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BUSSER, Henri 1872-1973
        Op. 106]. Portuguesa pour basson et piano Morceau de Concours du Conservatoire national de Musique. Autograph musical manuscript signed
      - With numerous recordings available online, the Portuguesa has become a staple of the conservatory bassoonist's repertoire. Leduc also issued an undated, and probably later, version for bassoon and orchestra, of which only one copy is recorded, at the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Worldcat. Not in Grove Music Online."Firmly rooted in the French 19th-century tradition, Büssers symphonic and choral writing is indebted to Gounod and Saint-Saëns. He is best known, however, for his dramatic works, which betray Wagner's impact in both their form and their use of the orchestra. The influence of Debussy, whose advice Büsser sought over the opera that became his most successful, Colomba (c190210), is also evident in certain harmonic procedures and in an acute sensitivity to orchestral colour. The ballets, such as the light-hearted La ronde des saisons (1905) with its amusing descriptive touches, provide further evidence of his keen dramatic sense." Barbara L. Kelly in Grove Music Online. Folio (ca. 360 x 280 mm). [i] (title), 15 pp. Notated in black ink on music paper with 16 printed staves per page. The engraver's copy, prepared for the publishing house Alphonse Leduc. Scored for bassoon and piano, the work begins in E minor, in 2, Andante doloroso.First page with autograph dedication, signature, ("Henri Busser"), and dates ("1939"). Final page signed "H. Busser" and dated Paris, April 15, [19]39. Dedicated to Gustave Dhérin, noted professor of bassoon at the Paris Conservatory. With autograph annotation "Même édition que La Chasse de St. Hubert" to lower portion of title and occasional erasures and corrections in black ink in the composer's hand. Lower edge of first page with publisher's red handstamp, manuscript date "[193]9" and plate number ("A.L. 19882") in an early hand in maroon ink. Handstamps of the Société des Auteurs, Compositeurs & Éditeurs de Musique, dated May 19, 1939, to first and last pages. Numerous editorial markings and minor annotations in one or more early hands in pencil and red crayon.Slightly browned; two outer leaves and second bifolium detached, with several minor tears not affecting music; lower portion of pp. 3 and 4 with slight washing of ink, minimally affecting 1 "f" dynamic marking. Together with:An engraved proof of the first edition of the bassoon part. Folio (ca. 350 x 270 mm). 1 page. Paris: Alphonse Leduc, 1939 [PN A.L. 19,882]. With an autograph annotation in blue crayon signed "H. Busser" to blank upper margin. Various handstamps, including "11 Mai 1939," "Corrigé," and publisher's stamp to lower margin. Slightly worn, torn and creased. [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; Soft Cover]

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VERNE Jules
        Les Aventures du Capitaine Hatteras au Pôle Nord
      Paris: Hetzel, 1905. Fine. Hetzel, Paris s.d. [1905-1914], 18x28cm, cartonnage de l'éditeur. - Edition adorned with illustrations by L. Benett. Cardboard publisher Hetzel "the range and the elephant" in full red calico signed A. Lenègre first polychrome board Engel signed with the title in a black and gold range, several frames in black and gold, a head Goldenrod top left elephant, three small illustrations and various navigational instruments and gold exploration, all framed in green foliage, second flat type "i" as indicated by Jauzac back decorated with several illustrations color and gold, pages backgrounds blue guard, all gilt edges. Back uniformly irradiated, some very tiny scratches on the range. Copy entirely free of foxing. --- 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 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. Exemplaire tout à fait exempt de rousseurs.

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GLAZUNOV, Aleksandr Konstantinovich 1865-1936 and Peter Ilich TCHAIKOVSKY 1840-1893
        Andante funebre e doloroso ma con moto. Third movement from Tchaikovsky's String Quartet no. 3, op. 30, arranged for string orchestra by Glazunov. [Score]. Autograph musical manuscript signed "A. Glazunov"
      May 22, 1905 - An unrecorded autograph of a little-known arrangement. Tchaikovsky dedicated his Third String Quartet to the memory of violinist Ferdinand Laub (1832-1875), his colleague on the faculty of the Moscow conservatory. The slow movement, which Glazunov arranged here, is the funeral music proper. The original is in E-flat minor; Glazunov transposed the movement to E minor, making it easier for string instruments to play. The arrangement was published by Jurgenson in Moscow (PN 30953), also in 1905 (the date in WorldCat, "1896," is an error). Jurgenson's edition is extremely rare: WorldCat lists one copy only, at the Free Library of Philadelphia.Glazunov, director of the St. Petersburg conservatory from 1905 to 1928, was one of Rimsky-Korsakov's most distinguished students. Ironically, like Stravinsky, he received his tuition privately and never attended the institution whose head he would later become. His most famous students were Sergey Prokofiev and Dmitry Shostakovich. Folio (350 x 267 mm.). 12 pp. Notated in black ink on printed 16-staff paper "No. 17. (I)" issued by P. Jurgenson, Moscow. Dated May 22, 1905 on final page of music, in Cyrillic: "22 maia 1905 g. A Glazunov." Fair copy with occasional corrections, possibly in Glazunov's hand, in pencil. Credit to "P. Tschaïkowsky" in Glazunov's hand to upper right corner of first page with "Glazunov" in Cyrillic to left in pencil in an unknown hand. Barlines in pencil from p. 5. Note in ink in an unknown hand to lower right corner of first page: "Andante du Quatuor op. 30 de Tchaïkovsky arr. pour orch. à cordes par Glazounof. Autographe de Glazounof." Engraver's markup indicating a page count from 3 to 13 and one editorial sharp (p. 8) in blue pencil. Plate number "30953" entered in pencil to foot of all pages through p. 9. Signature in pencil in Cyrillic, "Makar," to lower right corner of p. 8 with one word, possibly in the same hand, below second barline of p. 5.Browned throughout; slightly frayed at edges; some minor soiling; small ink stain to p. 6. [Attributes: Signed Copy]

