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Sierra Nevada -- The John Muir Trail by Adams, Ansel

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Title: Sierra Nevada -- The John Muir Trail
Author: Adams, Ansel
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Condition: Good
Description: Archetype Press, Berkeley, 1938. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. First Edition. Worn and some stains (not affecting photos) but still a collectible copy of this monumental Adams work. Ansel Adams, at the age of 36, was commissioned to prepare a book of his photographs taken along the world famous John Muir Trail as a tribute to Walter A. Starr, Jr., a young American mountaineer. A landmark book in photography, the 1938 limited edition of Ansel Adams Sierra Nevada: The John Muir Trail, was recognized as the highest quality photography book at the time. Representing the finest selection of Adams photographs of the High Sierra. White cloth with black printing. Folio limited to 500 copies. 50 tipped in illustrations of Adams' photos. Not much text, Signed by Adams on the limitation page. A stunning volume of some of Adams' best work. Housed in a gorgeous and sturdy custom-made clamshell case with leather label.

Bobby. Book Nr 100 by SMITH, Keith

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Title: Bobby. Book Nr 100
Author: SMITH, Keith
Seller: James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition: A very fine copy
Description: Atlanta, GA: Nexus Press, 1985. First edition, deluxe issue limited to 50 copies "printed on Curtis Rag white wove 75 lb. text, hand-bound (recessed cord with half leather cover), signed and numbered by the author" . . . all copies bound with archival materials: linen cord, wheat paste, hot glue, and conservation matt board. Ingres Antique used for the endsheets and cover paper." On the colophon, the author has numbered and signed the book "14/50 Keith summer solstice 1985." Presentation copy, inscribed on the half-title by Smith to his friends, Jonathan Williams and Thomas Meyer: "For Tom and Jonathan from [Bobby] and Keith 1 May 1987." As the colophon states: "Bobby (was) imaged on an Apple Macintosh computer. The basic composition of each page triplicated and modified for three color separation. Each modification printed out by an Apple image-writer for making negatives. Bobby printed offset in magenta, cyan, and yellow by Nexus Press . . . Michael Goodman, director, Clifton Meador, assistant director." There were 1000 copies printed on Mohawk Superfine paper, although the scarcity of Bobby in any form certainly suggests that the entire intended edition may not have been completed, or not entirely distributed, perhaps owing to its very personal character. A very fine copy. Small folio, illustrated, original quarter leather and pictorial boards, acetate dust jacket as issued. A very fine copy.

Catalogue des Livres et Estampes du Cabinet de feu M. de Gravelle, Conseiller au Parlement: dont la vente se fera…lundi 17 Avril 1752 & jours suivans by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: GRAVELLE, Michel Pierre Philippe l’Evesque de)

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Title: Catalogue des Livres et Estampes du Cabinet de feu M. de Gravelle, Conseiller au Parlement: dont la vente se fera…lundi 17 Avril 1752 & jours suivans
Author: (AUCTION CATALOGUE: GRAVELLE, Michel Pierre Philippe l’Evesque de)
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Description: 1 p.l., 120 pp.; 21 p. & 19 leaves of author index in a contemporary hand. Two parts in one vol. 8vo, attractive antique calf-backed paste-paper boards, spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. Paris: G. Martin, 1752. One in a series of the very rare later auction catalogues issued by Gabriel Martin (the Paris de Meyzieu of 1761 being his last). This library was formed by Gravelle (1699-1752), a magistrate in the court of inquiry of the Paris Parliament who is today best remembered for his Recueil de pierres gravées antiques, published between 1732 and 1739, and for his parody L’Amant déguisé, which was performed after his death. He was an expert engraver who prepared the etchings for his book on engraved gems. This was a fine and scholarly library of 1723 lots, rich in literature and books on antiquities and art. There are many 16th-century works. The final 21 pages describe his large collection of prints and drawings (113 lots), including works by Watteau, van Dyck, Boucher, Guercino, Le Brun, Rembrandt, Teniers, An. Carracci, etc. Fine copy. The first part has been priced throughout in a contemporary hand. There is also a most unusual manuscript index at the end. ❧ Lugt 785. Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Esprit des Livres website. Not in Grolier Club, Printed Catalogues of French Book Auctions...1643-1830.

The History of Louisiana from the Earliest Period by Martin, François-Xavier

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Title: The History of Louisiana from the Earliest Period
Author: Martin, François-Xavier
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Condition: Very good
Description: New=Orleans: Printed by Lyman and Beardslee, 1827. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. 2 volumes, 8vo. lxxxiii,(1),364;xv,(1)429pp. Contemporary full leather, spines with simple rules, leather lettering labels, gilt. Half-titles present in both volumes. Ownership name, E. Rawle, on the reverse of the half-titles. The classic history of Louisiana, from the discovery of America to the War of 1812, and with much on exploration and Native Americans. Bindings worn at corners and spine tips, some hinges neatly mended, one hinge cracked but firm; usual foxing to the text block. Still a very good set in an original binding. Sabin 44871; Howes M332; American Imprints 29632.

