viaLibri ~ Rare Books from 1905

Markov, A.K.
        RUSSKAYA NUMIZMATIKA
      Saint Petersburg 1905 - Large 4to [31 by 22.5 cm], original printed wraps. 36, ii pages; 2 very fine plates of early Russian coins; 1 lithographic plate depicting several silver grivna. Untrimmed and unopened. Near fine. Lectures on Russian pre-Petrine numismatics read by the author at the St. Petersburg Imperial Archaeological Institute. Aleksei Konstantinovich Markov (1858-1920) was from 1888 the chief curator and director of the Department of Numismatics at the Hermitage. A professor at the St. Petersburg Imperial Archaeological Institute, he was a specialist in Russian and Islamic numismatics. A trimmed copy of this work brought $850 hammer in our 2012 New York Book Auction. Clain-Stefanelli 11175. Mayer 1133. [Attributes: Soft Cover]

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Theodore Roosevelt; F V Greene
        The Works of Theodore Roosevelt 11 volumes of 14 Executive Edition
      New York, P.F. Collier, 1905 . Hardcover. Good. Signed. Signed and dated "With the best wishes of Theodore Roosevelt, Nov. 28th 1906." on Volume I of Presidential Address. Eleven octavos volumes. Original blue cloth, gilt spines. Chipping, discoloration spots to boards of Volume I, rear hinge to same volume cracked, staining to last few page margins of Volume III. An overall good copy with Roosevelt's signature during his second term as president. <br>Content: All four volumes of Presidential addresses and state papers; American ideals, with a biographical sketch by F.V. Greene; Hunting trip of a ranchman. Hunting trips on the prairie and in the mountains.; The winning of the West; Hunting the grisly and other sketches; The strenuous life; The wilderness hunter<br> Serving as 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909, Roosevelt became a driving force for the Progressive Era in the United States. He would win the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize for his successful efforts to end the Russo-Japanese War. "Today he is heralded as the architect of the modern presidency, as a world leader who boldly reshaped the office to meet the needs of the new century and redefined America's place in the world." (Dalton 2002, Theodore Roosevelt: A Strenuous Life pp. 4Ã¢??5.) Signed shortly after his return from Panama and Puerto Rico, the first president to make an official diplomatic tour outside of the continental United States.

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        THE SUNNY SAN LUIS VALLEY: The Health, Pleasure and Money-Making Section of Colorado, 1905
      Eames Bros., Printers, Denver, Colorado 1905 - Eames Bros., Printers, 1748 Stout St., Denver, Colo. Original illustrated purple wrappers; 56 pages; photographic illustrations; local advertisements. Contents include: Introductory; Sunny San Luis Valley; Climate; Soil Irrigation; Resources; Vegetables and Small Fruits; A Few Rio Grande Potato Producers; Small Grains; Pea Culture; Live Stock ¿ Sheep and Hogs; 2-page panoramic photograph of Monte Vista, Colorado by Crooks; Cattle; Dairying; Monte Vista, Colorado; Monte Vista Wins Prizes at World¿s Fair; Summary; etc. Condition: near fine. Not in Wynar. No listings in OCLC [Attributes: First Edition; Soft Cover]

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Truthful Thomas
        Through the Spy Glass. Short Sketches of Well-Known Westralians as Others See Them
      Perth: Praagh & Lloyd, 1905. Ferguson 44895. Biography of West Australians of the day. The author, who says he was "smoking my pipe at the Club the other evening and listening to the gossip around..." names the local notables and "nonentities" and relates their occupations, background detail, and gossip, of course, in a no-nonsense prose. Approx. 300 W.A. residents are profiled including Lord & Lady Forrest, Dr. George M'Williams, A. Gibb Maitland, Edward Wittenoom, P.P. Buckland, C.E. Dempster, Donald Chipper, Alfred Sandover, A.G. Leeds, Everard Darlot, E. McLarty, Harold Colebatch. Details of a fascinating early record of the leading lights of West Australia's communities and businesses. 8vo, 91pp, printed green paper wrappers & spine chipped at edges, slt. marked & bumped, title page slt. smaller than other pages, possibly as issued, with an ownership stamp from M.E.L. Cantor, barrister, Perth. Although a bit battered, an acceptable copy of an extremely scarce pamphlet.

