viaLibri ~ Rare Books from 1870

        GRAND TOUR 1869-1881. WATERCOLORS? ALBUM OF AN ENGLISH VOYAGER AND TOURIST.
      - Small Folio (32x26 cm) with 36 leaves, containing 36 watercolours, including larger ones ca. 16x25 cm (6 ½ x 10 in), and smaller ones ca. 9x15 cm (3 ½ x 6 in). The watercolours are mounted on slightly larger leaves supplemented with manuscript captions (in English) and then mounted on the album leaves. All but two watercolours have captions. A very good contemporary album with very elaborated forders tooled blind, gilt and coloured. Illustrated with 36 panoramic hand paintings and water colored views, from India to Scotland by the Red See, Middle East, via the Suez Canal and Mediterranean, Atlantic Coast, and French Riviera, and with many inland cities and sites. Captions undertitled with the following sequence: 1. Cape Guardafui May, 1870 2. Idem, from the Messagerie Imperiale S. S. Hooghly, May, 1870 3. Tellicherry 27th Oct. 4. Sunrise over Mount Horeb, or as some say Mount Sinai, May, 1870 5. View from Tivoli, across the Campagna, June 1870 6. The little and big Rops, with the Isle of Man in the distance, St. Mary?s Isle, Aug. 1870 7. Sunrise before rounding cape Comorin, 1 Nov. 1869 8. Island of Eigg from Roshven, Aug. 1870 9. Kirkcudbright from the Senwick Shore, 12th Aug. 1870 10. "Ellen?s Isle? ? Lock Katrine, Aug. 1870 11. The Berlengs off the Coast of Portugal, taken in our way out to India again, Nov. 1870 12. Hotel at Patterdale, 11th Augt. 1870 13. Just after we had rounded Cape Comorin, 1st Nov. 14. Cannonore, 27th Oct. 15. Rocks before reaching Cape Comorin & Syrian Churches, Monday 1st Nov. 16. Cape Comorin from the East, 1st Nov. 17. Vizagapatan, 12st Nov. 18. San Giovani Baptista, San Rémo, Febr. 1875 19. From Spezzia, 16th April, 75 20. The Diablerets from 'The Sigreal'. Lausanne, 1876 21. Moun Pilatus from Lucerne, July, 1876 22. Castle of Chillow [Chateau de Chillon] with Rhone Valley from Hotel Victoria at Glion, 18th Augt. 1876 23. [Castle of Oberhofen: non identified] 24. [Another non identified castle in the Alpine Riviera] 25. The Niesen from our window at Oberhofen [showing Gasthaus Der Bär], June 1876 26. The Eiger, Mönch and the Jüngfrau from Oberhofen on lake of Thun, June 1876 27. The Stockhorn from our windows at Oberhofen, June 1876 28. Mont Blanc from Morges, Sept. 1876 29. Mont Blanc from Morges [another view] 30. Attempt at St. Agnes from Hotel des Prunes 31. Dent de Jaman, Rochers de Maye & Doldenhorn from Neue Ramuz, Pension, Sept. 11th 1876 32. From Hotel des Princes, Menton [French Riviera], April 1878 33. Pyrinees and Coast of Spain from Biarritz, 5th may 1878 34. From Hotel de l"Ermitage, Hyéres, Oct. 1880 35. The Estrelles from our windows, Cannes, 1881 36. I[n] op. of St. Paul Church. Cannes, from Hotel du Paradis, April 1881 An album of watercolours and gouaches by an English depicting a decade of Grand Tour of voyages in the Far East and trips in Europe (namely Southern India, Mt. Sinai, Cape Guardafui in Somalia, the Isle of Man, views of Scotland, and a series of views of the Swiss Alps and the French Riviera. 1869-1881. The first sequence is a voyages from India to Scotland which took place in 1869-1870 and started in southern India. The earliest watercolours, dated the 27th October 1869, show views of Tellicherry (Thalassery) and Cannonore (Kannur) on the Malabar coast of south-west India. In May 1870 the artist was on his/her voyage to Europe via the Red Sea, which is illustrated with a view of a sunrise over Mt. Horeb (Sinai) and two views of Cape Guardafui in Somalia. One of the captions noted that this voyage was made aboard the S.S. Hooghly, a vessel of the renowned French maritime company Messagerie Impériale, which was founded in 1851 and specialized in voyages from France to India, Ceylon and South-East Asia through the Suez Canal. This voyage was a very early one through the Suez Canal as the canal had only been completed in November 1869. The album then contains views from the summer of 1870 including a nice panorama of Tivoli, across the Italian Campagna (June) and a

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Charts
        Western Route to China - Complete Set of Six Blueback Charts, 49 3/4 x 41 inches
      London: James Imray, 1870 - 1880. Sheet 1. East India Archipelago. 1875. Java Sea, Sunda Strait to Smarang. Sheet 2. East India Archipelago. 1870. Singapore Strait to Karimata Strait; Anamba and Natuna IslandsSheet 3. Gulf of Siam. 1880. Insets of Chetabun River, River Bankok, Saigon, Gulf of Bankok, Pulo Obi and Pulo Condore, and 1 recognition view.Sheet 4. Natuna Island to Mindoro Sea. 1880. Insets of Palawan Island, Bruni and Labouan, Balambgan Isl., Ambong Bay &c. and 4 recognition views.Sheet 5. Hainan Island Gulf of Tong Quin. 1880. Nine insets including a large - 9 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches - "Approaches to Hong Kong, and 3 recognition views.Sheet 6. China Coast to Philippine Islands. 1875.Charts show occasional stains and dusty streaks, some edge chipping and old repairs, but are generally in very good condition, with original printed labels on blue backing. Quite scare individually, and very unusual as a complete set. The lot

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        GAZZETTA UFFICIALE DI ROMA. Da Anno 1 n. 1 (23 settembre 1870) ad anno 2 n. 275 (30 giugno 1871). Tutto il pubblicato.
      Stab. Tip. Governativo, Tipografia Nazionale 1870-71 Collezione completa del quotidiano governativo ufficiale di Roma dall'indomani della breccia di Porta Pia fino al suo assorbimento nella Gazzetta Ufficiale del Regno d'Italia. 275 numeri + Supplementi (uno dei quali sulla Legge delle Guarentige) con numerazione continuata 1100 pp. (I supplementi con numerazione a parte). Riuniti in un volume in folio (45 cm) con legatura coeva in mezza pergamena a punte. Belle condizioni sia interne che esterne. Eccezionale testimonianza della vita amministrativa e civile a Roma dalla Breccia di Porta Pia fino alla ?normalizzazione? e all'annessione di Roma e del Lazio all'Italia, nove mesi più tardi (anche se Roma diventa ufficialmente capitale d'Italia già con legge 3 febbraio 1871). Rara collezione completa (provenienza Bardi).