The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu by Warncliffe, Lord, ed.; Mary Wortley Montagu

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Title: The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Author: Warncliffe, Lord, ed.; Mary Wortley Montagu
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Condition: Very good
Description: London: Richard Bentley, 1837. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Three volumes. 8vo. Half brown leather. Spines in five compartments with raised bands, tooled in blind and with the title tooled in gilt. Marbled paper sides; yellow endpapers. The text blocks have occasional light staining; the frontispiece to volume 2 is stained along the bottom, not affecting the image; the bindings are lightly rubbed but the paper sides are worn on the edges. Still a very good set. The author was a trailblazing aristocrat known for two major achievements: the introduction of smallpox vaccination to Britain, and an in-person description of Turkish society, including glimpses of the lives of Turkish women. She was also a major advocate for the education of women., .

Mémoire sur l'art de dorer le bronze: ouvrage qui a remporté le prix fondé par M. Ravrio et proposé par l'Académie royale des sciences by D'Arcet, Jean-Pierre-Joseph - FIRE GILT BRONZE

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Title: Mémoire sur l'art de dorer le bronze: ouvrage qui a remporté le prix fondé par M. Ravrio et proposé par l'Académie royale des sciences
Author: D'Arcet, Jean-Pierre-Joseph - FIRE GILT BRONZE
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Condition: Very good; occasional spotting; modest rubbing.
Description: Paris: De l'imprimerie de Mme. veuve Agasse, Rue des Poitevins, no 6 , 1818. First Edition.. Contemporary half leather.. Very good; occasional spotting; modest rubbing.. 8vo, xl, [1] - 192, [2 - folding tables] pp. + 6 leaves of plates Rare. Among the most lethal of the commercial decorative-arts trades practiced in the 18th & 19th centuries. The gilding of bronze castings and the high finish and design achieved for such articles was a defining characteristic and mainstay of the Parisian clock, furniture, and arts trade. So dominant were the Parisian merciers in this that attempts to establish competitive practitioners of gilding in other nations all failed. The author's Ottomeyer & Pröschel have characterized the trade in their epoch two volume Vergoldete Bronzen, 1986 as (vol.1, p.323): "Das Pariser Vorbild blieb im 19. Jahrhundert, wie auch auf vielen anderen Gebieten der Mode und des Luxus, stets tonangebend. Die Geschichte der Bronzearbeiten während des Empire und der Restauration, die sich nicht davon trennen läßt, ist geprägt von der Abkehr von handwerklicher Gestaltung und Produktionsweise und dem zunehmenden Übergang zu Groß- serien der Luxusindustrie. Die genau nach Plan gefertigten Teile gingen durch viele Hände. Die additiven Strukturen der Herstellung, durch die Serienfertigung bestimmt, finden sich in der Formgebung wieder, bei der die präzise abgestimmten vorgefertigten Metallteile wie Bausteine zusammengesetzt wurden.Es ist schwer zu sagen, ob der Stil die Produktionsweise ermöglichte oder aber die Produktionsweise den Stil bestimmte, der die Bronzearbeiten in ihrer kohärenten Formgebung bei additiver Zusammensetzung auszeichnet." D'Arcet's book is exceptional for its detailed exposition of the trade and the means to accomplishing the finished product. The book was printed by Mme. Agasse who was both printer and bookseller.

Correspondence of Lilian “Lily” Alice Hawkins, of East Sheen, London, England, to Horst Jacobitz, bank clerk, of Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany, 1930-1966 by Hawkins, Lilian Alice