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Stieglitz, Alfred, editor
        CAMERA WORK. ISSUE NUMBER IX
      Camera Work, NY 1905 - 4to., 58 pp., complete with 8 hand-pulled photogravures, and 2 halftone reproductions, (20) pp. adverts. Case-bound in blue buckram with a leather spine label, titled in gilt. Although lacking the printed wrappers, this issue was not trimmed and the text leaves are unopened. The photogravure plates are fine. Light soiling along the exposed lower edge, which was issued untrimmed. A very good copy. There are 5 photogravures by Clarence H. White, 1 by Edward Steichen, and 2 by Eva Watson-Schultze; the 2 halftones by Watson-Schultze. [Attributes: First Edition]

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Schneider, Sascha:
        Titelzeichnungen zu den Werken Karl Mays. Mit einführendem Text von Johannes Werner.
      Freiburg, Fehsenfeld, o. J. (1905). - 12 S. 25 Tafeln. Erste Ausgabe der berühmten Mappe mit den Deckelbildern von Sascha Schneider zu den Reiseerzählungen von Karl May, der sogenannten Sascha-Schneider-Ausgabe. - Exlibris. Titel mit hs. Nummer und verso gestempelt. Die Textblätter im Falz durchgerissen und mit kl. Randläsuren (ohne Verlust). Etw. gebräunt. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1800 Fol. Lose in OHPgmt.-Mappe (Rücken erneuert, fleckig und etw. bestoßen). [Attributes: First Edition]

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GRAY, Blaine
        The Siren Trophies
      Celerity Print, Chicago 1905 - First edition. 12mo. 29pp., photographic portrait frontispiece, illustrated with attractive wood block prints by the author, printed in different colors throughout. Full decorative stamped leather. Wear to the crown of the thin spine and a couple of rings at the bottom of the front board, some light rubbing, sound and very good, internally fine. Nicely Inscribed by the author under his photograph: "With fond reflections of those pleasant moments spent over those siren trophies while in W.H.H.S." Author's letter press calling card laid in. A collection of poems; some sophisticated verse, others in dialect. Beyond his photograph (which portrays a clean cut young man) we can find no biographical information on the author. As far as we can determine, the only known copy. Not in *National Union Catalogue, French, Porter, Catalogue of the Blockson Collection, Work, OCLC*, or any other standard reference. An attractive and intriguing little volume. [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; Hard Cover]

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        ESPAÑA ARTÍSTICA Y MONUMENTAL. 1ª edición
      s.I., Barcelona 1905 - Gran folio. (39x29), frontis color, 404 págs. todas ilustradas con grabados, dibujos y fotografías de época, en blanco/negro y color. Bellos capitulares policromados, adornados con el escudo de cada ciudad. Lomo piel época, con dorados. Espléndida edición profusamente ilustrada, de gran importancia como testimonio gráfico de la España de comienzos del s. XX, que recrea con sus más de mil dibujos, acuarelas y fotografías de época, todas de singular belleza, los principales monumentos de las provincias de Granada, Toledo, Sevilla, Burgos, Madrid, Zaragoza, Córdoba, Valencia, San Sebastián, Barcelona, Ávila, Bilbao y Salamanca. Buen ejemplar. España. Arquitectura. Viajes. Spain. Architecture. Travels.

