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Dredge Photographs. Dordrecht (Holland): A. Bos & J. P. Heijblom, [c. 1910].

Dredge Photographs. Dordrecht (Holland): A. Bos & J. P. Heijblom, [c. 1910]. by TOLLENS, Johannes Henricus (Henk)

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Title
Dredge Photographs. Dordrecht (Holland): A. Bos & J. P. Heijblom, [c. 1910].
Author
TOLLENS, Johannes Henricus (Henk)
Seller
Martayan Lan, Inc. (United States)
Description
A TYPOLOGY OF DREDGES--THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF J. H. TOLLENS Portfolio of photographs (cards 36 cm x 30 cm; mounted photos approx. 22.5 x 17 cm), [55] cards on which are mounted a total of (58) photographs, with (1) further unmounted dredge photograph apparently not from this series. Preserved in original red buckram portfolio, title gold stamped on front, remnants of ties. Only minor fading and rubbing to the portfolio. The cards with only very minor edge toning and the occasional marginal spot, the photographs excellently preserved.Extraordinary, very rare portfolio of 58 fine, original photographs of dredges taken by the noted Dutch photographer Johannes Henk Tollens (1864-1936) during the first years of the 20th century. Apparently produced to commemorate the merger which formed the A. Bos & J. P. Heijblom dredging company of Dordrecht, Holland, the portfolio depicts a wide variety of specialized equipment, including bucket dredges, suction dredges, hopper suction dredges, barge unloading suction dredges, elevator conveyors, self-emptying dredges, tugboats, a steam hopper, floating cranes, a repair vessel, and several machine rooms and engines, some populated with images of the men who serviced and operated these machines. The photographs are mounted to finely printed cards which provide the name of the vessel and in each of the four corners note in English, French, German, and Spanish the vessel's type, its length, breadth, and machine power.H. J. Tollens, who is often considered one of Holland's first modern, fine-arts photographers, also ran a successful commercial photography business (the blind stamp of 'H. J. Tollens C.H.zn.' appears at the bottom right of each of the cards in this portfolio). Although the present dredge series may be taken as a purely documentary project, it is intriguing how closely in spirit the series resembles the renowned 'industrial typologies' photographs of the German conceptual artists Bernd and Hilla Becher (1931-2007; 1935-2015), who recorded the variety (and uniformity) of infrastructure in postwar Germany (silos, water towers, grain elevators, gas tanks, factories, etc.). We have been unable to locate another example of this portfolio (OCLC and KVK locate no global copies), and it must be assumed that very few sets were originally produced, and that the photographs were not intended for general sale, but exclusively for those working inside the A. Bos & J. P. Heijblom company. This portfolio was acquired from the descendants of the Kalis family (Sliedrecht, Holland), which founded a dredging company that later merged with the Bos firm to form the highly regarded Royal Boskalis Wesminster Dredging Company. * S. van Gijn, Dordracum Illustratum: Verzameling van Kaarten, Teekeningen, Prenten an Portretten, Betreffende de Stad Dordrecht; A. Boer, "De man en zijn werk, H.J. Tollens C.Hz," De Camera, no. 7, (1908), pp. 121-23; Fotografisch Maandschrift no. 6, (May 1911), pp. 135-37; W.H. Izerda, Neerland's Fotokunst, bloemlezing uit Nederlandsche Kunstfoto's; J.H. Beudeker, Genealogie Tollens: Vlaamse oorsprong en Nederlandse vertakkingen; Femke van Boxsel, H.J. Tollens, 'ik zou niet gelukkig zijn als ik niet kon fotograferen', Ph.D. dissertation, RU Leiden (1996), RAD 489-32574/5; Femke IJsinga-van Boxsel, Het Dordrecht van Tollens; C. Esseboom (red.), Deze schoone kunst, Dordrecht en de fotografie in de negentiende eeuw.
Ford Instruction Book. For Owners and Operators of Ford Cars.

Ford Instruction Book. For Owners and Operators of Ford Cars.

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Ford Instruction Book. For Owners and Operators of Ford Cars.
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Argonaut Book Shop (United States)
Description
Ford Motor Company Operating Manual – 1927 Small Octavo. 7½x5 inches. 35pp. Detailed photographic illustrations throughout. Dark tan stiffer wrappers printed in black. "L. C. Firestine" (Ford dealer) stamp to front cover. Some soiling to wrappers and a few internal leaves. A very good copy. Covers it all: Starting the Engine; The Ford Lubricating System; the Ford Engine; Cooling System; Gasoline System; Ignition System; The Ford Starting and Lighting System; Transmission; Running Gear; Care of Tires, etc.
Seasons in Flight

Seasons in Flight by ALDISS, Brian

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Seasons in Flight
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ALDISS, Brian
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Description
London: Jonathan Cape, 1984. First UK Edition. First Impression. Octavo; dark brown paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 157pp, [3]. Fine in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket. Collection of 10 stories.

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