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CORNALIA E., SALVADORI T.,CANESTRINI G.,DE BETTA E
        Fauna d'Italia. Parte prima. Catalogo descrittivo dei mammiferi osservati fino ad ora in Italia; Parte seconda. Uccelli; Parte terza. Pesci; Parte quarta. Rettili ed anfibi
      Vallardi 1870-74 In?8 grande, pp. 77 + (3) la penultima p. ? erronemente segnata come 97; XVI + 352 + LVI + (2) con tavv. sinottiche n.t.; 208; 107 + (1). Qualche carta?si presenta uniformemente brunita. Legatura in p. pl. coeva con tit. e filetti oro al d. Ed. orig. di quest'opera pubblicata dall'editrice Vallardi, che ? di fatto la prima collana di storia naturale dedicata agli animali dell'Italia unita, con una serie di quattro volumi sui vertebrati suddivisi in mammiferi (Emilio Cornalia, 1870), uccelli (Tommaso Salvadori, 1872), pesci (Giovanni Canestrini, 1871 - 72), anfibi e?rettili (Edoardo De Betta, 1874).?I quattro?studi contengono il catalogo delle specie e molte?tavole sinottiche con distribuzione e presenza sul territorio italiano. In fine alcuni utili indici dei nomi (in particolare quello relativo agli uccelli comprende i nomi in italiano, vernacolo e?il nome?scientifico delle specie menzionate nel saggio). ITA

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CAPITOL, WASHINGTON, D.C.)
        United States Capitol
      1870 - Fine Large-format Photograph of the Capitol. This dramatic photograph of the United States Capitol shows the building ca. 1870, after the completion of the new dome and the extensions. The view shows the east side of the building, as seen from the northeast. There are signs of construction evident in the image, and a number of people and two horse-drawn carriages are visible. The photograph was taken within a few years of 1867, when the cheek blocks beside the Senate steps were installed. The photograph shows the rails for a street car system, for which termini were constructed on the Capitol grounds. Thomas Jefferson insisted the legislative building be called the Capitol rather than Congress House. The word Capitol comes from Latin and is associated with the Roman temple to Jupiter Optimus Maximus on Capitoline Hill. The name, which followed the example of Virginias House of Burgesses Capitoll authorized in 1699, signified the national aspirations for a republic steeped in the ancient Roman virtues of citizenship and self-government. During the Civil War some objected to continued construction of the building, but Lincoln insisted it continue, saying, If people see the Capitol going on, it is a sign we intend the Union to go on. On March 4, 1865, Lincoln delivered his Second Inaugural Address from the East Portico, visible here, declaring, With malice toward none, with charity for all  The U.S. Capitol is, apart from the Statue of Liberty, the greatest symbol of America and perhaps the nations most famous and most important single building. Albumen print, mounted. 15 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. Mount darkened, some darkening and minimal surface wear to image, but generally in very good condition.

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Mitterwurzer, Anton, Sänger (1818-1876).
        Eigenh. Brief m. U.
      O. O., 21. III. 1870.. 1 S. 8vo. Beiliegend eh. adressiertes Kuvert.. An Julius Rietz (1812-1877):"[...] Daß wir denn vollständig unterrichtet sind daß das Flüsschen Passeyr od. Passer heißt, dem Etschthale sich zuwendet u. schließlich von der Etsch aufgenommen, dem Adriatischen Meere zufließt! Das Letztere ist ebenso unumstößlich wahr, als wie, daß Bencin sich selbst nicht durch diese wilde Passeyr oder Passer hätte löschen lassen [ ]". Darüber eine Notenzeile mit Text unterlegt. - Anton Mitterwurzer war Sängerknabe im Chor des Wiener Stephansdoms, studierte bei seinem Onkel, dem Gesangspädagogen Josef Gänsbacher, in Wien Gesang und debütierte 1838 als Bariton in Innsbruck. "Nach verschiedenen Gastspielen in Österreich sowie am Hoftheater in Hannover wurde er 1839 an die Dresdner Hofoper verpflichtet, wo er bis zu seinem Abschied von der Bühne 1870 auftrat. Unter dem Dirigat Richard Wagners sang er dort 1845 den Wolfram in der Uraufführung des 'Tannhäuser'. Zur Uraufführung von 'Tristan und Isolde' wurde er 1865 nach München gebeten und gab die Partie des Kurwenal" (DBE).

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COLLECTIF & MONSELET Charles
        Le Journal illustréseptième année (1870) du n°308 du 2 janvier 1870 au 34 EDITION ORIGINALE
      Paris: Le Journal illustré, 1870. Fine. Le Journal illustré, Paris 1870, 28,5x38cm, relié. - Originale.binding Edition full cream carton, flat spine decorated with jewels stamped cold plate designed by Delannoy important and engraved in red, representing a pediment framing a bull's-eye on the front cover and architectural element stamped in red ornament and central double thread frame designed by Delannoy on the second board, binding of éditeur.Bel exemplaire.Le Journal shown is a French weekly newspaper established in February 1864 and is modeled on the Penny Illustrated Paper released in 1861 in England. It is illustrated with large woodcuts and magazine covers topics in eight pages in the format 27 x 37.5 cm. A few years later, it is integrated into the media group to compete Journal.Conçu Petit L'Illustration that is sold 75 cents, The Journal is illustrated sold 10 cents. He disappeared in 1899 when the illustrated supplement of the Petit Journal, illustrated in color, in the same group and sold since 1890, supplanta.Nombreuses collaborations with Louise de Mauleon, Sarcey Jules Moinaux ... Many compositions and designs. --- Please note that the translation in english is done automatically, we apologize if the formulas are inaccurate. Contact us for any information! - [FRENCH VERSION FOLLOWS] Edition originale. Reliure en plein cartonnage crème, dos lisse orné de fleurons estampés à froid, importante plaque dessinée par Delannoy et gravée en rouge, représentant un fronton encadrant un oeil de boeuf sur le premier plat et élément architectural estampé en rouge en ornement central et double filet en encadrement dessiné par Delannoy sur le deuxième plat, reliure de l'éditeur. Bel exemplaire. Le Journal illustré est un journal hebdomadaire français créé en février 1864. Il est conçu sur le modèle du Penny Illustrated Paper sorti en 1861 en Angleterre. Il est illustré de grandes gravures sur bois et traite de sujets magazine en huit pages au format 27 x 37,5 cm. Quelques années plus tard, il est intégré au groupe de presse du Petit Journal. Conçu pour concurrencer L'Illustration qui est vendu 75 centimes, Le Journal illustré est vendu 10 centimes. Il disparut en 1899 quand le supplément illustré du Petit journal, illustré en couleur, appartenant au même groupe et vendu depuis 1890, le supplanta. Nombreuses collaborations, dont Louise de Mauléon, Francisque Sarcey, Jules Moinaux... Nombreuses compositions et dessins.