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Title: Correspondence of Lilian “Lily” Alice Hawkins, of East Sheen, London, England, to Horst Jacobitz, bank clerk, of Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany, 1930-1966
Author: Hawkins, Lilian Alice
Seller: Michael Brown Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Description: 242 letters, 970 pp., (226 retained mailing envelopes), dated 19 November 1930 to 25 February 1966; however, all but six letters (1946, 1950, 1965-66) are from the 1930s; the letters are handwritten and typed, in legible hands, good condition; 31 of the letters are in German, the rest are in English; many of the envelopes have their postage stamps cut out. There are also 4 postcards and 6 greeting cards to either Horst Jacobitz, or his brother Herbert. Of the 242 letters in this collection, 183 are written in English (with minor German) by Lily Hawkins to Horst Jacobitz from 1930-1939; the remainer are written to Jacobitz by Lily's brother Hugh Hawkins (5); Lily's mother Mrs. Lilian Elizabeth Hawkins (5); Mary Hedges (18) in German; Julius Philipps (11); "Beb" (4) in German; Ena A.M. Bulman (3); plus 13 letters written by various individuals, of which 9 of these letters are written in German. Lilian "Lily" Alice Hawkins (1911-) Lilian "Lily" Hawkins was a British woman who lived during this correspondence at two different London addresses: her childhood home of 97 White Hart Lane, in Barnes, and, later, about the summer of 1934, she moved to 10 East Sheen Avenue, in East Sheen; both areas are on the south side of the Thames River, between the Thames and Richmond Park in greater London. Lilian was born sometime in July or August 1911, and baptized on 3 September 1911, at All Saints, Battersea Park, Diocese of Southwark, County of London. At the time of her baptism the family was living at 97 White Hart Lane, in Barnes, which is the same return address on her earlier letters in this collection. In Lily's letters she mentions her mother, plus a "Flossie" and "Hugh," who are married. On the 1939 England and Wales Register, there is a Hugh F.W. Hawkins and his wife Florence A. Hawkins living at 15 Harrington Villas, Brighton, England, which is the address given for Hugh and Flossie in the correspondence offered here. Hugh Hawkins was born on 31 March 1910 at Mortlake, Surrey, and worked as an accountant secretary. He is Lily's brother. Flossie, Hugh's wife, was born on 26 July 1901 and was listed as "unpaid domestic duties" (housewife). A marriage invitation to Horst Jacobitz shows that Hugh and Flossie were married on 3 April 1938 at Barnes Parish Church. His wife's name was Florence Alice Saker. Hugh died on 29 March 1989 at Brighton. He was 79 years old. He was still living at the same 15 Harrington Villas address in Brighton. There are five letters in this collection from Hugh to Horst Jacobitz. Hugh is also mentioned many times throughout Lily's letters. Lilian and Hugh were the children of motor omnibus driver, Alfred George Hawkins, (1881-) and his wife Lilian Elizabeth Stapells (1883-). Alfred was the son of Hugh Frederick Hawkins. He was born at Clerkenwell, London, his wife Lilian Elizabeth born Marylebone, London. She was the daughter of Charles Thomas Stapells and his wife Emma Annie. The Hawkins married at Lisson Grove, Westminster, on 27 March 1909. Lily's parents (Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins) and her brother Hugh, are all found in the 1911 English Census enumerated at 59 Ashleigh Road, Mortlake, Surrey, in the Richmond district outside of London proper. There are five letters in this collection written by Mrs. Hawkins to Horst Jacobitz. Lily's correspondent is Horst Jacobitz. Horst was born 13 March 1909. His name is on a tombstone with his birth date, but not death date. It appears it may have been his, or his family's intention for him to be buried at Luisenfriedhof II Cemetery, but perhaps he was buried somewhere else, or his death date was never carved into the stone. This tombstone is located at Luisenfriedhof II, in Berlin, Germany, a cemetery that was located just a couple of blocks from his home (Berlin – Charlottenburg 5, Schloßstraße 23) where Lily Hawkins addressed the letters to him in Berlin during the 1930s. Horst was the son of Alfred Jacobitz (1878-1925) and his wife Gertrud (1881-1951). There was also a brother Herbert Jacobitz (1904-1945), who was buried in this lot, with an inscription on the tombstone of "Hier ruhen in Gott mein lieber Mann unser guter Vater Alfred Jacobitz und meine liebe gute Mutti Gertrud Jacobitz." One letter in the collection is addressed to Horst in 1965 at "1 Berlin 19 LietzenseeUfer 8, West Berlin." Online Berlin city directories at Ancestry.com show Horst still living at this address in 1980, so he presumably died sometime after 1980. Lily and Horst appear to have met through a mutual friend in 1930. The first letter (19 November 1930) in the collection would seem to be the very first time Lily wrote to Horst, Horst did not even know her surname yet, as in the next letter she has to tell him her last name. The two had a common interest in music and many of their letters discuss music, playing, listening to pieces, etc. Horst is two years older than Lily. Horst plays the violin. Lily plays piano, but Horst appears to be more advanced then she is. He also plays the viola. It is unclear if it is just a hobby, or if he has professional aspirations, which one letter mentions. Horst asked Lily for information from her brother Hugh about clerking, accounting, office work, which was Hugh's profession. Horst worked at a bank, in a lower level position. Lily and Horst help each other to learn their respective languages. There is also much on Lily's life, going to concerts, movies, and the theater with family and friends, talking about the royal family, health, the weather, etc. They also correspond