chania Falls near Thika. Views of a pristine Nairobi, capital of the Colony and Protectorate, present
an unexpectedly charming appeal. Mt Kilimajaro, the Longido volcano, and wildlife photos are
followed by highlights of Arusha in Tanganyika (now in Tanzania), ruins of Gedi, and Mombasa.
The enigmatic life and custom of the Mbuti
Pygmy tribes of the Belgian Congo's Ituri
forest (Uganda) are prominent in this
album. Also shown are the Pygmies of
Bundibugyo, the Amba (Baamba) tribe
living in the Ruwenzori Mountain range.
Having spent considerable time with
Ugandan tribes, the subjects in the
photographs are evidently comfortable
executing their daily routine in the presence
of the cameraman, affording us a genuine,
real-life perspective.
Of chief interest are the young children with
primitive hunting implements such as arrows
and spears, rudimentary huts made of slender
pliable sticks and palm leaves, and in contrast,
a large drum which appears to have required
more work than the construction of their
dwellings. The minimalist pygmy people don
only a simple loin cloth; a few have humble
adornments of bone and tooth. Vivid photos of
Uganda also capture a bustling market at Sake
on Lake Kivu in the Belgian Congo, a nearby
village of grass huts, roaming wild elephants,
tribes of Ruanda-Urundi, a dugout canoe on Lake Bunyonyi, views of Kampala, the Ripon Falls, and a
very busy cargo dock at Port Bell. The album concludes with a delightful 2 pages of scenes from Aden.
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Striking photographs taken by a young English traveller who takes particular interest in the
people of third world Africa - isolated Pygmy tribes, Ambas of the Mountains of the Moon. A
visually very pleasing album!
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$1,375

Baghdad - Iraq
A Soldier's Photographic Memorial Journal
WWI Mesopotamian Campaign
1917-1919
Splendid and comprehensive, this journal of photographs taken onsite, by a young
unassuming American soldier, makes an invaluable impression as to the complexities
of society and war. Sadly, he dies shortly before the end of his tour of duty.
12mo, 1919. Japanese-made leather journal, top giltedged, front board decorated with a fish motif.
Wear to boards, spine delicate, otherwise in very good condition, internally clean and neatly presented.
The journal of Private James W. Willox, of Philadelphia, who was a member of the Mesopotamian
Expeditionary Force. Comprises a succinct 5 pages of manuscript entries dated from 1-23 January
1919, signed by the American soldier, followed by 122 silver gelatin photographs neatly inserted in
purpose-made incisions to each leaf. Photographs range in size. The largest measure 7,5cm x 11cm.
The smallest measure 4cm x 6,5cm. Most are captioned in manuscript. A few photographs are fading as
expected for silver gelatin of this period, but the vast majority retain a strong crisp image. Loosely
inserted are also a postcard sent from Baghdad in November and a letter sent December 1918, and a
newspaper clipping notice of the soldier's death abroad.
The journal's commentary begins January 1st, 1919 though his photographs cover a period of at least
two years, starting as early as March 1917. Evidently the soldier kept a previous diary the year prior,
and eventually found it cumbersome to continue writing at the same time as keeping on with his duties.
Excerpts from the journal: "Ramsey went to hospital with small pox....Some of the boys isolated from
the rest (12) everyone fumigated and disinfected bath. Isolation lifted for some of us on guard... stuck
in mud a couple of miles from the camp of Mr. Baxter, American officer... Ramsey died today..." After
a few such cursory entries, leading up to the 23rd of January, he makes the brilliant decision to create
this remarkable visual testament, which speaks rather audibly in its own manner.
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Consisting almost entirely of photographs, and serving more as an album than a journal, this
unique volume offers a most unusual opportunity - a firsthand visual chronicle of the
Mesopotamian campaign, the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I - while also preserving
striking and memorable images of the working population of Iraq.
Of particular importance to the First World War, are photographs relating to General Maude,
the most successful commander to serve on the Mesopotamian Front, including a scene of British
soldiers present for his famous "Proclamation of Baghdad," as well as his gravesite and the
Maude Bridge. Photographs also show the HMS Mantis, an armoured Rolls Royce, separate groups of
Turkish and Arab prisoners, his fellow
soldier Baxter who died in January 1919,
a Sergeant Painter posing with a local
woman, and a portrait of himself in uniform.
General Maude's Gravesite, Proclamation of Baghdad
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Striking photographs of indigenous custom abound in this volume. Such would include Arab
vendors of the potent and popular Middle Eastern spirit known as Arak or Araq, a camel caravan,
simple irrigation water wells, clay dwellings, covered merchant boats and circular guffa (gufa) boats, a
professional letter writer, a children's park equipped, Arab weddings, with ferris wheels and swings
constructed of mere wood, common uses of horses and mules, date palms and plantations, mosques and
other exquisite edifices, including the tomb of the famed mystic theologian Sheikh Omar Al-
Sahrawardi Shrine. An intriguing trio of images inscribed 'Arabs at the Races' appears to be a horse
racing event, which are seen alongside military men managing a horse race score board.
Spectacular views of the city of Baghdad almost 100 years ago, include some places which may no
longer exist, such as the historical Exchange Square and New Street, as well as the iconic North Gate.
A few photos are also taken at Makina Masus, near Basrah. Various ethnicities are represented, with
photographs are Kurdish people in traditional dress, Russians and Armenians including a group of
refugees, Arab women in their Jilbab, and Indian Army Corps.
The following items accompany the journal:
Dated 22 November 1918 is a photographic postcard
illustrating British troops camped amidst large date
palms, postmarked 'Base Post, BTH Desp' and mailed
to the soldier's mother.
Dated 10 December 1918, the soldier writes a letter
on British Expeditionary Force letterhead to his family
in Philadelphia. This is possibly the last letter he
would have written, as an accompanying notice
announces the deaths of six Pennsylvania soldiers who
died of pneumonia during their service, which includes
him. In the letter he speculates on his return home.
Circa February - March 1919 a death notice in a
newspaper clipping announces that the bodies of six
deceased soldiers were being brought to New York.
Willox is included amongst these.