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Shakespeare, William; edited by Charles Edmonds:
        VENUS AND ADONIS, from the hitherto unknown edition of 1599; THE PASSIONATE PILGRIME, from the first edition of 1599, of which only two copies are known; EPIGRAMMES, written by Sir John Davies, and certaine of Ovid's elegies translated by Christopher Marlowe, from a rare early edition
      London: Henry Sotheran. Chiswick Press: Wittingham and Wilkins. The Isham Reprints. 1870. First edition thus. Copy number 1 [of only 3] of the large paper issue printed on vellum. Small quarto. Beautifully bound in contemporary burgundy morocco, titled in gilt to the spine. Gilt decorated corners to the upper and lower borders, inner dentelles gilt. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. Housed in full morocco collectors case. xxii, [56], xxxix, [64], xi, [52] pages. Each part with a separate facsmile of the original title page in addition to the publisher's title and limitation page. Armorial bookplate of William Harrison FSA to the front pastedown. A stunning production. A total of 131 copies of this edition were printed for subscribers only comprising 100 regular issue, 25 copies on large paper all hand numbered and signed by the editor and 6 copies on vellum [of which three are small quarto size (large paper)]. This copy is the most desirable issue, the limitation page reading ?"of this work six copies only are printed on vellum, three of which are small quarto size. / Large no.1?". Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

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Myrbach, Felician Freiherr von (1853 in Zaleszczyki/Ukraine - 1940 in Klagenfurt):
        Feldmarschall Erzherzog Albrecht 1866" [Im Hintergrund links: Feldmarschall-Lieutenant Erzherzog Rainer, Generalmajor Franz Freiherr von John (Generalstabschef der Südarmee in Italien unter Erzherzog Albrecht, zeichnete sich am 24.6. in der Schlacht bei
      - Custozza so aus, daß er noch auf dem Schlachtfeld zum Feldmarschalleutnant ernannt wurde.) und Oberst Vincenz Pürker Edler von Pürkhain] originale, kolorierte und knapprandig beschnittene Heliogravure ca.60,5x47cm auf Kunstdruck-Karton von Blechinger und Leykauf nach einem Aquarell von Myrbach; in der Platte signiert; Artaria Wien um 1870 [Erzherzog Albrecht Friedrich Rudolf von Österreich-Teschen (1817 in Wien - 1895 in Arco) war Erzherzog von Österreich, Herzog von Teschen sowie Feldmarschall und Generalinspektor der österreichisch-ungarischen Armee. Im Kriege von 1866 gewann der inzwischen zum Feldmarschall ernannte Erzherzog als Kommandant der Südarmee am 24.6. die Schlacht von Custoza, als Nachfolger Benedeks übernahm er den Oberbefehl über die gesamte kaiserliche Streitmacht.] [Attributes: Signed Copy; Soft Cover]

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Ludwig Salvator von Österreich-Toskana
        Tunis. Ein Bild aus dem nordafrikanischen Leben
      Prag: Hein. Mercy 1870 - Anonym von Ludwig Salvator von Österreich-Toskana aus dem Toskanischen Zweiges des Hauses Habsburg-Lothringen (1847-1915), Erzherzog von Österreich u. Prinz von Toskana, geschrieben. Erzherzog Ludwig Salvator war ein berühmter Reisender, Ethnograph, Geograf, Schriftsteller u. anerkannter Wissenschaftler. Buch mit eigenhändiger Widmung an den Grafen Ottokar Daun u. Unterschrift ("Ludwig") des Verfassers! OLWd. mit goldgeprägtem Deckeltitel u. Blindprägung, 98 Seiten mit 7 montierten Fotografien (Reproduktionen von Ludwig Salvators Zeichnungen von seiner Reise), 14,5 x 19 cm, Dedikation u. Unterschrift des Autors am Vordervorsatz; Deckelecken leicht abgeschürft, Vorderdeckel mit eine Wurmloch, Rücken außen u. auch von innen geplatzt, einige Seiten leicht braunfleckig, sonst innen schön, altersgemäß sehr gut erhalten. * Our books are stored in a warehouse, not in the shop. If you want to visit us and see a specific book, please notify us in advance. Unsere Bücher werden nicht in unserem Geschäft, sondern in einem Lager am Stadtrand Prags verwahrt. Bitte teilen Sie uns vorher mit, wenn Sie uns besuchen und ein bestimmtes Buch ansehen wollen. * Book Language/s: de [Attributes: Signed Copy; Hard Cover]