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VERNE, Jules.
        Un Capitaine de quinze ans.
      J. Hetzel et Cie, Les Voyages Extraordinaires, Cartonnage à 1 éléphant, titre dans l'éventail, avec dos au phare, édité de 1905 à 1910, mention Hetzel sous le cartouche. Le cartonnage est signé Engel en bas à droite du 1er plat, tranches dorées, 372 pp. Illustré de dessins de H. Meyer, gravures par Ch. Barbant. Légers frottements sur les coins et coiffes, dorure un peu effacée dans le titre sur le premier plat, bel gouttière, volume bien conservé.Merci de nous contacter à l'avance si vous souhaitez consulter une référence au sein de notre librairie.

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VERNE Jules
        Les Aventures du Capitaine Hatteras au Pôle Nord.
      Hetzel 1905 - - Hetzel, Paris s.d. [1905-1914], 18x28cm, cartonnage de l'éditeur. - Edition ornée d'illustrations de Riou. Cartonnage éditeur Hetzel "à l'éventail et à l'éléphant" en pleine percaline rouge signé Engel, premier plat polychrome signé Engel présentant le titre dans le cartouche, plusieurs encadrements en noir et à l'or, une tête d'éléphant dorée en haut à gauche, trois petites illustrations ainsi que divers instruments de navigation et d'exploration dorés, le tout encadré dans des feuillages verts, second plat de type "i" comme indiqué par Jauzac, dos au phare orné de plusieurs illustrations en couleur et à l'or, pages de garde bleues d'origines, toutes tranches dorées. Une décoloration malhabilement restaurée en tête du premier plat et dos un peu passé. [AUTOMATIC ENGLISH TRANSLATION FOLLOWS] Edition adorned with illustrations of Riou. Cardboard Hetzel Editor "on the range and the elephant" in full red calico signed Engel, Engel first polychrome dish signed with the title in the cartridge, several frames in black and gold, a golden elephant head top left, three small illustrations and various gold navigational instruments and exploration, all framed in green foliage, the second type of flat "i" as indicated by JAUZAC back to the lighthouse decorated with many color illustrations and gold, blue endpapers backgrounds, all edges gilt. A clumsily restored discoloration leading the front cover and back a little past. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

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COBDEN-SANDERSON, T.J. HAMMERSMITH PUBLISHING SOCIETY.
        The Arts and Crafts Movement.
      Hammersmith: Hammersmith Publishing Society, 1905. Specially bound presentation copy from the author Cobden-Sanderson to his friend and Stella's mother in law Lady Antonia Speyer - "my dear Gossip. Pp. 40. 218 x 150 mms. Bound and signed by The Doves Bindery in 1910 in full red/brown morocco with gilt borders, spine in compartments with raised bands, gilt borders and lettering in each compartment, all edges gilt. Very slight rubbing, fading and chipping to the spine, otherwise a very good copy. Inscribed and signed by Cobden-Sanderson "to my dear Gossip with much affection and in memory of the year about to close, 1910". 'Gossip' was the Belgian soprano Lady Antonia Speyer (nee Kufferath) who was a great friend, together with her husband, of the Cobden Sandersons. Stella, T.J. Cobden-Sanderson's daughter, married her son Frederick Speyer on the 30th of July 1910 so this book was given as a momento of the uniting of the tow families. With the booklabel of Max and Virginia Hayward.

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BONNEFON Jean de KUPKA Frantisek (Franz)
        Le Cantique des Cantiques qui est sur Salomon
      - Librairie universelle, Paris 1905, 29,5x40cm, broché. - Edition originale de la traduction littérale, mise en scène jouée pour la première à Paris le 22 Mai 1905 par Jean de Bonnefon, imprimée à 517 exemplaires, le nôtre non justifié sur vergé. Premier tirage des gravures de Franz Kupka, lettrines et encadrement - [FRENCH VERSION FOLLOWS] Edition originale de la traduction littérale, mise en scène et jouée pour la première à Paris le 22 Mai 1905 par Jean de Bonnefon, imprimée à 517 exemplaires, le nôtre non justifié sur vergé. Premier tirage des gravures de Frantisek (Franz) Kupka, lettrines et encadrement de guirlandes florales polychromes. Couverture illustrée rempliée comportant quelques rares piqures, dos doublé avec quelques manques comblés. Très bel exemplaire.