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A unique glimpse into 1919 Iraq! $3,950

A Set of 36 Glass Plate Negatives
Journey to Himalayas
1911-1914
Kashmir - Calcutta - Punjab - Sikkim - Bengal
Beautifully preserved set of 36 glass plate negatives, measuring approximately 11cm x 8cm, from
travels of a missionary couple to Himalayas, among them are Taj Mahal; Darjeeling Mall; a tea
plantation, the Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib or Darbar Sahib); Sikkim Waterfall; Kashmir Gate;
Shahapure Church , Bullock Hackery, Botanical Garden House, Missionaries' House, some group
photographs of missionaries and local people. Also included in this set are negatives of maps of Asia,
India, Kashmir, Afghanistan & Baluchistan and a few other illustrations. In original condition, each
glass plate negative is contained in an original envelope with manuscript title, together in a wood box.
Inverted images (positives) are for
illustration purposes.
This set comprises only negatives.
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$975

Photographic Archive of Himalaya Travels
Images of Tibet, Lahore, Cashmere
1869 - 1911
Original Magic Lantern with 175 Glass Slides
Set of 175 glass Magic Lantern Slides. Photographs taken between 1869 and 1911 by a
missionary couple who were sent to Northern India during British colonial rule, shortly after the
Indian Rebellion of 1857. Some images are black and white, others are sepia; the majority are
labeled in manuscript. Each glass slide measures approximately 3.25 x 3.25 inches. Expected
occasional wear to slides, otherwise the set is in very good and original condition, contained in
three wood boxes. Together with an original magic lantern in its original metal case with
working clasp and leather handle. Very good and original condition, beautifully preserved.
Together with a large folding colour map of India with Index showing place names, published
in 1891, folded into publisher's original blue boards, also very good. Map measures 39 x 32 inches.
The lot contained in a wooden chest measuring 15 x 28 x 14 inches.
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Exceptional archive consisting of original glass slide photographs of the Himalayas, Tibet,
Sikkim, Kashmir, Lahore. Ready for viewing in the colonial tradition with the
accompanying magic lantern, the latter complete with its original metal carry case.
Together with a large colour map of the period, which serves to illustrate now obsolete
borders and place names.
Nomadic Kirgiz and their tents in Kashmir
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Earliest photographs are
from 1869, the Koksar
village in Lahoul, travels
to Kotli and Poonch, and
the Rohtas Fort in Punjab
Town of Leh and the Shey Monastery
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The photographers were English missionaries sent to British India during colonial rule, shortly after the
Indian Rebellion of 1857, India's First War of Independence. Captivating photographs illustrate
indigenous people and their customs, ruined ancient architecture, rudimentary dwellings and simple
camp life, Buddhist monuments and monasteries, and breath-taking views of Himalayan mountains and
valleys. As well, there is a portrait sketch and a colour map of Punjab. The earliest photographs are
from 1869, featuring Moravian missions and the Koksar village in Lahoul (Lahaul), the Rohtas
Fort in Punjab, and travels to Kotli and Poonch. Darjeeling is visited in 1872, Lahore in 1874, and
a celebrated Indian astrologer is pictured in 1885. Photographs continue to be taken through the 1800s
and up to 1911, altogether forming an impressive visual chronicle of the area. In traditional dress, we
are shown Gujar and Kashmiri people, as well as the Tibetans of Sikkim. Evidently over the years the
missionaries travelled extensively through the British-ruled country, and included are a few
photographs from the Ketti valley in the Nilgiris District in India's southernmost state Tamil Nadu,
from Surat in the western state of Gujarat, and Calcutta in the east.
Riveting and rare photographs of Tibet include places that could only be reached by remote
footpath routes. Some of these include a view from 18,500 feet, an isolated Tibetan lamasery
(monastery), the Thikse Monastery near Leh, a camp on the Gogra (Ghaghara River), another at
Pangong Tso Lake, and a village named Gya which overlooks the river by the same name, between the
Indus river valley and Tanglang La. Also featured is a special series taken in and around Leh,
which was then the capital of the Kingdom of Ladakh, capturing the ruined Leh Palace, the Shey
monastery and the nearby rural village of Busgo. The Chamba tea plantation in the Waru Pass in the
outer Himalayan chain is rather striking, as is the group of Tibetans from the Sikkim state. Of the latter
state is an image of huts used by wood cutters in the Zemu Forest, and the Cane Bridge crossing the
Teesta River.
Cashmere or Kashmir, a historically significant region presently disputed and coveted by at least
two nations, is also a focal point of these early photographs, which are particularly rare in the
form of glass slides. Now in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, the photographers travel to towns such
as Naushera in the Rajauri district, Srinagar, and Islamabad, and to several monumental historic sites,
too many to mention. Interesting images include a wedding feast in Kashmir, rustic camp scenes,
nomadic Kirgiz people and their tents, and a settlement of modest Gujar huts.
In what is now north-eastern Pakistan, remarkable views include remote locations, including the
Astore Valley in the Himalayan Range, the Takht Suleman Pass, the Landikotal Pass, the Indus Valley
seen from Bunji (Pak), the Jhelum valley and gorge, and the Chitral (Kunar River) which is fed from
melting glaciers of the Hindu Kush mountains. Also to be appreciated are photographs of Murree Hill,
Kohala Town, the Lahore Fort and Hazuri Bagh Pavilion (Baradari); the Shadula Fort on the frontier of
Yarkand, extravagant mosques and treasured ruins.
Also, photographed in the year before his death, is
the great scholar and astrologer from Lahore named
Pundit Radha Kishen.
$15,000
Rare and irreplaceable!
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Rare Set of Magic Lantern Slides of
Edward Albert Coe Photographs
1903-1904
Sicily - Constantinople - Istanbul - Ephesus - Athens - Corinth
Turkey - Greece
Set of 92 glass lantern slides. Photographs taken circa 1903-1904 by Albert Edward Coe.
Images are black and white. Each glass slide measures approximately 8 x 8cm, and is labeled with the
photographer's name in gilt. The lot in very good condition, contained in a wood box measuring circa
20 x 38 x 10cm. Accompanied with two manuscript lists in the photographer's hand. One is10 pages
headed 'Holiday in the Mediterranean'. The other is a double-leaf folio leaf listing the slides.
