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Reglamento para el gobierno interior del Palacio de Mexico 1867 by [MANUSCRIPT / MEXICO / MAXIMILIAN]

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Title: Reglamento para el gobierno interior del Palacio de Mexico 1867
Author: [MANUSCRIPT / MEXICO / MAXIMILIAN]
Seller: Martayan Lan, Inc. (United States)
Description: 1867. Rare manuscript detailing the protocol of the Imperial court in Mexico City, written in 1867, apparently weeks before Maximilian left the city for Querétaro and a mere months before his execution by firing squad. The manuscript lays out the power structures governing the day-to-day running of the palace from security procedures to party planning. The document stipulates the appointment of a Prefect in charge of the government of the palace. The prefect was to report to the Ministry of the Imperial House for all household questions, and to the General of the Second Army Corps for all security matters. The document then lays out the prefect’s duties regarding the management of people and horses, gardens and ballrooms. Among these are the following:· The prefect will make a detailed inventory of all furnishings in the palace belonging to the state· He will make a separate inventory of all furnishings belonging to the Emperor· He will not allow any goods to be brought onto the Palace premises without prior permission, with the exception of horses and carriages· The prefect will be responsible for the preparation of all rooms required for official parties and banquets· He will ensure sufficient water supply to the palace· The prefect will have no authority over the Emperor’s private staff· He will be able to see the Emperor only when summoned or having been granted an audience in writing· He may only communicate with the Emperor in writing· He may not talk to the Emperor about any matter other than those pertaining to his functions.The short-lived reign of Maximilian I, Emperor of Mexico (b. 1832), began in 1864, when Napoleon III presented the Habsburg heir with the recently conquered country and the results of a manipulated poll purportedly showing a majority of Mexicans in favor of his becoming Emperor. Maximilian, however, soon disappointed his conservative Mexican backers by instigating a number of liberal reforms; the republicans, led by Benito Juarez, continued to despise him as a foreign impostor. When Napoleon withdrew French troops at the end of 1866, Empress Carlota traveled to Europe to drum up support for her embattled husband.The date of the present document (1867) therefore suggests a number of possible interpretations. Since Maximilian left Mexico City in February of the same year, the rules for the management of the palace may have been updated to reflect his impending absence – nobody at this point would have foreseen Maximilian’s execution in a matter of mere months. Since Carlota had already left Mexico for Europe in 1866, the absence of any mention of the Empress in the present document is understandable. It is also possible that the departure of Napoleon’s French troops required a revision of palace protocol.

Thirty-One (31) Finely Wrought Botanical Paintings Charting Progress of Art Student at Girls' School in Portland, Maine c.1850 by E. Slater

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Title: Thirty-One (31) Finely Wrought Botanical Paintings Charting Progress of Art Student at Girls' School in Portland, Maine c.1850
Author: E. Slater
Seller: Eclectibles (United States)
Condition: Good to very good. Some toning, dust soiling, short tears or nicks. Sewing a little loose. Minor wear.
Description: Portland, Maine, 1850. Good to very good. Some toning, dust soiling, short tears or nicks. Sewing a little loose. Minor wear.. A fine group of artwork completed by a student for her lessons at Mrs. L.K. Wells' High School for Misses in Portland, Maine (also referred to as the "Park Street Boarding and Day School for Young Ladies", at 36 Park Street). Subjects offered at the school included modern languages, needle work, music, English, and, of course, art and drawing. The student, who identifies herself on some of these pieces as "E. Slater", shows clear improvement over the course of the drawings, going from basic pencil drawings of flowers to complex and finely detailed pastoral landscapes. Also of note is her distinctive style of working with watercolor and gouache that, coupled with what appears to be stenciling, effectively mimics chromolithography in a unique and very beautiful manner in some of the pieces. The student (or perhaps, her teacher's) chosen subjects appear to be largely botanical, tying the artist to a long tradition of women and girls creating herbaria. Interesting to see the clear progression of her artwork, which gains detail, insight, and skill as she practices. The artwork is housed in two albums:[Untitled sketchbook of botanical drawings and paintings by E. Slater. Portland, Maine, c.1850]. Unbound gathering of 16 blank leaves, with approx. eighteen (18) pencil sketches and watercolor/gouache paintings, mainly of botanical subjects (e.g. tiger lily, fruit) and with one very accomplished landscape depicting an Italian (?) villa against mountains and lake. Also includes three (3) scrap pieces of paper with paintings of similar subjects, for a total of twenty-one (21) pieces. Most of the botanicals are labeled in ink or pencil with a lesson number (e.g. "Lesson 2").[Untitled sketchbook of botanical drawings and paintings by E. Slater. Portland, Maine, c.1850]. Blank sketchbook (9" by 13"), approx. ten blank leaves with approx. four (4) inserted scraps/leaves from other sketchbooks, in original marbled wrappers back in black leather. Sketchbook contains approx. six (6) paintings in gouache or watercolor with pencil, with majority of leaves blank. Subjects include still life of fruit, landscapes with pastoral scenery. One particularly nice loose painting attributed in ink to "E. Staten" in lower left-hand corner of Romantic/pastoral European ruins.