about their relationship, Horst appears to have fallen in love with Lily, whereas Lily just wants a good friend and thinks she will never marry. The 1930s were a very difficult time in Germany, the economic depression and the rise of Hitler and Fascism. Lily's letters discuss the troubles going on in Germany, with Lily asks Horst about things she heard in the news. She mentions the riots in 1932 between the Nazis and Communists, in 1933she mentions Hitler. Letters of 8 October 1933; 6 November 1933; 19 August 1934; 9 February 1936, all mention Hitler. Letters of 11 December 1932 and 19 March 1933 mentions riots and shootings in the streets of Berlin; damage to the Reichstag, etc. A letter of 26 January 1935 mentions the "Saar" question and another letter dated 20 February 1939 has mentions of IRA bombings. Lily mentions the 1936 Olympic Games in several of the letters. And a couple of letters in 1938 refer to "Kristallnacht." Lily mentions several Nazi souvenir badges that Horst sent to her, or that she picked up when in Germany. Lily appears to have made several trips to Germany in the 1930s (perhaps 1930, 1936 and 1938). Horst wanted her to move to Germany, but once back in England, she did not want to give up what she had there (her family and homeland) and the couple appear to have maintained a platonic relationship thereafter. Besides letters from Lily, there are smaller collections of letters that were written to Horst. One group is from a friend, possibly a relative of Horst, Julius Philipps, of Brooklyn, NY, who writes to Horst. He is an older gentleman and appears to have immigrated to New York City. He was born about 1858 in Saxony, Germany and writes Horst eleven letters between 1931 and 1936. Julius would love to go back to visit Germany before he dies, but he cannot afford it. A couple of other women also write to Horst. Ena A.M. Bulman wrote three letters in English and Mary Hedges wrote eighteen letters, all in German. Both women live in England and appear to be English. It is unclear who "Beb" is, but he/she writes in German from Germany. A couple of later miscellaneous letters from 1965-1966 are also written in German, and from Germany. They appear to be from Horst's friends in the Berlin area. Sample Quotations: "97 White Hart Lane, Barnes, S.W. 13, England Dear Horst, I am very pleased to make your acquaintance, and hope you have not stopped expecting to hear from me. The reason for the delay is that I and a friend of mine have been teaching a fairy play to twenty-five little girls, and as you can imagine that has taken all my time. We had the play last Saturday and it was a great success. It is quite possible that we shall have it again at Christmas time, and that will mean still more rehearsing. I have just come home to find an empty house, with the exception of the cat, whom I brought in with me, but as he is washing himself, he is not much company. We have had a very exciting afternoon. The Prince of Wales went past the window at four o'clock to a hospital quite close to the office… I hope you will be able to read this letter, for I admit I am a very bad writer…Yours sincerely, Lily" "11-12-32 Dear Horst, Your letter arrived by the last post Saturday @ 9 o'clock. You probably know that, as a nation, we English are called 'undemonstrative.' Well, I think it is generally correct, because sometimes, when I am feeling the exact opposite, I feel almost bound to keep my feelings to myself, and then, people in the family think I don't care about showing sympathy and any of the so-called tender passions… I read in the paper that Germany is quieting down slightly, and a coming conference is expected to produce better results than in previous sittings. I hope so, and I have not seen articles on the Berlin riots recently. Have they stopped yet, or do you still her shooting in the streets near your home? …Auf Wiedersehen, yours, Lily" "19 March 1933 Dear Horst, I forgot to answer your question in my last letter, about the posting of the record. I sent it unsealed by letter post. If it is sealed, then I think you would have had to pay duty… How is the political problem in Germany now? Is the Reichstag being repaired, and are the Nazis & Communists behaving better? …Many thanks for your prompt reply to my last letter. Hugh wants to know how you 'Regulate the talkie' apparatus at the Ufa. He is really interested, not merely curious. Auf Wiedersehen, Lily" "Barnes, S.W. 13, 21-5-33 Dear Horst, I have not received a letter from you this week. Hope you are not ill… Did you hear Herrn Hitler's speech in the Reichstag on Wednesday? Hugh said that our Reservists had been warned to be in readiness, but fortunately the warning was unnecessary… Hoping all is well, yours Lily" "97, White Hart Lane, Barnes, S.W. 13, October 8th [1933] Dear Horst, I have not yet received a letter from you this week. Is your brother back home? And have you heard the results of your examinations yet?... In the Daily Herald of last Wednesday, there was a picture of Herrn Hitler, taken when he was a small child. The picture probably made him look much worse than he was, but he certainly did present a curious aspect. I cut it out meaning to send it to you, but when Terry saw it, he said 'I shouldn't send it to him, supposing he let somebody see it, who would report it to Hitler's men; He would get into serious trouble.' Do you know, that point had not struck me, but of course I tore it up, for I shouldn't like you to be put into prison, even though you would have more time to write to me then… Auf widersehen…Yours Lily" "6-11-33 Dear Horst, Your letter arrived this morning, and I am answering it tonight… Do you always have your elections on Sundays? It seems to me that last year you wrote that an election was due on a Sunday. Ours always come during the week… Herrn Hitler, is, I am afraid, very unpopular in England. Quite a number of our popular