Coe's seafaring tour was one of the last voyages of the clipper SS Cuzco, taken in 1903 or 1904. His
journey and artistic approach affords us a unique visual perspective of some of history's most
significant landmarks. Features spectacular cityscape and harbour views, ancient towering columns,
dilapidating monuments, archaeological sites, and remnants of despotic Roman, Greek, and Byzantine
Empires. In Constantinople (Istanbul) we see the interior and exterior of the Hagia Sophia
(Ayasofya), the Galata Bridge, mosques, and a group of male dervishes. He continues to Smyrna in
Anatolia, capturing scenes of the inner city and its people, only a few years before it would see ruin by
the Great Fire of Smyrna. Several photographs are taken in Ephesus (Efes) on the west coast of Asia
Minor, including an ancient aqueduct and theatre. In Athens, Greece, he photographs the Parthenon
and the Erechtheion of the Acropolis. Coe also visits Ancient Corinth and the canal which had just
been completed in 1893.
Together with Coe's original lists of the photographs. The first is headed 'Holiday in the
Mediterranean' and lists photographs in sequence taken, essentially also serving as an itinerary of
travel, 10 pages, 8vo. The second document, headed 'List of Slides' is more specific in naming places
and sights, 3 pages written on a folio double-leaf. From these lists it appears that all but nine
photographs were made into glass slides.
Select photos in this collection warrant special merit for the breadth achieved, particularly when taken
into consideration that the art of photography was still developing, and the tools at Coe's disposal were
somewhat rudimentary by today's standards. (The first fully practical color plate, Autochrome, did not
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With the innate ability to render objects their due grandeur, renowned nineteenth century
photographer Albert Edward Coe, owner of Coe & Sons Ltd. and leader in Britain's elite
photographic society, presents sublime views of antiquity and architecture in Turkey and
Greece, dispersed with insouciant scenes of travel at the turn of the century.
Exclusive and rare!
$1,975
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99 Magic Lantern Slides by Award-Winning Photographer Illustrates
Traditional Labours and Life in Ceylon
Tapping Rubber Trees - Domesticating Elephants - Tea Harvesting
Set of 99 glass slides, black and white. Photographs of Ceylon taken circa 1947-1948 by awardwinning
photographer James A. R. Adams (A.R.P.S.). Contained in the original box.
The lot in very good condition, crisp striking images.
The images show the harvesting of tea buds, the tapping of a Pará rubber tree, a man on stilts seeding
his crop, another mounting permanent rope rings to a palm tree to harvest coconuts, a group of people
building a large structure with bamboo walls and a straw roof, various means of fishing including the
traditional cone-shaped fish trap made of woven sticks, a man carrying two large stick cages which
appear to house crocodiles, a clay worker with pots and bricks, a man dispensing rolled prayer cloths.
Cattle are employed to perform such rural tasks as preparing a field for planting, carrying cargo, etc.
Photos capture a very tall bullock cart pulled by two oxen, children washing cattle in a river.
Exceptionally interesting are the photographs featuring elephants, five in all, one in which an elephant
in chains is leaning submissively toward his master, another in which the elephant is lifting the same
person with its leg so that the man can mount him. Also lovely are the simple handcrafted catamarans
for ocean travel, the padda boats or river houseboats, and a water-filled terraced rice-field. Scenes from
what appears to old town Colombo, perhaps York Street, show vendors selling produce from a box laid
simply on the ground. A scant few photographs provide a glimpse of British presence in the country.
Looking closely we see English salons, hotels, a train trolley and service station.
There are also several remarkable photos of antiquity, Buddhist shrines, delapidated monuments,
stupas, and ruins of the sacred city Anuradhapura, the Vatadage and city Polonnaruwa, and the rock
fortress of Sigiriya. Of special notice are two of the legendary moonstone steps, the Statue of King
Parakramabahu, the Lankatilaka temple, the circular Polonnaruwa Vatadage, and, at Sigiriya, a
beautiful colour fresco and the lion's paw rock carving at the entrance of the ruined Lion Rock Citadel.
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A refreshing collection of photographic glass slides taken at the beginning of a new era - official
independence from British rule, focuses on, and beautifully illustrates Ceylon tradition. A timely
pictorial work of a by-gone era.
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An exceptional visual tribute to ancestral
customs of Ceylon!
$1,750
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- 147 Magic Lantern Slides -
Award-Winning Photographer James A. R. Adams
Exquisite and Nostalgic Images of Swiss Villages and the Alps
Set of 147 glass slides. Photographs of Switzerland taken circa 1947-1948 by James A. R. Adams
(A.R.P.S.). Three slides are of maps, 144 are photographs, 12 of which are in colour. Most slides with
manuscript caption to white label. Contained in the two original boxes. The lot in very good condition.
Rare in the form of glass slides, this set features Breithorn and the Matterhorn, Lugano, Lake Thun,
Lake Maggiore, remote villages and majestic peaks in the Swiss alps. Several photographs are captured
by mountain trekking to high elevations, traversing glaciers by foot, light climbing, and hiking long
trails. The photographer also captures a dog sled, horseback tourists, and an electric cable car high up
in a mountain pass.
Beautifully rustic and inviting are the images of a myriad of Swiss alpine villages, the images
revealing a simpler and wholesome way of life, with cattle roaming about town, and a horse-drawn
carriage seemingly employed in a regular routine. The photographer is most adept at drawing the
viewer to nostalgia, with pleasing scenes of street market vendors and artisans, locals in traditional
garment, hillside vineyard, lakeside villas, and cobblestone streets.
Baroque antiquity and art is shown in photographs of the interior and the gardens of the Italian
Borromeo Palace, on Isola Bella, Lake Maggiore, including a scarce photograph of the elaborate
mosaics of stone and seashells. The set also includes a view from Bissone showing the dam and bridge
to Melide, in Lugano, breathtaking mountain and lake views, occasional remnants of medieval
buildings, and a classic panoramic view of the Matterhorn from across Lake Zermatt.