Tous ceux qui tombent, pièce radiophonique. Traduit de l'anglais par Robert Pinget by Beckett, Samuel; Pinget, Robert

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Title: Tous ceux qui tombent, pièce radiophonique. Traduit de l'anglais par Robert Pinget
Author: Beckett, Samuel; Pinget, Robert
Seller: Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books (United States)
Description: Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit, 1957. First edition. 77 p. 19 cm. Original wrappers, fine, unopened. First French edition of All That Fall, Beckett's first radio play. One of 80 numbered copies on pur fil (including 10 h.c.), the entire édition originale.

Tallulah Bankhead And Other Actresses Sign An Image Showing Them On Set Of 1921 Comedy by TALLULAH BANKHEAD

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Title: Tallulah Bankhead And Other Actresses Sign An Image Showing Them On Set Of 1921 Comedy
Author: TALLULAH BANKHEAD
Seller: Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc. (United States)
Description: TALLULAH BANKHEAD (1902-1968). Tallulah Brockman Bankhead was a stage and film actress, with a brief radio career. She accrued nearly 300 film, stage, television and radio roles during her career. Her family was a notable Alabama family, with her father being the Speaker of the House of Representatives and her grandfather and uncle being senators. Her most famous role was in Alfred Hitchcocks 1944 Lifeboat. In 1972 she was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame, being regarded as perhaps the greatest actress this country has ever produced and in 1981 was inducted into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame.KATHARINE CORNELL (1893-1974). Katharine Cornell was a stage actress, writer, theater owner, and producer. She is known for her Broadway roles in serious dramas often directed by her husband, Guthrie McClintic, eventually forming C. & M. C. Productions, Inc. together. Her most famous role was as Elizabeth Barret Browning in the 1931 Broadway production of The Barretts of Wimpole Street and as Juliet in the 1935 Romeo and Juliet, being the first performer to receive the Drama League Award in this role.FRANCINE LARRIMORE (1898-1975). Francine Larrimore, born Francine La Remee, was a French-born American screen and stage actress. Her first role was in 1910 at the age of 12 in Where Theres a Will. She was famous for her portrayal of pouty girls and at the height of her career created the role of Roxie Hart in the Broadway premiere of Chicago in 1926.PS. 2 1/2" x 4". c. 1921. New York, New York. A black and white photograph with the signatures Francine Larrimore, Tallulah Bankhead, and Katherine Cornell. This small photo shows the three women in the comedy Nice People. This play was Katherine Cornells debut and was written for Tallulah Bankhead, who the writer, Rachel Crothers, had worked with before. It ran for 120 performances and was included in Burns Mantle's The Best Plays of 1920-1921. Part of Katherine Cornells signature is cut off. This image is in very good condition and laid to a slightly larger red backing.

The Art of Navigation in England in Elizabethan and Early Stuart Times. by Waters, David W.

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Title: The Art of Navigation in England in Elizabethan and Early Stuart Times.
Author: Waters, David W.
Seller: Ten Pound Island Book Co. (United States)
Description: New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1958. xxxix, 696 pp. b/w plates. One of the more erudite maritime reference books. Very good condition in chipped and torn remains of a dust jacket.

Report of the Commissioner of Patents for the Year 1854 Arts and Manufactures Volume II-Illustrations

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Title: Report of the Commissioner of Patents for the Year 1854 Arts and Manufactures Volume II-Illustrations
Seller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: Washington, D. C., 1855. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Volume II only. Very good with light wear at the spine ends, corners bumped, end papers foxed.

A Report of the Unveiling and Dedication of the Memorial to the Veterans of the Civil War of Cayuga County, New York, Together with Ceremonies and Addresses, Auburn, New York, May 30, 1921 by The Cayuga County Civil War Memorial Association

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Title: A Report of the Unveiling and Dedication of the Memorial to the Veterans of the Civil War of Cayuga County, New York, Together with Ceremonies and Addresses, Auburn, New York, May 30, 1921
Author: The Cayuga County Civil War Memorial Association
Seller: Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
Condition: Fair
Description: Cayuga: The Cayuga County Civil War Memorial Association, 1928. Large Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Textblock loose from boards, but covers and pages both in nice shape. 1928 Large Hardcover. 30 pp. A Report of the Unveiling and Dedication of the Memorial to the Veterans of the Civil War of Cayuga County, New York, Together with Ceremonies and Addresses, Auburn, New York, May 30, 1921.

The Last Kingdon by Cornwell, Bernard

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Title: The Last Kingdon
Author: Cornwell, Bernard
Seller: Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
ISBN: 9780060530518
Condition: Very good
Description: NY: Harper Collins, 2005. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket.

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