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BRANDEL, Konrad
        Souvenir de Varsovie
      Warsaw: Fot. Brandel,, [c.1880s]. [Original portfolio with 26 mounted photographs.] Oblong quarto (329 x 250 mm). Original dark red pebble-grained cloth, titles and panelling to front board in gilt and blind, panelling to rear board in blind. 26 albumen photographs of various sizes (most approximately 105 x 145 mm), each individually mounted on cream card within light brown decorative borders, photographs captioned in Polish and French. Portfolio worn and soiled, cloth lightly cockled, occasional light foxing to mounts, photos slightly faded. In very good condition. An appealing collection of photographs of late 19th century Warsaw. The portfolio showcases key landmarks of the city, including buildings and monuments along the Royal Route, focusing especially on Nowy Swiat and Krakowskie Przedmiescie, as well as several views of the Lazienki Park and the Saxon Garden, the University of Warsaw and its Botanical Garden, the National Theatre, the City Hall, and Wilanów Palace. As such, the collection demonstrates some of the more outstanding baroque and rococo architecture of the city, including the Royal Castle and Sigismund's Column, the Square of Three Crosses, and the numerous churches along the Royal Route, such as the Church of the Holy Cross, St. Anne's Church, and the Church of St. Joseph of the Visitationists. Most likely produced in the 1880s, the photographs document several views and buildings that were partially or completely destroyed during World War II, including the Kronenberg Palace, the Kierbedzia Bridge, the remains of which was later used as foundation for the Slasko-Dabrowski Bridge, the historic Hotel Europejski, later rebuilt in stages throughout the 1950s, and the Summer Theatre, built in the Saxon Garden in 1870. Konrad Brandel (1838?-1920) first opened his studio at 1249 Nowy Swiat in 1865, focusing of portrait photography before expanding into topographic photography. The company received the silver medal for photography at the Wroclaw photographic exhibition Exhibition in Moscow in 1885.

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Huxley, Thomas Henry
        Carte-de-visite portrait by Elliott & Fry, with accompanying signed sketch. Framed
      1870. Huxley, Thomas Henry (1825-95). (1) Carte-de-visite photograph portrait by Elliott & Fry, showing Huxley in middle age. London, n.d. [ca. 1870]. Photograph measures 91 x 59 mm.; printed mount measures 104 x 63 mm. (2) Sketch of dog with Huxley?s autograph signature above. N.p., n.d. Approximately 145 x 95 mm. Together 2 items, archivally framed (frame measures 271 x 342 mm.). Fine. Excellent photographic portrait of ?Darwin?s bulldog,? a nickname commemorated in the accompanying signed sketch by Huxley. The photography studio of Elliott & Fry was founded in 1863 by John Joseph Elliott and Clarence Fry; it specialized in photographs of Victorian social, political, artistic and scientific celebrities.

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DENTU, Edouard ; DENTU, Gabriel-André
        Lot de plus de 80 pièces : Archives de la famille Dentu 1837-1883 : Gabriel, Mélanie, Edouard, famille Caumartin, Librairie Dentu :] 2 L.A.S de l'éditeur Gabriel Dentu (1837 et 1839 : "Ma chère petite, Je ne suis plus rue d'Erfurt et pas encore rue des Beaux-Arts ; c'est un bien agréable métier qu'un déménagement" et ". enfin, à onze heures, après avoir vu défiler la racaille des Variétés, Odry en tête." L'acteur Odry était l'un des principaux acteurs du théâtre des Variétés ] ; 1 L.A.S. des parents Caumartin à Gabriel et Mélanie Dentu [ son épouse, née Caumartin. S.d., août 1835. Evocation d'une "bagarre qui a fait tant de victimes"]. Petit dossier de 8 courriers (plusieurs annotés par Gabriel Dentu, 2 L.A.S. de l'imprimeur Paul Renouard
      1870 - [ Lot de plus de 80 pièces : Archives de la famille Dentu 1837-1883 : Gabriel, Mélanie, Edouard, famille Caumartin, Librairie Dentu :] 2 L.A.S de l'éditeur Gabriel Dentu (1837 et 1839 : "Ma chère petite, Je ne suis plus rue d'Erfurt et pas encore rue des Beaux-Arts ; c'est un bien agréable métier qu'un déménagement" et ". enfin, à onze heures, après avoir vu défiler la racaille des Variétés, Odry en tête." L'acteur Odry était l'un des principaux acteurs du théâtre des Variétés ] ; 1 L.A.S. des parents Caumartin à Gabriel et Mélanie Dentu [ son épouse, née Caumartin. S.d., août 1835. Evocation d'une "bagarre qui a fait tant de victimes"]. Petit dossier de 8 courriers (plusieurs annotés par Gabriel Dentu, 2 L.A.S. de l'imprimeur Paul Renouard) sur une affaire amenée par la Chambre des Imprimeurs, relative à un M. Tarbé (années 1842-1844) - 1 L.A.S. de Mélanie à sa mère Caumartin [ 1843, première communion d'Edouard ] - L.A.S. de son frère Gabriel (1873) - 3 L.A.S. des enfants Edouard et Gabriel Dentu à leur mère Mélanie (3 d'Edouard dont 2 très jeune, et 1 partagée avec Gabriel ] - 2 L.A.S. de la cousine Marie Hons-Olivier (une datée de 1862) - Lettre de son avoué avec copie d'un courrier de Philarète Chasles (demande le report d'une réunion - Avril 1864) - 24 L.A.S d'Edouard Dentu à sa femme Léonie Faure-Decamps [ 1865-1883. Extraits : 27 août 1867 : "PS : en lisant les journaux, je vois que Juliette, la vieille maîtresse de Ponson, vient de mourir" - "18 septembre 1872 : "Je t'écris de la rue de Rivoli où je viens de voir Mr. Barbier [ le poète Auguste Barbier, son tuteur ] qui a été fort souffrant"] - Assignation d'huissier contre Edouard Dentu de la part de l'Office franco-belge qui "avait acquis le droit exclusif d'affichage sur la Palissade en planches . sur la place du palais Royal, et sur la rue de Valois faisant angle au coin de cette place, le Pavillon incendié du Palais Royal" (12 décembre 1871) - Photographie :"Reproduction du Portrait de mon Marie, Edouard Dentu, à l'âge de 3 ans" [mention autographe de son épouse Léonie ] - Photographie : "A mon cher cher petit Pierre, portrait de ta maman en 1884 Année de son Mariage" [ mention autographe de sa fille Jeanne, épouse La Batut ] - Acte d'huissier contre Edouard Dentu, de la part de M. E. V. Régnier contre "l'éditeur d'une publication qui vient de paraître sous le titre de Rapport du Général Rivière" [ l'honneur du sieur Régnier est bafoué, il est tacitement accusé d'intelligence avec l'ennemi prussien. On joint la réponse de l'avoué du librairie l'invitant à n'en tenir aucun compte. 1873 ] - 10 reçus autographes signée et 1 L.A.S d'Edouard Dentu - - ] Lot de 23 courriers divers (Avoués, Imprimeurs, libraires, dont un brouillon d'assignation du Duc de Persigny par Edouard Dentu) - On joint quelques documents dont cartes de visite avec qq. mots autographes d'Arsène Houssaye - Lot d'Affiche, brochure et Journaux relatifs à la famille Dentu : [ Grand Prospectus-Affiche de la Librairie Dentu, circa - Phare de la Loire, 21 septembre 1878 : article sur Dentu - Le High-Life, 22 janvier 1882 : article sur Dentu - Le Périgord. 18 mars 1879 : article sur Edouard Dentu - Tiré à part de la Revue de France de 1876 consacré à Dentu (état moyen) - La Presse 14 septembre 1881 : article sur Dentu ] - Lot d'une vingtaine de courrier, documents et L.A.S à ou de Léonie Veuve Dentu [ discours de mariage avec Ferry du Pommier, LAS à son époux Edouard Dentu, LAS à sa belle-mère Mélanie Dentu, etc. ] Ensemble intéressant d'archives de la famille des célèbres éditeurs Dentu. Prix du lot. Langue: Français [Attributes: Signed Copy; Soft Cover]