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$1,250

Particularly striking is a magnificent
ice tunnel, either the famous
Grindelwald Upper Glacier Grotto,
or the Eisgrotte Rhonegletscher
- the Rhone Glacier Ice Cave
Crisp, clean, spectacular
black and white photographs,
a few have received awards
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188 Photographs in a Unique Leather Binding
British Army Colonel in
Sudan - Egypt - Petra - Constantinople
Qto. Oblong album, string-tied, decoratively embossed and tinted leather boards with gilt border.
188 black and white photographs with borders, mounted double-sided to 23 brown cardstock leaves,
each separated with web-patterned tissue guard. Occasional manuscript captions. Photographs range in
size, the largest circa 23cm x 14cm, the smallest circa 6cm x 11cm. Slight shelf wear to extremities,
some chips to tissue-guards, otherwise in very good condition, sharp images in a spectacular binding.
In a stunningly stylish leather binding,
photos taken by a Colonel of the British
army affords us the unique pleasure of a
visual journey to Constantinople,
Khartoum, Petra and Egypt, ca 1937.
The colonel's album is two-fold, preserving both
highlights of a voyage with his wife on the SS
Rashid to Turkey, Greece, and Jordan, and also
of time spent with the army in British East
Africa.
Scenes captured here inadvertently indicate a shift in time and industry, showing for example, steam
engine trains alongside a horse-drawn cart, both employed in transport. In Egypt, we also see military
camps employing camels, while in contrast other camps equipped with British lorries, motorcars and
even biplanes. Other photos pertaining to the British army show the camp at Helmieh, Egypt, the Royal
Horse Artillery (RHA) in a ceremonial performance possibly on the shores of the Red Sea, military posts
in remote areas of British East Africa, and a convoy crossing the Sahara. Of Port Sudan one cannot help
but to notice the rigorous labour of receiving cargo.
Although the traveller is not named, his colleagues, sometimes shown with him, indicate that he
was a Colonel, possibly of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders infantry. The 1st Battalion went
to Sudan in 1934 and remained there until 1936. In 1935 the 2nd Battalion moved to Palestine then
Egypt. A photograph loosely
inserted at the front of the album
is inscribed to verso, "Self &
Arthur Gemmell with ivory at
Khartoum." His captivating
album is dispersed with but a few
photographs taken in England,
including the Parnham house,
colleagues at a Master Gunner
course taken in Lulworth, Dorset,
and an airship or zeppelin in flight.
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Time spent in Sudan and the 'Colony and Protectorate of Kenya' then under rule of the British
Empire, presents some privileges and adventure, such as a visit to the Muthaiga club in Nairobi and
wild game hunting excursions. Scenes show the capture
and the skinning of a large rhinoceros, as well as wild
buffalo, oryx, gazelle, imapala. Place names are captioned
in manuscript, including military camps in N.F.P.
[Northern Frontier Protectorate of British East Africa],
Lake Magadi in the Rift Valley, Isiolo and Nanyuki.
Numerous photographs are taken of Nabataean
monuments of ancient Petra, tombs, temples, and
as well, in Egypt, the great pyramids, the Sphynx,
obelisks and columns, the low Aswan Dam under
construction, and the ruins of the palace located on
the Suez Road in the Sinai High Mountain Region,
of Abbas Hilmi I, Pasha, who was Viceroy of Egypt
between 1849-1854. A spectacular aerial view taken
from a bi-plane overlooks Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock.
Views of Constantinople (Istanbul) and Bosphorous in Turkey, mostly taken from a ship looking
onto the coast, include the Hagia Sophia and the mosque of Sultan Ahmed Mosque, known commonly
as the Blue Mosque, as well as Çanakkale and the Dardanelles or Hellespont Narrows. Antiquities of
Athens, Greece, feature the Parthenon. A beautiful album in very good condition.
$1,375
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Arctic Explorer McClintock
Two Signed Letters 1863-1864
with Original Photograph
Two ALS, 8vo, single leafs, written and signed in the original by McClintock.
Each letter measures approximately 11cm x 18cm. Both in Very Good Condition.
Together with an original photograph of Vice Admiral and Arctic explorer Sir McClintock.
Printed in 1881. Sepia woodbury-type photograph, presented in a cameo border. Very Good Condition.
Two Autographed Letters Signed by
Sir Francis Leopold McClintock
The earliest letter is dated 24 August 1863.
Of a personal nature, the letter mentions and
indicates close ties with John Stanley
Gardiner, the respected zoologist and
oceanographer who pioneered the scientific
study of coral reefs.
In the second letter, 14 November 1864,
McClintock is responding to a Mr. Charles
W. Schofield of Rochdale, who has evidently
enquired about reaching Sir Heinrich Barth.
McClintock refers him to the Secretary of the
Royal Geographical Society for his address.
Interestingly, this letter is written only fifteen
months before Heinrich Barth's death;
leading one to wonder if he was ever reached
by Schofield.
$575
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Sir Henry Rawlinson, Orientalist and Assyriologist
Photograph and Three Signed Letters
1871 - 1882
Three ALS, 8vo. double leafs, personal letterhead, written and signed in the original by Rawlinson.
In their folded state, two of the letters measure approximately 11,5cm x 18cm; one letter measures
approximately 10cm x 15cm. All in very good condition.
Together with an Original Photograph of the Authoritative Assyriologist Sir Henry Rawlinson.
Printed in 1881. Sepia woodbury-type photograph, presented in a cameo border. Very Good Condition.
Letter dated 21 November [1871]: Content pertains to
Rawlinson's evident collection of specific signatures for
a memorial. Excerpt from letter:
"I write a line to acknowledge receipt of your registered
letter, & the signatures sent by you are being attached
to the [Parchment?] memorial and have myself written
to the Archbishop of Canterbury for his signature,
according to his Chaplain's suggestion."
Letter dated 8 February
1874: Addressed to Miss
Bischoffsheim, Rawlinson
discloses that he has
procured an admission card
for one guest to attend a
private meeting of the
Royal Geographical Society.
If not a registered Fellow,
one would require an
invitation, a privilege not
always offered.