cartoonist of English papers have drawn pictures about him, &, being what they are, these men are not polite in their picturings. We think them extremely clever, & in some instances really witty, but your countrymen wouldn't be expected to think this. To you, a foreigner's jokes are pointless & hurtful. While agreeing that the cartoons are good, I disagree with the idea of inserting them in newspapers. It's tactless, to say the least. But you will see that Herrn Hitler is not popular. You have expressed my thoughts exactly. Sometimes I would give a lot to be permitted to talk to you, & get an answer the next minute. Letters are all very well in their way, & serve their purpose in the absence of something better. But how can we talk, when two weeks must elapse before we may hear the answer… Yours ever, Lily" "February 9th, 1936 My dear Horst, Thank you for the enlargements, the letter, and the M.O. all of which came during the past week… Yesterday I went to a dance, with the usual party. My Aunt and her relations, and a few friends. I had a very enjoyable time, and whilst dancing with one of the friends, whom I have met at previous dances, he said 'How is your friend?' I told him about you, and our holiday, and our dancing, and said that I should go to Germany this year. He was interested, and wants to know my impressions of Germany, as a change from newspaper impressions. Then I reported upon your views (we were dancing all this time) and he was surprised to learn that you were all loyal to Herr Hitler… Auf Wiedersehen, my dear, Lily" "Sunday 30.8.1936 Dear Horst, This is a very difficult letter to write. You know that I love you more than an ordinary friend, but I also love my country and home, and friends; at present this latter is the greater love; you will see that a country, home and friends earn a different love to one special friend, and you have made it easier for me to tell you this by your sympathetic letter. Whilst with you in Germany I honestly believed that I could live there for always, and you do know that I did not feel happy when leaving you. Since being home, however, I have realized fully what I should be leaving, when leaving England. I must say again, that my regard for you is different from the feeling I have had for any other person in my life. Never have I talked to a friend, or relation, as I talked to you on our last Sunday together; and when I confess this, you must know how I think of you, when, even Nan has not received my confidences, as Horst did. We were great friends before Terry came home, and talked, as sisters will, of things which ordinary friends do not speak of. Do you know, I believe that you have taken Nan's place in my heart, as I do not miss her at all, but I should miss you and your letters, terribly, if you ever decided to stop our correspondence. Can we go on with our writing, as though there was no such thing as marriage in the world? I am sufficiently selfish to want you love, and your letters; when I am only giving you love and letters in return, and knowing that you want more than this. You said, quite truly, I think now, that I was a harder nature than you, and compared me with the girl to whom your friend is engaged. We are in a difficult and most unusual position, and it is all because I am selfish and will not give up my home and my present life. If it gives you any consolation, I will tell you that I think I shall never marry, and in perhaps ten or twenty-years' time, I shall deeply regret this letter, but that isn't now, is it? I most sincerely hope, that this will not stop your coming to England next year, if you are able to come… I am sorry that you think Hilde is not a very nice girl. Perhaps girls do get selfish when they live alone, and have to fight the world for a living. I know I am selfish and not living alone; there is no excuse for me… Believe me to be your loving Lily" "Monday, 21/3/38 Dear Horst, I am so ashamed of myself. Just fancy, my forgetting my Horst's birthday. I really deserve spanking hard. Of course, I never do remember dates, names, or addresses, but the 13th March is sufficiently important for even my terrible memory to grasp. Am I forgiven? There is a paragraph in my paper today which says: 'Ex-Chancellor Schuschnigg may be tried for the execution of the Nazi who murdered Dr. Dolfuss.' It seems to be a Reuter message, and so authentic. I will send you a paper this week. I didn't care to last week, as sometimes the Daily Telegraph is not allowed into Germany, and I rather think that the speeches would not be liked by your censors, also the articles. You know that ours is a free press, and the reporters say anything they like about any subject or person. It isn't so bad this week… Yours ever, Lily" "Sunday 21/8/38 Dear Horst, We can never be strangers to each other, so never think that we are heading that way. On the other hand, we shall never be more than good friends. You are not hoping that I shall change my mind? If you are, it would be unfair of me, to write in a warm manner, and lead you to believe that I have changed towards you and Germany. I know I have, for the past year, been writing as a friend telling you my news, being interested in your news. You say my letters are as in our earlier friendship. My dear, I intended that they should be so. It is better. I hoped you would meet another, whom you would love deeply. But it is not so, yet. After writing all this, I should be cold and distant in three weeks' time, to prove that I mean it all. But I shant! I'll be as nice as I can, and poor silly boy will start getting useless ideas into his head again… Yours sincerely, Lily" "10 East Sheen Avenue, Tuesday, [27 Sept 1938] Dear Horst, Matters are developing rapidly, aren't they? I have not waited for the rest of your pictures, as there might be no opportunity for me to answer, and I want to say, if there is a war, we shall not be able to write