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Kelley, John G. & Prescott, Joseph D. - Compilers
        The VALLEJO DIRECTORY, For the Year Commencing March, 1870. Embracing a General Directory of Residents of the City of Vallejo, and South Vallejo, and Business Directory
      Vallejo:: Chronicle Newspaper, Book and Job Printing Establishment.. 1870.. 8vo. 8-7/8" x 5-3/4". 1st edition (Quebedeaux 116; Rocq 14606). Association copy. 2 - 309, [1], xi pp. Endsheets paginated. Adverts first 28 pages & last 11 pages, all printed on colored paper. On page 215 is written above the entry for "Bacon, Francis H." [which is circled], "Became the famous actor Frank Bacon.". Black leather spine, gilt title lettering, over printed paper-wrapped boards. Advert eps.. Spine gilt faded. Modest wear to boards. Front paste-down not. affixed [apparently never glued by binder]. Leaf with pp 171/172. removed [an advert, pink stub in gutter], leaf with pp. 27/28. [advert] lacking top 2-1/4", and map leaf with 3/4" x 4" portion torn. away at top towards gutter [affects map ledger, but not map image].. With these imperfections noted, an otherwise square & tight VG copy. with an impeccable provenance.. Per Quebedeaux, the first published general directory of Vallejo, which includes the first published local history of the city & environs [pp 35 - 45]. Finally, this the first full-length book published in Vallejo. From the library of F. A. Leach, proprietor of Vallejo Chronicle News, Book & Job Printing Establishment, printer of this directory. On p. 45, at the conclusion of the Vallejo history, Leach pencils the following note: "The foregoing was written by Dr. P. Vallejo, son of General Vallejo. [signed]. F. A. Leach". . Map, p. 29.

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Lewis CARROLL [pseud. Charles Lutwidge DODGSON]
        Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. With Forty - Two Illustrations by John Tenniel. Twentieth Thousand. [Sixth Edition]. BRIGHT, FIRM COPY IN PUBLISHER'S BINDING
      Macmillan 1870 8vo., Sixth Edition, Twentieth Thousand, with a frontispiece and illustrations in the text, contemporary inscription on half - title, a few fore - margins very lightly age - soiled; original plum cloth, upper board with triple frame border enclosing Alice and the Pig in circle all in gilt, lower board to same pattern enclosing grinning Cheshire Cat, gilt back, gilt edges, black endpapers, very neatly rebacked with old backstrip laid down, a very good, bright, firm copy in expertly refurbished publisher's binding. With 2pp publisher's catalogue at rear. The inscription is dated January 1870. Nice complete copy of an early printing of one of the greatest children's books in the language. See Willams Madan, Green & Crutch 46d.

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        Der Todten=Tantz, wie derselbe in der weltberühmten Stadt Basel, als ein Spiegel menschlicher Beschaffenheit, ganz künstlich mit lebendigen Farben gemahlet, nicht ohne nützliche Verwunderung zu sehen ist. Original-Holzschnitte des sechszehnten Jahrhunderts. Mit den deutschen Versen., Mit stiller Stund, Gehn wir zu Grund.
      Leipzig, Alexander Danz., (Vorwort 1870). - XII, 41 S. und 41 Holzschnitte , 1 nn.S. Das Frontispiz zeigt die Prediger-Kirche Basel, der Original-Umschlag wurde in diesem Exemplar miteingebunden. Einband leicht berieben und bestoßen. Titel und nachfolgendes Blatt des Vorworts mit braunen Fleck, Originalumschlag etwas fleckig, verso altes, beschädigtes Besitzetikett. Vorsätze leimschattig, letztes Textblatt leimschattig. Die Holzschnittfolge selbst sauber und gut erhalten. Sprache: de Gewicht in Gramm: 200 Privater-Halbleineneinband, ca. 22 x 15 cm. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

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VILLIERS DE L'ISLE-ADAM Auguste Comte de
        La révolte EDITION ORIGINALE ENVOI AUTOGRAPHE
      Paris: Alphonse Lemerre , 1870. Fine. Alphonse Lemerre , Paris 1870, 12,5x18,5cm, relié. - Edition on current paper, he would have been shot five rare China large paper. Binding to bradel half chocolate morocco, smooth spine, tail date, boards marbled paper covers (with skillful restorations marginal) and spine preserved, gilded head, binding signed T. Boichot. Autograph signed Villiers de l'Isle-Adam Victor Wilder, poetic translator of the works of Richard Wagner. autograph dedication of the author depicts the friendship of two men, who continues especially during their collaboration in the Wagnerian review copy until 1888. Bel pleasantly established. --- Please note that the translation in english is done automatically, we apologize if the formulas are inaccurate. Contact us for any information! - [FRENCH VERSION FOLLOWS] Edition originale sur papier courant, il n'aurait été tiré que cinq rarissimes Chine en grands papiers. Reliure à la bradel en demi maroquin chocolat, dos lisse, date en queue, plats de papier marbré, couvertures (comportant d'habiles restaurations marginales) et dos conservés, tête dorée, reliure signée de T. Boichot. Envoi autographe signé de Villiers de l'Isle-Adam à Victor Wilder, traducteur poétique de l'oeuvre de Richard Wagner. L'envoi dépeint l'amitié des deux hommes, qui se poursuit notamment lors de leur collaboration dans la revue wagnérienne jusqu'en 1888. Bel exemplaire agréablement établi.