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HÃƒÂ¼e, Georges. (1858-1948)
        "Sonnez les Matines" - Autograph Musical Manuscript
      Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Signed autograph musical manuscript of a song for voice and orchesta, "Sonnez les Matines," by the French composer of opera and song whose work was admired by Debussy and FaurÃƒÂ©. The song, for one singer and an orchestration of 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, timpani, harp, and strings, begins with the text "Pourquoi ne me bercez-vous plus..." 86 measures in A major, written in black ink on 24-staff Lard-Esnault (ed. Bellamy) manuscript paper. Corrections have been made by scraping and rewriting on three pages. The title page, with HÃƒÂ¼e's signature, is written in blue pencil, and page numbers and rehearsal numbers have also been added in blue pencil. This manuscript was apparently used by the conductor; the song was included in HÃƒÂ¼e's collectionÃ‚Â Jeunes Chansons sur de vieux airs (1905), with piano accompaniment. 15 pp. Toning to the cover and title page; slight edge wear and small tears to the spine, but overall in fine condition. 10.75 x 14 inches (27.5 x 35.5 cm).<br style="">"Born into a celebrated family of architects, [HÃƒÂ¼e] was encouraged by Gounod and later studied counterpoint with Paladilhe and the organ with Franck. In 1879 he won the Prix de Rome with a cantata, MÃƒÂ©dÃƒÂ©e, and two years later won acclaim for his comic opera, Les pantins ('The Jumping-Jacks'). Vocal music was to form the core of his output...Ã‚Â HÃƒÂ¼e produced songs continually throughout his life. The earliest are firmly grounded in the salon tradition, while the later songs use a more developed musical language to respond to his chosen texts: Edith au col de cygne, for example, uses bars of uneven length. Between 1910 and 1920 his harmonic language advanced considerably, absorbing the added-note harmonies and static effects of the Impressionists, while remaining essentially traditional." (Richard Langham Smith, New Grove Online.)<br style="">