to each other, of course; but when it's all over, write to me at this address, and even if I have left, I shall apply to the post office. I will do the same! Write to you at your address, and hope that you will receive the letter. I sincerely hope these precautions are unnecessary; if there is war, Mother will most likely have to give up this house, as the 3 men will probably leave, Charles & Mr. Brader because they will have to, while Mr. Holme will certainly go as far from London as he can… …love from Lily P.S. I hope we shall be corresponding next week." "Monday [4 Oct 1938] Dear Horst, I am writing this week. Isn't it wonderful! I really thought that last week's letter was to be the last for ages. But all's well… Oh Horst, why do you bring up that old subject again! You are quite right in your surmise. When I started reading your letter I thought 'Why didn't he say this before I left him?' I know we hadn't much private talk together, and what little we did have was whispered in my room at night. I am still of the same mind as always. I am not made for a wife (so I think) and am very content as I am. It would have been better for you, if we had never met, wouldn't it? You would probably have settled down quite contentedly with a German girl, or even an English girl. Don't say No! Of course, you would! Why not? It's only because you have fixed your thoughts on one, that you don't think of another. Therefore, if you hadn't known the one, you would possibly have taken another. Or else been a contented bachelor all your life. Oh dear, that all sounds abrupt and hard. I don't want to hurt you, but what can I say? I know we are happy together, but my dear, I couldn't be content away from England. Though it is raining hard, and the wind is blowing furiously, and it's very very cold, still, it's home… With lots of love, from Lily" "[14 Nov 1938] Dear Horst, Thanks for your letter. I'm glad you enjoyed the papers. Have you bought the Daily Telegraph yet? If not, I will send one, as Mr. Holme has it. I suppose you must not tell me anything about the riots last week [Kristallnacht]? I hoped you would in your last letter, but didn't expect it… The German lessons are progressing. We learnt the time last week. I am surprised to find how much German I do know. Aren't you surprised to know that? This is a short letter…With love from Lily" "Monday [28 Nov 1938] Dear Horst, …With reference to the trouble in Palestine. I (being English) suggest that your newspapers make a lot of bother about what is not worth mentioning in the British press You must understand that we have a free press, meaning that our papers are allowed to print what they please, within reason. Your newspapers have to print the news which is given them, possibly by the government. Therefore, they will get news, greatly magnified, which is not sufficiently interesting to print in our press. Our papers have special correspondents in Palestine! This means people who live there. They would not let news of atrocities go unreported, if only because they will be well paid, and possibly earn promotion, by their reporting of the news! So, don't you agree with me, that your papers attach more value to our Palestine troubles than is necessary? Occasionally, there is an article and a few photographs in different papers, which proves that news is not being suppressed. But we can't disbelieve all our papers, all the time, with their reports of your troubles. In Berlin too! The last straw is making the Jews pay for the damage done to their property, by people who will use the fine for the further good of the country. Oh well, I know you will not agree with me, though the case as I see it, is definitely one of the bully, bullying through others. Probably Hugh has given you his views on the subject, and I should do better to leave it to him, as he does read the papers, and I rarely do so… With love to the family and yourself, yours, Lily" "5/1/39 Dear Horst, I will not mention a further invitation to Mother, until you have replied to her letter. Perhaps you are writing today… Did you read of the bomb explosions on Friday in two of our underground stations? I confess, these bomb troubles are serious now; 7 people were injured on Friday, one seriously so, and is not expected to recover. But you must not hold that against the British. It is the Irish who are attacking us, not vice versa, and the case is not at all similar to that case of the Reich and the Jews. It is entirely the other way round. The minority in your case are being persecuted by the government. In our case, it is the minority who are troubling the government, and incidentally, the whole of London, for we don't know where the next explosion will occur… I have a new song called 'Vienna, City of my Dreams,' (Wien, du Stadt meines Träume). It is in German and English, and I am trying to sing it in German. You must help me with the pronunciation. Yours, Lily" "10 East Sheen Ave. S.W. 154 30 July 1939 Dear Horst, Mother and I went to the Sheen Cinema yesterday (at the corner of Sheen Lane). We saw Sabu, who is a small Indian boy, has not been seen in Berlin, but he is very popular here, just now. In this film, which presents a story of India, and British rule in that country, the soldiers were from a Scottish Regiment. They were dressed in the kilts, and four did a sword dance, and it was beautiful. I still wonder why we did not send a group of Scottish Sword dancers to Berlin for the Olympic Games. We had the next best thing; namely a group of men dancers, but, good gracious, when we have such polished entertainers in Scotland, why send Englishmen. …I agree, the I.R.A. are going too far. They are however, being deported rapidly back to Ireland. De Valera has said that any Irishman deported to Ireland for I.R.A. activities will be shot; so, he apparently has nothing to do with these bombings… With love & 12 kisses from Lily"