An important letter dated 26 January 1882 deals with a petition made by the Asiatic
Society to hire the services of Sanskrit epigraphist John Faithful Fleet, then a Collector
and Magistrate for the government office of the Imperial Civil Service, in the British Presidency province
of India. [A few short months after this letter, Fleet became the first ever epigraphist of the Government
of India, when such a post was created in 1883.] Rawlinson imparts his opinion on the matter, and
mentions Sanskrit scholar and Indologist John Muir, as well as Scottish Orientalist Henry Yule.
Excerpt: "I had seen the memorial, applying for Fleet's services... The Asiatic Society proposed at the
last Annual meeting to ask for Fleet's deputations for one year, in their in their [..] letter transmitting the
memorial, and it seemed probable that the scheme will be considered in this shape, but I think it would
have been better if a certain period had been named in the letter... of course Fleet is a highly paid
official, and that tho his deputations on archaeological duty...; Yule, Muir and myself think several of
them will support the payer of the petition... recommending it to the [..] of the Gov't of India..."
$750
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Admiral Byrd Antarctic Archive
Features 40 Official Expedition Photographs
Also With Expedition Ephemera
a Letter with Expedition Related Content
and a Special Numbered Author's Autograph Edition of the Book
Archive of Admiral Byrd's First Antarctic Expeditions, during which Byrd became the first to fly over
the South Pole, carried out significant charting, and gained extensive scientific knowledge. Features 40
original photographs, a programme for a celebration of the expedition’s success upon return in New
Zealand, and a rare Numbered Edition of 'Little America', the official published account, signed by the
author - Admiral Byrd. Together with a signed letter by Byrd with important Antarctic content and an
additional pre-expedition photograph of the ship with the original negative. The lot contained in an
archival box for protection.
Extraordinary and Rare Official Photographs of
Admiral Byrd’s First Antarctic Expedition!
Aerial photographs of the famous flight to the South Pole,
breath-taking icebergs, glaciers and mountains, Antarctic
penguins, whales, seals, Admiral Byrd, his crew, dogsled
teams, and equipment. 36 sepia photos measure circa
8 x 10 inches. 4 black and white photos measure circa
6.5 x 8.5 inches. All printed on heavy satin-finished
photographic paper, descriptive label or stamp to verso
of all but two photos, individually placed in an archival
sleeve for protection. The lot in very good condition.
The official expedition photographer was Captain
Ashley C. McKinley. Several of these images were
used in Byrd’s account "Little America",
a signed copy of which is included here.
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From the Richard Byrd's First Antarctic Expedition 1928-1930, the archive includes a rare set of
40 original photographs taken in Antarctica, where Byrd successfully made the first flight over the
South Pole. Together with a Program for a celebration relating to expedition. Together with a scarce
Numbered "Author's Autograph Edition" of Admiral Byrd's "Little America" - signed in the original
by Byrd and by the publisher. New York and London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1930. This is volume 482.
Pertaining to Richard Byrd's Imminent Second Antarctic Expedition 1933-1935, a near-fatal
endeavour, the archive includes an invitation from Admiral Byrd to James Balsley, requesting he join
the upcoming expedition. Typed letter with original signature of Admiral Byrd, dated 10 May 1933.
It is quite likely that the addressee was in fact James R. Balsley, who did not join this particular
expedition, but played a key role in Byrd's 1946 Antarctic expedition Operation Highjump. Together
with an original photograph with original negative, of Byrd's South Pole Ship docked on the Lake
Michigan during Chicago World's Fair in 1933, just prior to departure for his second expedition to
Antarctica the same year. Both measure approximately 7cm x 11cm, both in very good condition.
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$1,975

Archive of 66 Manuscript Maps
by Edwin Hadlow Wise Dunkin circa 1861
A Charming Set of Bright and Attractive Hand-Drawn and Hand-Coloured Maps
Showing Considerable Detail, Scale Bar, Cartouche and Border
66 maps, all hand-drawn and hand-coloured, with the exception of one. Maps are in two sizes; twenty
measure approximately 12cm x 9cm; forty-six measure approximately 16cm x 11cm.
A map titled "Morocco, Algeria, and Tunis" is dated June 24th, 1861 and inscribed by the cartographer
to bottom margin. The lot in excellent condition.
Edwin Hadlow Wise Dunkin (1849-1915), was a genealogist and astronomer, who worked for many
years at the Greenwich Observatory, holding the important post of Chief Assistant; he also wrote books
on astronomy, among his books include "The Monumental Brasses of Cornwall sixty-two illustrative
plates with descriptive, genealogical, and heraldic notes". He was the only son of Edwin Dunkin FRS
(1821 -1898), who was a respected astronomer and the President of the Royal Astronomical Society
and the Royal Institution of Cornwall.
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Comprehensive Map Archive Featuring
Oceania - Atlantic - Pacific - Asia - Far East - Middle East - Mediterranean
Africa - The Americas - The New World
"The Travels
of M. Caillie
to Jenne and
Timbuctoo
and Across
the Sahara in
1827 & 1828"
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$7,500

1840 - 1850 Album of Watercolours and Pencil Drawings
featuring the Nile, Aden, and India
by Sarah Jane Layard
- Close relation of Sir Henry Austen Layard -
Artistic Renderings of Nile and Red Sea Views
Quarto oblong album, period brown tooled leather, measuring approximately 11 inches x 8 inches
(29cm x 20cm). Contains 17 original watercolours 28 drawings on 43 leafs, several with manuscript
captions and dates, most with the artist's initials. Front endpaper bears the artist's signature, dated 1850.
Minor wear to extremities, otherwise in very good condition.
The artist is Sarah Jane Layard, née Margery, (1792-1885), aunt to the famous Sir Henry Austen
Layard - excavator of Nineveh and Nimrud. Mrs. Layard's art features skilful hand drawings and
watercolours from extensive travels along the Red Sea, in India, and in Egypt.
Some drawings pertain to family, and a nostalgic watercolour
collage of lettermail bears pasted cuttings of various
letterhead insignia and used postage stamps. A substantial
album featuring the Nile, Yemen, and India, from the family
of Sir Henry Austen Layard, compiled during the height of
his archaeological excavations in the East.