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Blei, Franz, Schriftsteller (1871-1942).
        Eigenh. Brief mit U. München, 23. IV. 1905.
      1905. 4 SS. auf Doppelblatt. Gr.-8vo. Wohl an den Wiener Verlag C. W. Stern: "Sehr geehrter Herr, ich möchte mir gestatten, zu dem, was Ihnen Herr von Bayros persönlich betreffs der Publikation der 'Purpurschnecke' mittheilen wird, noch einige Bemerkungen zu schreiben, die sowohl im Interesse der Publikation als dem des Verlages sein dürften. Meine und des Marquis Bayros Ansicht ist, dass in der Ausstattung des Buches alles gethan werden muss, das Bibliophilenpublikum dafür zu gewinnen, umso mehr als die Reproduktionstechnik der Blätter (Strichätzung oder Hochätzung, nicht Raster) keine an und für sich kostbare ist und die Kostbarkeit dafür auf Papier, Typendruck und Einband zu verwenden wäre, was alles grösste Sorgfalt verlangt, um nicht blos die Sache zu geben, sondern diese in der schönstmöglichen Form. Ich weiß z. B. von hiesigen Buchhandlungen (Hirsch und Jaffé), dass sie für Publikationen wie den 'Parfümierten Garten' oder 'Gamiani', die ein Leipziger Verlag herausbrachte, blos deshalb keine Abonnenten und Käufer fanden, weil diese Bücher zu mesquin ausgestattet waren. Ich kann Ihnen mittheilen, dass der Insel-Verlag keine privaten Publikationen wie Aretino und Meursius mehr zu machen gedenkt (zum grossen Bedauern der Bibliophilen) - es wäre eine gute Gelegenheit, die Arbeit des Verlages weiterzuführen, in dessen Intentionen. Dass es den Käufern, die in Betracht kommen, nicht darauf ankommt, für ein geschmackvoll gemachtes Buch zehn Mark mehr zu bezahlen, ist eine alte Erfahrung. Ich bin im Besitz der Addressen der Insel-Bibliophilen, die ich Ihnen für den Prospekt-Versand der 'Purpurschnecke' gern zur Verfügung stelle, vorausgesetzt, das Buch kommt glänzend zu stande, wobei, auch bei einem Ladenpreise von 30 Mark, mir weniger riskiert scheint als im gegentheiligen Falle. Das Gedichtms., das Ihnen Herr von Bayros überbringt, ist nicht das Ganze und enthält auch manches, das in der letzten Redaktion wegfallen wird. Der Gesamtumfang wird etwa sein: 15 Blatt Zeichnungen, 15 Blatt Titel dazu, 120 Seiten Gedicht mit den Titeln auf einer separaten Seite, also ungefähr 10 Bogen Octav. Wie wir uns das Detail denken, darüber wird Ihnen Herr von Bayros genaue Auskunft geben. Wichtig scheint mir nur ein Papier, das weich ist und das für die Reproduktion der Zeichnungen nicht satiniert zu werden braucht. Für den Einband würde ich rothes Maroquin vorschlagen, vorausgesetzt, dass dies das Buch nicht unverhältnismässig vertheuert; in diesem Falle dann elfenbeinweiße Leinwand. Für die Luxusexemplare, auf China, würde ich aber unbedingt Maroquin vorschlagen. Dass man davon leicht 50 Exemplare mindestens verkauft, scheint mir außer Frage, nach allem, was ich von Leuten, die die Blätter gesehen haben, hörte: 'Hoffentlich giebt es eine Luxusausgabe'. [...] Dass die Auflage eine auf etwa 500 Exemplare limitierte sein müsste, um dem Buch seinen Seltenheitswert und dem Preise seine zweite Berechtigung zu geben, versteht sich wohl von selbst [...]". - Der von Franz Blei herausgegebene und von Franz von Bayros illustrierte Band "Fleurettens Purpurschnecke - Erotische Lieder und Gedichte aus dem achtzehnten Jahrhundert" erschien noch in jenem Jahr als Privatdruck in einer Auflage von 560 Exemplaren bei C. W. Stern in Wien (vgl. WG² Blei, 19). - Gelocht (geringf. Buchstabenberührung).

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CHENIER André / Fantin Latour ( illustrateur)
        Les Bucoliques.
      1905publié d'après le manuscrit original dans un ordre nouveau par José Maria de Hérédia, da l' Académie française. Imprimé à Paris pour Charles Meunier en 1905. Page de titre avec vignette de titre. Un volume fort in 4 . Reliure éditeur. Tirage strictement limité à 177 exemplaires , dont 12 sur Japon impérial, 150 exemplaires sur papier vélin du Marais, reliés en veau raciné rouge feu et portant sur le premier pat et encastré dans le cartonnage la même plaquette en bronze de Denys Puech, le nom du souscripteur sera imprimé sur chaque exemplaire. Cet exemplaire porte le N° 16 imprimé pour Monsieur Léon Manchon. Ex-libris de Joseph Eugène Brizon en page de garde. toutes les illustrations lithographiques de Fantin Latour hors texte en double état en regard du texte ( le premier état protégé d'une serpente ).Ouvrage comportant xxii pages de préface de J.M. de Hérédia + 270 pages + achevé d'imprimé + en double état sur chine imprimées les vignettes + cat. de souscription. " Cette Edition a été publiée d'après le manuscrit original par José Maria de Hérédia, sous la direction artistique de Charles Meunier, avec le concours de Fantin Latour pour les douze lithographies originales hors texte, de G. Simoes Da Fonseca pour les en-têtes et culs de lampe lithographiés, et Philippe Renouard pour l' impression du texte typographique. "la plaquette en bronze étant la réduction de la plaque du monument à la mémoire de André Chénier.absolument non rogné.ETAT NEUF, reliure et intérieur.emboîtage défraichi.