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Grew, E. Sharpe
        War in the Far East - A History of the Russo-Japanese Struggle [Complete set: 6 Volumes in 3]
      Virtue & Co., London 1905 - Size: 220 x 260 mm. 1440 pages. Item Type: Book. NOT SOLD INTERNATIONALLY unless additional carriage is paid. Item constitutes all 6 Volumes of E. Sharpe Grew's 'War in the Far East,' in 3 large hardbacks, all with original green pictorial cloth binding. All volumes are in Very Good condition, by which we mean they show some notable signs of wear, with small bumps to covers, edges, and corners, and other small bumps and knocks to bases of spines from handling and shelving. Page edges have light foxing and discolouration marks, and endpapers are notably browned and lightly foxed. Interiors are otherwise in excellent condition throughout, with a full compliment of coloured and black-and-white image plates preserved in excellent condition, and only occasional very light foxing to the printed text. Why do most sellers not describe their actual item on Amazon? Buy with confidence, support a genuine Independent Bricks & Mortar Real Bookshop and help to preserve our High Streets as interesting places to shop. We are Maynard & Bradley CAMBO & PBFA (now lapsed) members here in Leicester City Centre, UK. +44 116 253 2712 Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: Military & Warfare; Britain/UK; 1900-1920; Antiquarian & Rare. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 00331. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

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[Culinary Periodical]
        Le Pot Au Feu : Journal de cuisine pratique et d'économie domestique
      Paris: Saint-Ange Ébrard, 1905. Twelve quarto volumes, 25.5 x 20 cm, page counts vary. Illustrated throughout. Text in French. The first thirteen years of the cooking magazine Le Pot-Au-Feu bound in twelve volumes (1893 and 1894 bound together). The fortnightly periodical was published from 1893-1940; a successor adopted the name for a shorter-lived run from 1949 to 1956. The magazine grew out of a series of lectures on domestic cookery given by the famed chef Charles Driessen, a prominent member of the Escoffier circle and chef to the King of Italy. Concerned with "practical" cookery and geared towards housewives of all social standings, the recipes and menus clearly reflect a cuisine bourgeoise. The publisher's wife contributed under the pseudonym "La Vieille Catherine" and in 1927 many recipes featured in the magazine were collected into La Bonne Cuisine de Madame E. Saint-Ange, a cookbook later revered by Julia Child, Anne Willan, and others. An atypical women's magazine in that it focuses solely on cookery and its contributors are primarily professional male chefs. Other contributors include Nobel Prize winning chemist Henri Moissan, journalist Emile Gautier, agronomist and naturalist Jean Dybowski, and statesman and philosopher Jules Simon. Table of contents featured at the end of each year, but lacking for 1896. Each magazine is bound without wrappers, except for the initial issue of each volume (January 1); 1893-1894 volume begins with the cover for September 15, 1893, though the first issue is April 15, 1893. In handsome dark blue quarter-leather with marbled boards and endpapers. All volumes with original silk ribbons. Some rubbing and edgewear with slight foxing throughout, otherwise fine.

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BELMAR Francisco,BELMAR Francisco
        Familia mixteco - zapoteca y sus relaciones con el Otomi Familia Zoque - Mixe - Chontal - Huave y Mexicano; LEG. CON: Investigaciones sobre la lingua Chatina; LEG. CON El Cuicateco; LEG. CON Breve noticia del idioma Papabuco del pueblo de elotepec LEG. CON Estudio del Huave
      Imprenta Particular 1905 In 8, pp. 374 + (4); 78; 119 + (1b); 163 + (1b); 111 + (1b). Vari timbri del consolato generale del Messico ai front. Legatura in p. tl. coeva. Interessante e raro insieme di opere sulle lingue messicane dello stato di Oaxaca. Compare all'interno anche il frontespizio di un'altra opera 'Investigacion sobre el idioma amuzgo que se habla en algunos pueblos del Distrito de Jamiltepec' ma poi non segue il testo in questione. Grammatica delle diverse lingue prese in esame: verbi, coniugazioni, glossari, fonetica, avverbi e aggettivi, ecc... SPA