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One of the earliest works is a vibrantly coloured
scene of ships sailing on the Nile in November 1843.
The town of Suez and the desert shores of the Gulf are
beautifully represented in full colour double-page view.
Equally captivating are Mount Horeb and Mount Sinai
seen from the Red Sea.
A rare highlight, Yemen is also pictured in Mrs. Layard's artistic hand, illustrating a strategically
poised lighthouse on the volcanic island Perim, off the southwestern coast of Yemen. A view of Mocha
dated 2 November 1855 is inscribed 'coffee gardens'; another illustrates the strait of Bab-el-Mandeb or
'The Gate of Grief.' A reminiscent watercolour shows the artist's temporary home in Aden, 1847.
These visual memoires of the Arabian Peninsula date to same period as the important work of
her nephew, Sir Austen Henry Layard, in Nineveh and Nimrud.
Of Poona (now Pune), she draws
a Brahmin college & temple, the
Jejuri temple in 1862, an ancient
ruined wall, and nomadic desert
people as seen in 1858.
Unique and Beautiful! $3,750
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Publisher's Archive
110 Original Wood Printing Blocks
Illustrations of the Belgian Congo
1920s - 1940s
A publisher's archive of 110 original wood printing blocks used for printing illustrations
in the Belgian missionary journal, "Echos", from 1920's to 1940's, printed in French.
Metal printing plates, mounted on wooden blocks, various dimensions, in average approximately 3
inches x 5 inches, each block wrapped in a printed paper, that being the printed example of the
illustration; captioned and dated; housed in two metal boxes.
A unique archive of images of native life in the Belgian
Congo, including many images of Djuma. Some of the
blocks have not been opened since they were wrapped for
storage in the 1920s/40s.
$5,750
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19th Century Japanese Scroll
Daimyos - Flags of Feudal NobleFamilies - Imperial Seal
Extremely Rare
Title: Flags of the Different Daimios of Japan. Original mid-nineteenth century string-tied
scroll on Japanese paper depicting twenty-eight provincial flags and two national flags.
With details of the ruling families, including the annual revenue and province of each
family in both English and Japanese.
Japanese scroll from circa 1850-1870, appears to be hand-painted onto Japanese paper, possibly printed,
but no colophon, measuring approximately 158 inches x 7 inches (401cm x 18cm). Tears to some folds,
repaired at verso, minor soiling, otherwise in very good and original condition.
Quite possibly a one-off or archival copy. Extremely rare in such original condition.
Only 2 copies in institutional holdings albeit later and in book form, not as scroll.
$2,750
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1903 South Africa Hottentot / Nama Uprising
Original Photographs and Firsthand Account
by a German Schutztruppe Soldier
Alverdes, Hermann Otto Karl
11 Original Photographs, taken during his stay with the Imperial German Schutztruppe (peacekeeping
force) in Gibeon, German Southwest Africa in 1903. Photos measure 8.5 x 10.5 cm, captioned on the
verso. Very good condition. Together with Alverdes' book, providing a complete narrative of the uprising.
Alverdes (1871-1934) was a paymaster in the German Schutztruppe and participated in the cruel
crackdown on the Hottentots in Southwest Africa, then a German Colony. In 1906 Alverdes published
his "Diary from South-West (Africa)" in German - which is included here. The book is not illustrated
which makes these additional photos all the more interesting. The photographs are mostly snapshots
taken by and for Alverdes and chronicle the day-to-day life during the uprising: Groups of officers,
ambulances, Boer refugees, a ruined farm, a Hottentot Cemetery, Alverdes himself in Gibeon and so
forth. The captions on the verso of the photograph provide additional information. Also included is a
colour map of German South West Africa (Deutsch-Südwest-Afrika), measuring 22cm x 14cm.
Rare and unique.
$1,750
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Collection of Early 1900's German Colonization
of Western Samoa in the South Pacific
Seven Original Photographs by John Davis - the First Commercial Photographer in Apia, a
Colour Map, an Imperial German Marine Flag, and three German Colonial Newspapers,
Contained in a period brown leather folder bearing the German Eagle in gilt.
A collection of original albumen photographs feature the beach and harbour of Apia, S.M.S. Bussard in
the dock, and German Warship Adler wrecked after the hurricane of 16 March 1889. Mounted on
heavy cardstock, some with inscription to verso, two with blindstamps of the Davis studio. Faint blue
stamp to one photograph, expected wear, otherwise in good and original condition. Photographs range
in size, the smallest being10cm x 7cm and the two largest measuring 19cm x 24cm.
Together with a large colour map of the Samoa islands in near fine condition; a German Marine Flag
from the same period, with a small tear and a few minor stains; and three issues of the German Colonial
Newspaper "Deutsche Kolonialzeitung" printed in Berlin 1910, with a report and printed photographic
images of Samoa and Apia.
The lot contained in a brown folder with the German Eagle
embossed in gilt to front, in original condition, nicely preserved.
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$1,250

Original Photograph Album
Belgian Congo - Uganda - Niger - Gold Coast
Ivory Coast- Nigeria - Sudan
West African Travels. 7th August - 20th December, 1936
A captivating album of 127 original photographs of travels in West Africa in 1936, featuring the
indigenous tribes of West Africa. Green cloth album, measuring approximately
23cm x 30cm. Photographs vary in sizes, the smallest being 6cm x 9cm, and the largest 8cm x 11cm.
Photographs mounted with photo corners to 17 leafs, 16 of which are double-sided, with English
manuscript caption in white ink. Also included is a printed itinerary of the travel mounted on one leaf.
A spectacular album in very good condition.
Life and customs of indigenous tribes native to West Africa
include a Pygmy tribe of Beni, its hunters, the chief of
Tchibondo and his wives, traditional
dance costume. With scenes on the
Niger, Lake Kivu, Stanley falls, and at
the Gold coast Elmina Castle in Ghana.
Also seen is the Mangbetu tribe with elongated heads,
a witch doctor in Coquilhatville, young elephants in
captivity, etc..