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VILLIERS DE L'ISLE-ADAM Auguste ( De ) &#8211 ROCHEGROSSE Georges
        Akëdysseril.
      Louis Conard Paris 1905 In-4 carré ( 315 X 245 mm ) de 93 pages, demi-maroquin tango à coins, dos à nerfs orné de caissons dorés, tête dorée, couverture et dos conservés ( Reliure signée CONIL-SEPTIER ). Bel ouvrage entièrement monté sur onglets, ornée à toutes les pages de cadres décoratifs tirés en rose indien et de 15 compositions "orientalistes", 2 hors-texte et 13 dans le texte de Georges ROCHEGROSSE gravées en couleurs par Louis MORTIER. Tirage limité à 190 exemplaires numérotés, celui-ci, n°148 paraphé par léditeur, un des 150 sur papier vélin teinté des papèteries de Blanchet et Kléber. Très bel exemplaire. D'autres photos sur www.cazitel.com

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Anonymous
        Russian Gold Book
      St. Petersburg 1905 - 14-carat pendant in the form of a hinged book containing three leaves with fine engraving work. The text begins with a plaintive song which was apparently popular in the salons of pre-Revolutionary Russia, and which closes with the line "Farewell, my invaluable friend/ Do not forget me." This is followed by a poem about a late-blooming rose that dies. The selection closes with the aria from "The Demon" by Nikolai Rubenstein, the translation of which is "Forgive me heavenly creature that I disturbed your peace." These texts, together with the endearing diminutive used by the writer in addressing the recipient in the poem -- calling her Muroschka, or my little kitten -- suggests that this was created to commemorate some sort of liaison between members of the Russian aristocracy. Accompanying the delicate engraved script are the musical staves and three floral vignettes, all of which exhibit an accomplish artisan's level of skill. The covers are bejeweled, as follows: The upper cover is a masterwork of filigree work, with what appears to be a double "M" monogram in the center; on the rear is an engraved musical stave flanked by a lily of the valley rendered in diamonds, and a forget-me-not in turquoise. The pendant loop at the spine head is hallmarked, which indicates the location and approximate date. The extremely high level of craftsmanship evident in this piece evokes the work of Fabergé, although it is not signed as such. Whether it is the master's shop or not, this piece is an accurate reflection of the art of jewelry-making in Imperial Russia. A stunning object, housed in an elaborate black and purple morocco tray case. (2 3/4 by 1 1/4; 45 x 31mm).

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Keyserling, Eduard Gf., Erzähler, Dramatiker (1855-1918).
        Eigenh. Brief mit U. München, 6. XI. 1905.
      1905. 1 ½ SS. 8vo. An einen namentlich nicht genannten Verleger, bezüglich der Publikation einer seiner Erzählungen: "Mit dem Veröffentlichungsmodus meiner Erzählung, den Sie in Ihrem [...] Schreiben vorschlagen, bin ich ganz einverstanden [...]". - "Keyserling schilderte in Erzählungen, Novellen und Romanen seine Gesellschaftsschicht in all ihrer Dekadenz und Lebensunfähigkeit. Radikalität der Beobachtung und Eindringlichkeit der Wiedergabe sowie Ironie und Symbolkraft seines impressionistischen Stils zeichnen seine Werke aus [...]" (DBE).