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CAIRO
        Panoramic Photograph of Cairo
      1870 - This splendid and unusually large panoramic photograph of Cairo combines elements of antiquity, the medieval period, and the modern world. In the distance the pyramids at Giza are visible, while a train races along the Nile River between Cairo and the pyramids. The photograph is dominated by the Citadel and by the Muhammad Ali mosque, which famously has two soaring minarets. Muhammad Ali, the energetic governor of Cairo, razed most palaces and buildings in the 14th-century Mamluk citadel for this grand undertaking, begun in 1830 and completed in 1857. Cairo panoramic views of this size and scope are very scarce. Albumen print on paper, comprising multiple joined panels, overall image size 7 x 74 inches. Mounted on linen. Old folds, some wear, but generally in very good condition and with good contrast. Archivally framed.

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Dore, Gustave
        Die Bibel - Die Heilige Schrift des Alten und Neuen Testamentes (von Dore)
      1870. Leinen gut Sprache: deutsch 2 Bücher Seiten. Dore, Gustave: Die Bibel - Die Heilige Schrift des Alten und Neuen Testamentes, 2 Bücher im Großformat, (sehr selten!), - Aus der Vulgata übersetzt von Dr. Joseph Franz von Allioli - Enthaltend den vom apostolischen Stuhle approbirten vollständigen Text und eine aus den Anmerkungen des größeren Allioli'schen Bibelwerkes von dem Verfasser selbst besorgte abgekürzte Erläuterung jenes Textes - Pracht-Ausgabe mit zweihundert und dreissig Bildern von Gustav Dore von ca. 1870 / 4. Auflage, Stuttgart, Eduard Hallberger, Beide Bände sind reichlich verziert im Text und illustriert mit spektakulären und anschaulichen Bildtafeln, 2-spaltiger Text, Band I: Altes Testament: Widmungsblätter mit Beiträgen von: Karl - Erzbischof von Tyrus und apostolischer Nuntius / Generalvikar Dr. Lorenz ClemensGratz / Papst Pius IX. / erzbischöfliche Generalvikar Dr. Leonard Clemens Schmitt / Eugenius, Bischof von Basel und weitere 5 Beiträge, - Inhalts-Verzeichnis - Bilder-Verzeichnis - Vorwort + XVI Seiten Einleitung + 834 Spalten Text, das sind 417 Seiten, Band II: Altes Testament = Schlussteil + Die Propheten von Spalten 833-1252 Spalten, das sind 420 Seiten + Neues Testament + 1 Titelblatt + 356 Spalten, das sind 178 Seiten + insgesamt 230 Holzstichtafeln, auch hier wieder reiche Zwischenspalt-Holzschnittdekorationen, beide Bände weisen Stockflecken auf, die Bücher sind mit schwarzem Leinen eingebunden und mit reicher Gold- und Blindprägung versehen, dem Alter entsprechend guter Zustand - AntBü.11.14.550 -

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Roudanovsky, P
        Études photographiques sur le système nerveux de l'homme et quelques animaux supérieurs d'après les coupes de tissu nerveux congelé
      Paris, Adrien Delahaye, 1870. Two parts in two. 8vo (texte), and folio (atlas). Text part with 64 pp., original printed wrappers. Atlas (47.0 x 31.5 cm) with printed title page and 16 plates with 165 original photographs, mounted. Original portfolio with printed front board. Cloth spine.l Very rare and little known atlas and descriptive text volume on the human and general vertebrate nervous system, based on the early use of photos of sections. Roudanovsky (1829-1888) was a medical doctor in the Russian city of Perm. With 16 thick loose plates, each with several photos of coupes, clear and carefully displayed. Second edition (the text part states third edition on the cover of the wrapper, but that is clearly a printing error). According to the KVK/KIT (Karlsruher Virtual Catalogue), this second edition is only in the Leipzig University Library, and the first issue of 1868 is found only in the Paris libraries, BNF and Bibliothèque Interuniversitaire de Santé, as well as in the photographic collection of illustrated books in the British Library. Since 1975, no copy has been offered at auction. Text volume inscribed by former owner on the front wrapper, some scattered light foxing. Atlas covers a bit soiled, title page and last plate verso a bit age-toned, some light spotting, otherwise good. Not in Garrison and Morton.

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HALL, Edward Hepple
        The Great West: A Guide for Emigrants, Travellers, and Miners to the Western States and Territories of the American Union. With a Map of the Best Routes to the Gold and Silver Mines, and Complete Tables of Distances Across the American Continent
      London: Sampson, Low, Son & Marston. 1870. Second English edition, revised. Small octavo. 7,viii, 123pp including paginated endpapers and advertisements front and rear. Fold-out map approximately 29" x 13" showing railroads and route across the continent to California. Printed canary yellow stiff card boards (the boards dated 1867 and here being reused from the first printing). Initials "A.M." stamped in purple ink on title page, very near fine with only slight soiling to boards and rubbing to corners. Between the first edition of 1867 and this, the second British edition of 1870, the map has been amended to show the completion of the Union Pacific Railroad in 1869. A comprehensive guide for prospective travelers, giving details of what to expect in each state with a brief history, geographical, and climate notes and details of transportation by rail. Additionally provides guides to distances on the major rivers including the Missouri and the Mississippi, further railroad information and connections, and details of the Homesteads Act to encourage settlement. Rare. The original American edition was published in 1864 and the British editions followed in 1867 and 1870. Only two copies of each of the British editions appear on OCLC; COPAC locates no copies of this edition in the UK. .