Jacob Maris. With 90 Photogravures from His Works and a Portrait by M. Van de Maarel by de Bock, Théophile

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Title: Jacob Maris. With 90 Photogravures from His Works and a Portrait by M. Van de Maarel
Author: de Bock, Théophile
Seller: Bernett Rare Books Inc (United States)
Description: 180 pp. volume (42cm x 50cm) on the Dutch painter, with photogravures scattered throughout the text, accompanied by full of list of plates with page numbers and owners of the works noted, half-title, photogravure portrait by M. Van der Maarel. Folio. Vellum with gilt and blindstamp decoration. Edgewear, soiling, abrasions, some warping. London (Alexander Moring Ltd/The De La More Press) and Amsterdam (Scheltema & Holkema's Boekhandel) n.d. (circa 1904). Ex-Pierpont Morgan library with bookplate on pastedown. Jacob Maris belonged to the Hague School of painters, considered by some to be the most important and influential Dutch landscape painter of the last quarter of the nineteenth century.

Information Pamphlet on Peiping (Peking) [Cover title]

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Title: Information Pamphlet on Peiping (Peking) [Cover title]
Seller: Langdon Manor Books LLC (United States)
Condition: Very good
Description: Peiping, China: War Area Service Corps of the National MilitaryCouncil, 1946. 2nd Edition stated. Very good. 7¼” x 5”. Paper wrappers. Pp. 28 + fold-out 9” x 7” map. Very good minus: wrappers lightly soiled, moderately split at head and lightly at foot of spine; small closed tear to edge of front and corner chip to rear; age-toned and fragile with light scattered spotting. This is a rare and illustrated guide to Beijing issued after the conclusion of World War II by the War Area Service Corps (WASC), a military branch of the Chinese government tasked with catering to foreign troops. An introduction to this small book read, “Allied Friends – Welcome! Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek sincerely desires and has, therefore, ordered the WASC . . . to make your visit in Peiping a happy and pleasant occasion. The WASC has been entrusted with this task because it has been taking care of United States Forces personnel in Free China ever since 1942 . . .” It promised to help “you get to know the Peiping all of us love.” The book includes a “brief historical sketch” of the city, complete with a chronology of the dynasties of China, as well as descriptions and small illustrations of favored tourist destinations. There is a great fold-out “Skeleton Map,” identifying temples, hostels, directions to airfields and points of interest such as the Palace Museum, Bell Tower, Central Park and Library, numbered to correspond with their descriptions in the book. Six pages were dedicated to a directory, with addresses in both English and Chinese, of WASC headquarters and hostels, churches and missions, clubs and associations, movie houses, dance halls and restaurants, including one menu. Rare. OCLC shows only one holding, at the National Library of Australia.

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300 YEARS OF AMERICAN ART by Zellman, Michael David

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Title: 300 YEARS OF AMERICAN ART
Author: Zellman, Michael David
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ISBN: 9781555211721
Description: New Jersey., The Wellfleet Press., 1987. Volumes 1&2. Over 820 artists, more than 1020 Color Plates, 40,000 Auction Sales Transactions Analyzed. Biographical Essays on Each Artists, and Glossary/Bibliography/ Index. Hardcover. 1555211720 / 1-55521-172-0 ISBN 13: 9781555211721

Contestacion de Pedro Zubieta a los Señores Diputados D. Plutarco Garcia Diego y D. Juan Gonzalez Mallen by Zubieta, Pedro

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Title: Contestacion de Pedro Zubieta a los Señores Diputados D. Plutarco Garcia Diego y D. Juan Gonzalez Mallen
Author: Zubieta, Pedro
Seller: McBride Rare Books (United States)
Condition: About very good.
Description: Guadalajara: Imprenta de M. Brambila, 1845. About very good.. 30pp. Removed from a sammelband, original stitching still present. Original printed wrappers. Light foxing and soiling to wraps and outer text leaves. Stab holes at gutter margin where formerly bound. A heated public spat over the origins of and support for a piece of legislation before the Jalisco state congress in 1845, featuring an extended "fatherless child" metaphor. The actual debate revolves around rules pertaining to the appointment of judges and their conformity to the Mexican constitution. In attractive printed wrappers; OCLC reports just one copy, at USC.

Lexique dendi (Songhay) (Djougou, Bénin). Avec un index français-dendi. (Westafrikanische Studien. Frankfurter Beiträge zur Sprach- und Kulturgeschichte. 4.) by Zima, Petr.

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Title: Lexique dendi (Songhay) (Djougou, Bénin). Avec un index français-dendi. (Westafrikanische Studien. Frankfurter Beiträge zur Sprach- und Kulturgeschichte. 4.)
Author: Zima, Petr.
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Description: Köln (Rüdiger Köppe Verlag), 1994.. ix, (1), 321pp. 4to. Wraps.