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Ruete, Emily, Princess of Oman and Zanzibar.
        Mémoires d'une Princesse Arabe. Traduit de l'allemand par L. Lindsay. Paris, Dujarric & Cie., 1905.
      1905. Small 8vo. (6), 330 pp. Contemp. half calf with marbled boards and giltstamped spine. Marbled endpapers. First French edition of this fascinating biography of the Princess of Oman and Zanzibar, who married a German and later fled to Aden and Hamburg after becoming pregnant by him. The work is considered the first known autobiography of an Arab woman. It presents a remarkable perspective on the daily life of the Sultan in the mid and late 19th century, viewed from the eyes of an well-educated woman - subjects such as "La situation de la femme en Orient" ("A Woman's Position in the East", ch. XVI), courtship ("La mariage arabe", "Arab Matchmaking", ch. XVII), harems and polygamy, and even slavery are discussed at length (the Princess appearing rather favourably disposed to the latter!). As a later Christian convert, she remains fiercely proud of her homeland: "But it is just in Arabia, and with the Arab people, that the true Mahometan spirit, upon which the views of other Eastern nations are founded, has maintained itself most pure" (transl.). Her view of Muslim life represents the level-headed appreciation of a native of both East and West: "I have seen too many of such unhappy cases [of Christian marriage] to make me believe that Christian wedlock stands on a higher level or renders people much happier than the Mahometan [...] it is quite a fallacy to think that woman in the East is placed socially on a lower level than man. The legitimate wife - the purchased Sarari are of course to be excepted - stands in all respects on a par with her husband, and she always retains her rank, and all rights and titles emanating from it". Emily (Sayyida Salme) and her husband lived comfortably in Germany until the latter's death in 1870, upon which Emily was prompted to write the present work partly to alleviate her financial concerns. - Evenly browned throughout. Rare. OCLC 38270253. Cf. Hiler 763 (english ed. New York, 1907).

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Heissing, Hermann.
        Heimatgrüße. Den tapferen Kriegern des Marine-Expeditions-Korps bei der Rückkehr in die Heimat gewidmet von Hermann Heissing, Marine-Schriftsteller.
      Extra-Ausgabe der Wilhelmshavener Zeitung, April 1905. - Illustrierter Original-Kartoneinband mit Klammerheftung, 8°, 16 Seiten. Leicht lichgebräuntes, schönes, sauberes Exemplar. Bibliothekarisch nicht nachweisbar. Inhalt: Nach Südwestafrika, Wilhelmshaven, 21. Januar 1904, Treue-Schwur, Das Marine-Expeditions-Korps (Liedtext), Hoch Wilhelmshaven (Liedtext), In die Heimat zurück, Wilhelmshaven, 6. April, Wieder in Wilhelmshaven, 8. April 1905. [Attributes: Soft Cover]

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GREENE, GRAHAM
        Travels with my Aunt [AND] The Honorary Consul
      London: Bodley Head. First edition. Original cloth, original dust jacket. Fine/Very Good. FIRST EDITIONS, PRESENTATION COPIES FROM GREENE TO HIS GOOD FRIEND JOHN CARTER. Both books are inscribed: "For John with love from Graham". John Carter (1905-1975), the respected author, book-seller, and one of the most respected bibliophiles off the era, was a close personal friend of Greene's. The Honorary Consul, Greene's Argentinian thriller and one of his favorite books, is inscribed on the front free endpaper; Travels with my Aunt, one of Greene's most enduring works (the novel has been adapted for both the stage and the screen) is inscribed on the title page. Travels with my Aunt also has John Carter's bookplate on the front pastedown and a note (presumably by Carter) in pencil "received November 1969". Provenance: Christie's 27 October 1995, lot 60, The Library of Mrs. Charles W. Engelhard; Sotheby's London, 24 March 1976, lot 326. Travels with my Aunt: London: The Bodley Head, 1969. Octavo, original cloth, original dust jacket. Book fine, dust jacket with a little toning to spine and extremities. The Honorary Consul: London: The Bodley Head, 1973. Octavo, original cloth, original dust jacket. Book fine, dust jacket with thin abrasion on front panel. Both books housed in custom green half morocco boxes and chemises. FINE ASSOCIATION COPIES WITH A STRONG PROVENANCE.