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UNITED STATES - RAILROADS - 1870)
        Colton's Railroad Map of the United States & Canada 1870
      New York.: G. W. and C. B. Colton & Co.. 1870.. Map, handcolored, 71 x 91 cm with 1 to 3 cm margins, folding into embossed gilt lettered cloth covered board covers 16 x 10cm. Two sections toned from proximity to the boards otherwise the map which is on onion skin type paper is very clean and bright; there is one small spot below the Gulf of Gulf of Mexico; there are very short splits at several fold intersections, on the fourth fold from the right hand side the first and second fold down have minor paper loss at the fold intersection (approximately 1/4 inch), plus there are 3 pinhead sized holes along the same fold. Overall very good condition. Boards in very good condition; some loss to edges of advertisement which is pasted to the interior of the front board. This important map showing the whole of the United States was published just after the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in 1869. The only copy of this edition of this map that I am able to locate is at Southern Methodist University. The map covers the whole of the United States with portions of Canada and Mexico. There are 3 inset maps: "The Northern Hemisphere on a Polar Projection"; "Map of the Great Railroad Routes from the Middle Atlantic Ports to the Mississippi River"; "Map of the Railroads of New England and Eastern N.York." (all marked copyright 1861 by J.H. Goldthwait). Front paste down is a listing of the types of products issued by G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co., (Successors of J.H. Colton) Publishers of Maps, Atlases, Guide-Books, etc. .

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Grant, Ulysses S.:
        AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, FROM PRESIDENT GRANT TO GEN. WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN, INVITING SHERMAN TO A RECEPTION WITH A DELEGATION OF LEADING CHIEFS OF THE SIOUX TRIBE].
      Washington, D.C. June 6, 1870. - [4]pp. Mailing folds, minor edge toning. Very good. A congenial letter from President Grant to Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, inviting Sherman and his wife to join him at the White House that evening for a reception with the "delegation of the Indians now in Washington . The Cabinet and their ladies and most of the Diplomatic Corps with their ladies are to be present also. There has been no invitation sent to any one but those coming expressed a desire to be present. Yours truly U.S. Grant." Sherman has noted on the verso of the third page, "Absent at time of its receipt." In June 1870, President Grant hosted the Sioux tribal chiefs Red Cloud, Spotted Tail, and Swift Bear in Washington, one of many such meetings between Grant and Native American leadership, but one of particular importance. The three chiefs were the leaders of several sub-divisions of the Sioux nation, and those most inclined to seek a peaceful settlement with the encroaching United States. This meeting garnered a front- page illustration in the June 18, 1870 issue of HARPER'S WEEKLY, showing Grant shaking hands as he greets the three leaders. Grant's "Indian Peace Policy" met with limited success, and though the policy certainly embodied the cultural values of the era, in hindsight seems misguided. Tribes either agreed to go on reservations (as these three Sioux leaders did), or were pressed to do so. Sherman, serving as the Commanding General of the U.S. Army from 1869 to 1883, oversaw the enforcing of this policy. He pursued this with the vigor and ruthlessness he had applied to Georgia in the Civil War, developed a rather virulent hatred of those Sioux Indians who did not go onto reservations, remarking after Custer's defeat at Little Bighorn that "hostile savages like Sitting Bull and his band of outlaw Sioux.must feel the superior power of the Government." An interesting presidential letter at a key point in United States policy towards Native Americans.

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Grant, Ulysses S :
        [AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, FROM PRESIDENT GRANT TO GEN. WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN, INVITING SHERMAN TO A RECEPTION WITH A DELEGATION OF LEADING CHIEFS OF THE SIOUX TRIBE]
      Washington, D.C. June 6, 1870.. [4]pp. Mailing folds, minor edge toning. Very good. A congenial letter from President Grant to Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, inviting Sherman and his wife to join him at the White House that evening for a reception with the "delegation of the Indians now in Washington…. The Cabinet and their ladies and most of the Diplomatic Corps with their ladies are to be present also.... There has been no invitation sent to any one but those coming expressed a desire to be present. Yours truly U.S. Grant." Sherman has noted on the verso of the third page, "Absent at time of its receipt." In June 1870, President Grant hosted the Sioux tribal chiefs Red Cloud, Spotted Tail, and Swift Bear in Washington, one of many such meetings between Grant and Native American leadership, but one of particular importance. The three chiefs were the leaders of several sub-divisions of the Sioux nation, and those most inclined to seek a peaceful settlement with the encroaching United States. This meeting garnered a front- page illustration in the June 18, 1870 issue of HARPER'S WEEKLY, showing Grant shaking hands as he greets the three leaders. Grant's "Indian Peace Policy" met with limited success, and though the policy certainly embodied the cultural values of the era, in hindsight seems misguided. Tribes either agreed to go on reservations (as these three Sioux leaders did), or were pressed to do so. Sherman, serving as the Commanding General of the U.S. Army from 1869 to 1883, oversaw the enforcing of this policy. He pursued this with the vigor and ruthlessness he had applied to Georgia in the Civil War, developed a rather virulent hatred of those Sioux Indians who did not go onto reservations, remarking after Custer's defeat at Little Bighorn that "hostile savages like Sitting Bull and his band of outlaw Sioux...must feel the superior power of the Government." An interesting presidential letter at a key point in United States policy towards Native Americans.

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HOLLOWAY, Laura Carter
        The Ladies of the White House
      New York: U.S. Publishing Co.. 1870. First. First edition. Tall, thick octavo. Fifteen steel engraved portraits. Green cloth decorated and titled in gilt. A couple of small tears at the crown, evidence of label removed from spine, else a sound, very good copy. This copy Inscribed by Millard Fillmore to his wife on the first blank: "Presented to Mrs. Millard Fillmore by her Husband. March 14, 1870." Additionally Signed on the title page on the same day: "Mrs. Millard Fillmore. March 14, 1870." Fillmore was elected Vice President to Zachary Taylor, and ascended to the Presidency when Taylor died after little more than a year in office. The book provides a reasonably detailed biography and portrait of his first wife Abigail, who died a little more than a month after Fillmore left office after completing Taylor's term. This volume is inscribed to his second wife, Caroline Carmichael McIntosh, a wealthy widow, whom he married five years after his term expired (and who insisted that Fillmore sign a prenuptial agreement). This volume contains a pencil correction, likely in either her hand or her husband's, correcting Abigail's birthdate. A thick volume, usually found well-worn, and seldom with such a nice association. .