$1,250
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1900-1908 Glass Lantern Slides
Ancient City of Petra, Jordan, Beirut and Damascus
A beautiful set of 24 glass lantern slides., circa 1900-1908.
Twenty are from the archives of the University of the State of New York, USNY (9 in colour),
capturing magnificent views of the ancient city of Petra in Jordan, featuring the amazing rock cut
architectural structures, ruined sites, tombs and monastery. Four are printed by the Keystone View Co.
in Meadville, showing Beirut and Damascus in Syria. Each glass slide is titled in black ink on white
label. The set is in very good condition, contained in an archival box for protection.
Some views of Petra include Al Khazneh or
Pharaoh's Treasury, the Ad Deir monastery,
Tombs of Soldiers and of the Governor,
the Obelisk near Robinson's High Place,
the Summit of Zibb Atuf, the Sik (Siq) from El-Khazneh to the Theatre, Citadel High Place,
Columbarium, the Gorge of the Wadi Moussa, the site of the Ancient City and Petra Valley.
$975
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Two Rare Original Photographs by Francis Frith
Early Travel in the Valley of the Nile
Egypt, 1857. Temple of Dendera & Temple of Kom Ombo. Photographer: Francis Frith.
Two early photographs capture the magnificent ruined monuments of ancient Egypt. One photograph
with a minor repaired tear to top and a minor chip to bottom corner, unobtrusive to the image,
otherwise in very good and original condition, well preserved. Suitable for framing.
Portico of the temple of Dendera
Signed by Artist
Mounted on brown cardstock
captioned in manuscript to bottom margin
Photograph circa 16cm x 23cm
Cardstock circa 27cm x 30cm
The Temple of Kom Ombo
Mounted on a white cardstock
Photographer's name
and caption printed to bottom
Photograph circa 14cm x 23cm
Cardstock circa 24cm x 35cm
Francis Frith (1822-1898) was an English photographer of the Middle East and of many towns in
the United Kingdom, becoming in 1853 a founding member of the Liverpool Photographic Society.
He journeyed to the Middle East on three occasions, the first being a trip to Egypt in 1856,
with very large cameras (16" x 20"). He used the collodion process, a most significant technical
achievement in hot and dusty conditions.
$375
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Original Spanish Manuscript Letter dated 25 March 1747
Spanish Take British Ship Harrington
With Ivory, Sugar and Timber
MARRERO, Diego Antonio. Manuscript letter in Spanish, signed by Diego Antonio de Marrero,
addressed to Spain's Minister of State, José de Carvajal y Lancaster, dated Havana, 25 March 1747.
Folio (210 x 300mm), 29 pages, string tied, written in very legible hand. Very good condition.
An account defending the management of the captured British Indiaman Harrington after its capture by a
Spanish warship off Havana during the War of Jenkins' Ear (1739-1748). The crew was sent to Jamaica,
the cargo of sugar, ivory, timber and other goods was sold off or used for the Spanish as thought
appropriate and the ship itself was brought into Spanish service.
A description of the capture of this ship is included in William Williams, The Journal of Llewellin Penrose,
a seaman (London, J. Murray, 1815) a semi-autobiographical work which is considered by many as the
first American novel. In it, the fictional author, Llewellin Penrose, had boarded the Harrington in 1746 on
a voyage to Jamaica when it was seized by a Spanish 50-gun guarda costa, the Fuerte, and brought into
Havana. He along with the rest of the crew was sent under a flag of truce to Jamaica.
The War of Jenkins' Ear was largely a result of Spanish and British disagreements over the actions of
Spanish guarda costas and British illicit trade in the Caribbean. It represented the first time that Spain and
Britain went to war mainly over their respective positions in the Caribbean. The capture of the Harrington,
its subsequent management by Spanish authorities and the resulting investigation is illustrative of the
nature of the disagreement between the two countries.
$2,250
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Official Spanish Manuscripts Pertaining to
the Building of the Puerto Rico Garrison
An account of the costs to the Spanish monarchy of fortifying San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1767 -1801.
This detailed list encompasses a major era in the reconstruction of Puerto Rico's defences which began
with Alejandro O'Reilly's arrival on the island in 1765. This renegade Irishman and future governor of
Louisiana (during 1769, where he earned the nickname of 'Bloody O'Reilly' in his suppression of the
1768 Louisiana Rebellion) was appointed by Charles III of Spain to advise on the defence of San Juan,
one of the most valuable ports to the Spanish crown because of its location and strategic importance.
His report resulted in a major, twenty-year renovation effort which is outlined in this document and
which created the forts of San Cristóbal and el Morro as the World Heritage Sites we see them as today.
The manuscript is also interesting as it records the rebuilding of Puerto Rico's defences following
the earthquake of 2 May 1787. This earthquake is thought to have reached around 8.0 on the Richter
Scale and is still considered the strongest to hit Puerto Rico since the beginning of its colonial period.
In 1797, the various fortifications built since 1767 proved their worth when they played a key role in
repelling a British invasion force of between 7,000 and 18,000 men led by Ralph Abercromby and Henry
Hervey. One of largest invasion attempts to Spanish territories in the Americas.
Additionally, two other manuscripts are included. The first being an account of the funds granted
and costs incurred between 1767 and 1801 on fortifications and artillery as calculated first by
Thomas O'Daly, another renegade Irishman and O'Reilly's second-in-command, and then by his
replacement, Tomás Sedeño, author of the main document. The first is a draft of this account. In it,
the expenditure is calculated as considerably more than in the final draft signed by Manuel de Reyes and
Juan Patiño in Puerto Rico on 26 December 1801.
Three Manuscript Documents in Spanish. Folio (210 x 290mm), together 11 pages. Each signed in the
original, on various dates in 1801, written in a neat hand. Very good and original condition.
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In Spanish, the documents are headed as follows:
[PUERTO RICO] Relacion de los gastos ocasionados en las obras particulares de el principio de las del
proyecto de fortificacion de esta plaza, con exp…on [photocopy cut off] de las aprobadas por Reales
Ordenanzas, dias en que se principiaron y finalizaron, arreglada hasta fin de Junio de mil ochocientos y
uno a saver. Signed and dated 'Puerto Rico, 1 de julio de 1801, Thomás Sedeño'.