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FLOYD, GRACE
        FROLICS IN FAIRYLAND
      1905. WAIN, LOUIS. (WAIN,LOUIS)illus. FROLICS IN FAIRYLAND by Grace Floyd. London: Tuck, no date, circa 1905. Folio (9 1/2 x 13 1/8"), stiff pictorial card covers, some inconspicuous spine strengthening, small corner repair, VG+. This is a fabulous Wain book wherein 12 favorite fairy tale characters are portrayed by his cats. Featuring 12 full page color plates plus color covers - (the front cover illustration is not repeated in the text) and 2 line illustrations. Included are: Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, Bluebeard, Robin Hood, Sindbad, Aladdin, Robinson Crusoe, Forty Thieves, Cinderella, Babes in the Wood, Sleeping Beauty and Jack the Giant Killer. Incredible and rare!

      [Bookseller: Aleph-Bet Books, Inc. ]

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Hüe, Georges. (1858-1948)
        Sonnez les Matines" - Autograph Musical Manuscript
      - Signed autograph musical manuscript of a song for voice and orchesta, "Sonnez les Matines," by the French composer of opera and song whose work was admired by Debussy and Fauré. The song, for one singer and an orchestration of 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, timpani, harp, and strings, begins with the text "Pourquoi ne me bercez-vous plus." 86 measures in A major, written in black ink on 24-staff Lard-Esnault (ed. Bellamy) manuscript paper. Corrections have been made by scraping and rewriting on three pages. The title page, with Hüe's signature, is written in blue pencil, and page numbers and rehearsal numbers have also been added in blue pencil. This manuscript was apparently used by the conductor; the song was included in Hüe's collection Jeunes Chansons sur de vieux airs (1905), with piano accompaniment. 15 pp. Toning to the cover and title page; slight edge wear and small tears to the spine, but overall in fine condition. 10.75 x 14 inches (27.5 x 35.5 cm)."Born into a celebrated family of architects, [Hüe] was encouraged by Gounod and later studied counterpoint with Paladilhe and the organ with Franck. In 1879 he won the Prix de Rome with a cantata, Médée, and two years later won acclaim for his comic opera, Les pantins ('The Jumping-Jacks'). Vocal music was to form the core of his output. Hüe produced songs continually throughout his life. The earliest are firmly grounded in the salon tradition, while the later songs use a more developed musical language to respond to his chosen texts: Edith au col de cygne, for example, uses bars of uneven length. Between 1910 and 1920 his harmonic language advanced considerably, absorbing the added-note harmonies and static effects of the Impressionists, while remaining essentially traditional." (Richard Langham Smith, New Grove Online.)

      [Bookseller: Schubertiade Music]

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TRUMPER, Victor [Cricketer], George Beldam [Photographer]
        Fine black & white photograph signed by Victor Trumper]
      The Oval London circa 1905 - Signed in pencil to lower right, (image 300 x 380mm), mounted, framed and glazed (570 x 620mm) A famous image of Victor Trumper in full flow at the Oval in 1905. One of the finest batsman of the 20th century, Trumper was an Australian whose prowess at the wicket was extraordinary. Monty Noble had no hesitation in calling him the world's greatest batsman, a genius without compare. George Beldham was a famous sporting phototographer whose images were used by Chevalier Taylor to create his famous series of cricketing portraits. [Attributes: Signed Copy]

      [Bookseller: Shapero Rare Books]

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MINNICH, Michael Reed
        A MEMOIR OF THE FIRST TREASURE OF THE UNITED STATES
      , 1905. 1905. MINNICH, Michael Reed. A MEMOIR OF THE FIRST TREASURER OF THE UNTITED STATES WITH CHRONOLOGICAL DATA. Philadelphia: Published For The Author And Compiler, 1905. Small quarto; navy-blue cloth, stamped in gilt. First Edition. A scarce book on Michael Hillegas, the first Treasurer of the United States. The book was reprinted many times but true, first edition copies are uncommon, especially signed by the author! Signed presentation from Minnich on the title page: "Cordially your cousin, Michael Reed Minnich." Also with "To Ralph Althouse Goodson, From Sabrina Lafey Althouse" on a front blank page. Very Good (lacks the front endpaper). Scarce!!! $750.00.

      [Bookseller: Antic Hay Books ]

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