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GLADSTONE, William E
        Autograph Letter Signed as Prime Minister about Women's Rights
      Two pages dated 31 January, 1870 on black bordered mourning stationary addressed from 11, Carlton House Terrace. Removed from an album with slight paper remnants in the margins, very good or better. A letter from the Liberal politician who was one of the great English Prime Ministers, written in the first of his four terms, to an unidentified woman who sent him a book on women's rights. As follows:"Madame, I beg you to accept my thanks for your eloquent work on 'woman's rights' which I have read alike with interest and with sympathy. Observing that it is Privately Printed, and therefore not accessible in the usual manner, I take the great liberty of saying how much I should like to be possessed of one, or were it possible of two, other copies. They are intended for destinations which I am sure you would consider worthy. I have the honour to be Madam, Your very faithful servant, W.E. Gladstone."While we are not sure who the recipient was, we can speculate who Gladstone wanted at least one of the extra copies for. A third person letter from Queen Victoria to Gladstone on May 6, 1870 on the subject of women's rights references Gladstone sending her such a work earlier in the year: "The Queen feels so strongly upon this dangerous & unchristian & unnatural cry & movement of 'women's rights,' in which she knows Mr. Gladstone agrees (as he sent her that excellent pamphlet by a Lady)..." Gladstone agreed, sort of. Victoria and Gladstone shared some religious piety about the differences between men and women, especially while Victoria was in the throes of grief over the death of Prince Albert in 1861, and while he exhibited sympathy for the lot of women, and a lively interest in the debate, he refused to introduce the topic of women's suffrage into Parliament, despite the urging of some in his Liberal Party. .

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Riva Palacio, Vicente: Payno, Manuel:
        EL LIBRO ROJO
      Mexico. 1870.. [2],153pp. plus lithograph titlepage and thirty-eight lithographed plates (at least one with hand coloring). Large folio. Brown publisher's morocco, stamped in black and gilt, gilt inner dentelles, a.e.g. Hinges rubbed, corners lightly rubbed. Some light scattered foxing, but generally quite clean. Very good. An elaborate 19th-century Mexican lithographic book, issued on a grand scale with large lithographs after drawings by Primitivo Miranda, depicting a pantheon of martyrs of the Mexican nation. Riva Palacio and Payno were noted intellectuals, and with this book they clearly sought to immortalize those who had sacrificed their lives for the nation, thus the title, LIBRO ROJO or Red Book, signifying the bloodshed throughout Mexican history. Interestingly, many of the plates depict horrors inflicted either by Spaniards or by the Mexican Inquisition. Depicted here are Montezuma II, Cuauhtemoc, Martin Cortez, Pedro de Alvarado, la familia Carabajal, la familia Dongo, Hidalgo, Allende, Morelos, Guerrero, Los Marires de Tacubaya, and Maximilian. The plate titled "La Peste (1577)" is partially colored and depicts a country village in Mexico affected by the plague. The lithographs are by Hernandez and Iriarte, the whole printed by Diaz de Leon y White. A rare complete copy of this unusual lithographic book, here in a beautiful binding and in very nice condition.

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LAI , FONG
        A Collection of Three Early Views of Canton (Guangzhou) Landmarks.
      Canton, ca. 1870 - This is an excellent group of early photographs of cultural landmarks in Canton (Guangzhou), by Lai Fong, Chinas foremost 19th century Chinese photographer. Guangzhou, often called the City of Five Goats based on the legend that five beings with five goats brought bunches of grain to the local people blessing them for eternity with fertility and prosperity, has always held an important role in the history of China. It was the capital of three local dynasties: the Nanyue, Southern Han, and Southern Ming. The citys harbor was one of the starting points of the Marine Silk Road. This collection of photographs by the great 19th century Chinese photographer Lai Fong, whose work is distinct for its artfulness and high quality, offers early photographic views of three of Cantons most revered landmarks: the Hall of 500 Louhan, the Pazhou Pagoda, and the Zhenhai Tower. Hall of 500 Louhan of Hualin Temple LAI, FONG, Canton. No. 317. Wa Lum Temple. Canton, ca. 1870. Albumen print, mounted. 8 ¼ x 10 ½. Printed letterpress caption on verso: No. 317.   This is an important photograph by Lai Fong of the original Hall of 500 Louhan (Arhat) at Haulin Temple. According to legend during the 6th century Bodhidharma, a revered Buddhist monk, preached Buddhism from an alter he set up in Xiguan. In 1655, Zongfu, a Zen master, built a temple at this location that he named Hualin. The temple was divided into several halls. The most impressive hall was the Hall of 500 Louhan, which contained 500 gold painted life-sized statues of monks each with their unique characteristics. Buddhist tradition gives accounts of groups of 16, 18, or 500 luohans who were commanded by Buddha to await the coming of Maitreya, the Future Buddha. The original sculptures photographed by Lai Fong were destroyed. The Hall of 500 Louhan was rebuilt in 1997 and remains one of Guangzhous great cultural landmarks. Pazhou Pagoda LAI, FONG, Pazhou Pagoda No. 289. Canton, ca.1875. Albumen print, mounted. 8 ¼ x 10 ½ inches. Printed letterpress caption: No. 289.  Pachao Pagoda, Canton. This pagoda is near to Whampoa, it is nine stories in height and has been built for a great number of years . This is an early photograph by Lai Fong of the Pazhou Pagoda, which was referred to as the Pillar of Pazhou during the Qing Dynasty. The Pazhou Pagoda was built during the Ming Dynasty as a Buddhist landmark on an island on the southern bank of the Pearl River close to Guangzhous two other ancient pagodas, Chigang Pagoda and Flower or Hua Ta Pagoda. The Pazhou Pagoda was used as a guide for merchant ships traveling on the Marine Silk Road. Zhenhai Tower LAI, FONG, Zhenhai Tower, No. 260. Canton, ca.1875. Albumen print, mounted. 8 ¼ x 10 ½ inches. Printed letterpress caption: No. 260.  Pagoda, Canton. This place of worship is built on the walls of the city and is Five Storey in height  Lai Fongs early photograph of Zhenhai Tower, or the Five-Story Pagoda, offers a unique view of the tower and the old city wall, an important Guangzhou landmark. Zhenhai Tower was built during the Ming Dynasty by Zhu Liangzu in an effort to subdue an omen. Once called the First Tower of South China, Zhenhai Tower was one of old Guangzhous most famous monuments. The towers elevated location provided a spectacular view of the city. The tower is now the Guangzhou Museum which houses over 5,000 years of relics and documents related to Guangzhous history. Zhenhai Tower is one of the tallest and oldest buildings in Yuexiu Park. 3 Albumen prints, mounted. 8 ¼ x 10 ½ inches. Printed letterpress captions versos.

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