[Con / With:] 'Dn Tomás O'Daly en 1 de enero de 1766 sin presupuesto, y con el situado que expresa, y
continuan a la del coronel ingeniero en segundo Dn Tomas Sedeño'. Signed and dated 'Puerto Rico, 1 de
noviembre de 1801' by Manuel los Reyes and Juan Patiño.
[Con / With:] Coronel e Yngeniero en Alfe Dn Tomás O'Daly en 1 de enero de 1766 sin presupuesto y
con el situado que se expresa y continuan a la del coronel ingeniero en segundo Dn Tomás Sedeño'
Signed and dated 'Puerto Rico, 26 de deciembre 1801' by Manuel los Reyes and Juan Patiño.
$2,250
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First Hand Manuscript Account of
the 1867 Austrian Mexico Campaign to Fight Forces of Benito Juarez
Which Led to the Death of Maximilian I
- With Original Signature of the Emperor Maximilian I -
MAXIMILIAN I: Erzherzog Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph Maria von Österreich, Emperor of Mexico
Original Manuscript Account of the Austrian Military Campaign in Mexico between January and
September 1867 which ultimately led to the death of Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico.
Folio (21 x 34 cm), 45 pages, written in German in a very legible hand by an Officer of the Austrian
Regiment. Vienna, late 1860s. Bound in cloth, with the stamp of the George V Hannover Library on the
front endpaper.
Together with a CDV of Maximilian I and a Certificate appointing a Doctor to the Imperial Order
of Guadalupe Signed in the Original by the Emperor Maximilian.
All in very good condition.
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A riveting account of the fighting of the Austrian Army under Emperor Maximilian I in particular
the battles fighting Generals Marquez and Corona under Benito Juarez which culminated in the
death of the Emperor at Querétaro on 19 June 1867.
In a remarkable and poignant passage
the journal notes:
'….dort erfuhren wir, daß der Kaiser
am 15. Mai in Querétaro gefangen
genommen und vor zwei Tagen am 19.
Juni ..erschossen worden sei'...
[...there we learnt that the Kaiser was
captured in Querétaro on May 15 and
executed two days ago on June 19'…..]
Campaign journals of important historical events such as this are exceedingly scarce. $9,750
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Two Spanish Manuscript Letters From 1682
Dealing with Missions in Sierra Leone
[SIERRA LEONE] Two manuscript letters in Spanish addressed to the Duchess of Aveiro, the first
from Francisco de Tarragona, dated Genoa, 27 December 1682, and the second from Felix de Caspe,
dated Lisbon, 24 August 1682.
Folio (220 x 315mm), 1 leaf, written on recto and verso, light discolouration to top left corner. Octavo
(190 x 200mm), 1 leaf, single sided, with integral folding flap and remnants of seal, written on recto
only. Text in Spanish. Both letters are in very good condition.
A letter from Father Francisco de Tarragona to the Duchess of Aveiro requesting her aid in obtaining a
patent for some missionaries either through a trusted person in Rome or from the papal nuncio. In it, he
regrets the return of the missionary fathers but states his hope that they will be able to resume their
mission in greater numbers. The other letter is from Father Felix de Caspe, a Capuchin missionary, who
relates the return of his mission from Sierra Leone, presumably that referred to by Father Tarragona in
his letter to the Duchess of Aveiro.
Correspondence regarding African Missions in Sierra Leone are quite rare.
María Guadalupe de Lancastre y Cardenas, Duchess of Aveiro (1630-1715) sponsored and financed
many missions, mainly to the Orient and Baja California and Sierra Leone, and, as a result, earned the
nickname of 'mother of missions' during her lifetime.
$1,750
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Fair Copy Manuscript Journal of
Nicholas Cresswell's Voyage to Virginia in 1774
Important Account of Colonial America Two Years Before Independence
Pre-Dates American and English Publications
"Travels in America. Journal of Nicholas Cresswell, of Edale in Derbyshire, England. Commenced
March 1st 1774." Fair Copy Manuscript, transcribed with the original in hand, January 1887, by a
relation of Cresswell, namely Ann Bancroft Coppock of Stockport. 8vo. Linen-backed journal, brown
marbled paper boards. 33 pages in manuscript, titled and dated in manuscript by the transcriber. Minor
wear to extremities, otherwise very good condition, clean and written in a pleasingly legible hand.
An exact copy taken directly from the original journal written by Cresswell, covering the first six
months, March 1 to August 19, 1774, of the English traveller's journey to Virginia, Maryland and
the Potomack River, at the onset of the American Revolution. Cresswell's journal was in Ann
Coppock's possession for an undetermined period of time, thirty-seven years prior to its publication,
and evidently Coppock was foremost in her intent on preserving his legacy. A partial work, the final
entry transcribed being on August 19th 1774 as Cresswell is at sea, having left Alexandria and just
passed Bermuda, bound for Barbados to spend the summer in the West Indies. Subsequently, the
journal was purchased by an American institution and published in New York, 1924; the following year
a London edition appeared. Therefore this manuscript predates all publications.
On March 1, 1774, four years and four days after the Boston Massacre or Boston Riot, the incident
often perceived as a foreshadow to the American Revolutionary War, Cresswell departed England for
America to find prosperity. First sighting land off Chesapeake Bay on May 14, and after a passage of
38 days from Liverpool he finally stepped on American soil at Urbanna, on the Rappahannock River,
Virginia, where he stayed for 3 days. By May 21st Cresswell was in Maryland, and on July 7th took a
small schooner bound for Alexandria where he first observed a harvest feast. Among other explorations
of an eager pioneer, on July 10th he visited the ever-controversial dressing and bolting mills.
Interestingly, Carswell also mentions on July 14th, George Washington being a candidate in an annual
election held in Alexandria for the House of Burgesses. Fascinating to read, in manuscript, Cresswell's
commentary and evaluations of America as he is moved by new sights and a divided culture, prior to
the Declaration of Independence, 1776.
$ 1,750
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