Tessuti Ricami e Merletti in Italia dal Rinascimento al Liberty by Carmignani, Marina

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Title: Tessuti Ricami e Merletti in Italia dal Rinascimento al Liberty
Author: Carmignani, Marina
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ISBN: 9788837020781
Condition: VeryGood
Description: Milan: Electa [2005]. Hardcover. 11" x 10". 360 pp. Text in Italian. Gray cloth and illustrated dust jacket, housed in illustrated slipcase. Near fine in like dust jacket with one small (1/2 inch) closed tear to front panel; one leaf creased, occasional toning to edges, interiors otherwise clean and tight; slipcase shows only minor shelfwear. A Very Good copy. ISBN 8837020783 . VeryGood. Hardcover .

David Watkin: Lifetime Achievement Award 2004 by Zydowicz, Marek

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Title: David Watkin: Lifetime Achievement Award 2004
Author: Zydowicz, Marek
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Condition: vg
Description: Lodz: Camerimage, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Large quarto. 101, [3]pp. Original photographic dust-jacket over photographic paper covered boards. Remarkable tribute commemorating the achievements of acclaimed cinematographer David Watkin, and profusely illustrated with numerous color and b/w photographic reproductions. Dust-jacket, binding and interior in overall very good condition.

Helliconia Spring by ALDISS, Brian W.

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Title: Helliconia Spring
Author: ALDISS, Brian W.
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Condition: fine
Description: Norwalk: Easton, 1993. hardcover. fine. David Deitrick. Illustrated by David Deitrick. 361 pages. Tall 8vo, full gilt-stamped red leather, all edges gilt. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1993). Fine. Collector's edition.

DECCA ALL-STAR RECORDS (Jun 1940) Pamphlet by Decca

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Title: DECCA ALL-STAR RECORDS (Jun 1940) Pamphlet
Author: Decca
Seller: Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Very Good+
Description: Decca. No binding. Very Good+. Np: Decca Records, June 1940. Vintage original 6 1/4 x 3 3/8" (16 x 26 cm) pamphlet folded, opens up to 11 1/2 x 11 1/2" (29.5 x 29.5 cm). Slight spotting, one small tear at bottom fold, very good+. Bing Crosby, Tony Martin and Jimmy Dorsey are among the most prominently listed artists featured here in this record catalog from Decca.

From the Barroom to the Pulpit and Mission Fields of Africa: An Autobiography by Weiss, Fred

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Title: From the Barroom to the Pulpit and Mission Fields of Africa: An Autobiography
Author: Weiss, Fred
Seller: McBlain Books (United States)
Condition: Good
Description: Shenandoah, Iowa: Fred Weiss, 1912. 1st ed. Hardcover. Good. photos, 415p. Original magenta cloth. 18cm. Backstrip unevenly faded. Extremities rubbed. Bookplate (Friends Community Library, Unadilla, N.Y.) Name plate on endpaper. Grease spots on a few leaves. No jacket. Weiss and his wife served as missionaries in Natal, South Africa (1895-1898 described at pages 126-293) and later in Morocco (pp. 342-415).

Beautiful Bermuda. by Bell, Euphemia Young.

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Title: Beautiful Bermuda.
Author: Bell, Euphemia Young.
Seller: Ten Pound Island Book Co. (United States)
Description: New York: Beautiful Bermuda Publishing Company, 1946. xl, 632 pp. plus illustrated ads, folding b/w and color maps. 9th edition of a book first published in 1902. With a folding b/w railway maps and a color folding map of Bermuda. Hallett p. 23. Very good condition in original cloth binding. (Another copy with spine sunned, and a 1947 10th edition in a chipped dust jacket.)

The Poetical Manuscripts of Mark Akenside in the Ralph M. Williams Collection, Amherst College Library. Reproduced in Facsimile. With an Introduction by Robin C. Dix. by Akenside, Mark.

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Title: The Poetical Manuscripts of Mark Akenside in the Ralph M. Williams Collection, Amherst College Library. Reproduced in Facsimile. With an Introduction by Robin C. Dix.
Author: Akenside, Mark.
Seller: Lighthouse Books, ABAA (United States)
Description: Amherst, Massachusetts: Amherst College Press, 1988. Folio, paperbound (stiff blue printed wrappers), [29] pp. Near-Fine, with very slightly rubbed covers. From Introduction: The poetry of Mark Akenside (1721-1770) may not be widely read today, but in the eighteenth century and for much of the nineteenth his work was held in the very highest esteem, and writers as eminent as Wordsworth and Coleridge were considerably indebted to him...The Amherst Akenside holdings were originally mounted in Dyson’s own copy of the 1772 Poems, and together they form the largest single collection of his poetic manuscripts in the world...The manuscripts give the pieces [Ode to a Gentleman Whose Mistress Had Married an Old Man and Ode to a Gentleman in Hazard of Falling in Love] in a state quite different from that of the first printed texts...

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