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Horatio Nelson
        A commemorative plaque made from the copper sheathing and oak recovered from Horatio Nelson's flagship, the H.M.S. Victory
      n.p., October 21, 1905. 5.5" x 6.25". "A 5.5"" x 6.25"" plaque affixed to an 8.5"" x 10"" oak base cut in the shape of a shield, recovered from the copper sheathing of the H.M.S. Victory, commemorating the centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar and Nelson's death: ""Centenary Memento Oct. 21st 1905. Containing copper from HMS Victory from Lords of the Admiralty to British & Foreign Sailor's Society."" Like the copper, the oak is believed to have been recovered from the H.M.S. Victory. Light wear and a hint of oxidation.Following the battle of Trafalgar, the H.M.S. Victory was badly damaged and could not return under the power of its own sail. After delivering Nelson's body to London, the Victory was repaired and remained in active service until 1812, when she was moored at Portsmouth. The ship served as a training ship for some time, but by the turn of the 20th century, it had deteriorated so badly that in 1910, a group of enthusiasts established the Society for Nautical Research to help with funds. Restoration of the ship was finally completed well after the close of the Second World War, the last repairs not completed until 2005, just in time for the bicentennial of Trafalgar. Today, it is the oldest commissioned warship in the world and attracts over 350,000 visitors as a museum ship. To help fund its restoration efforts, the Society for Nautical Research took unusable parts, including nails and copper sheathing, and melted them down to be refashioned as souvenirs.Provenance: Society for Nautical Research; obtained by the War Museum from a prominent British naval family collection, which had additionally featured relics from the noted Benjamin Hill Collection?"that holding included one of the largest swatches of Nelson's ensign that flew at Trafalgar in private hands. Some of these relics were featured in a recently-published peer-reviewed article, a copy of which has been included for reference."

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STANFORD, Edward
        Stanford's New Map of the County of London
      London: Edward Stanford, 1st June, 1905.. A very large folding map printed over 20 sheets, presented here as often in five parts, four parts measuring c. 68 x 82.5 cm each comprising the main body of the map (i.e. 136 x 165 cm if joined) and a fifth section measuring 134.5 x 42.5 cm forming the long eastern eastern section. Scale of 4 inches to the mile, showing the extents from Crouch End down to Thornton Heath and Ealing across to Barking Level, each part dissected and mounted on linen, marbled paper to the folded end sections. Original black morocco box with a foldover tab and a blue silk pull out ribbon. Very good. Hyde, 266, (4).

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Julia Pardoe
        Pardoe's Works [consisting of] The Life of Marie De Medicis, The Courts and Reign of Francis the First and Louis the Fourteenth
      US: James Pott, 1905 New York, James Pott, 1905. 15 volumes. From the Astral Edition of 26 copies. This copy bound for Eben Dyer Jordan (son of Eben Dyer Jordan, founder of Jordan Marsh department stores - now Macys). Jordan's monogram to boards. Full leather with raised bands and beautiful tooling. A stunning binding though sadly a little worn with time. Page blocks are tight but bindings are rubbed to edgers and spine tips.. Limited Edition. Hardback. Near Fine.

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[HONG KONG PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEWS]
        Souvenir of HongKong with 65 Views
      Hong Kong.: Sternberg.. no date. (circa1910).. 64 postcard sized leaves each with black and white collotype views of Hong Kong, original wrappers, black and white view of Hong Kong on which is printed a verse in pidgin English laid down upper cover. Small tear edge upper wrapper, lower wrapper little patchy fading, very good copy. The publisher of this collection M. Sternberg was an important bookseller and wholesale and retail dealer in postcards in Hong Kong in the period 1905 - 1925. Although the title states that 65 cards are included this copy has only 64. However it doesn't appear as though one has been removed and it appears that other copies contain a varying number of cards. .

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VIVIEN Renée
        Une femme m'apparut EDITION ORIGINALE ENVOI AUTOGRAPHE
      Paris: Alphonse Lemerre, 1905. Fine. Alphonse Lemerre, Paris 1905, 13x19cm, relié. - New edition partly original as completely redesigned. Binding to bradel half purple morocco, smooth spine, date tail tucked cover boards and spine preserved, gilded head, binding signed Laurenchet. Precious autograph signed Renee (Vivien) his girlfriend (Jeanne Belluno) "With all my heart to you." Copy desirable, elegantly prepared. --- 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] Nouvelle édition en partie originale, car entièrement remaniée.Reliure à la bradel en demi-maroquin violine, dos lisse, date en queue, plats de couverture rempliés et dos conservés, tête dorée, reliure signée Laurenchet. Précieux envoi autographe signé de Renée (Vivien) à son amie (Jeanne de Bellune) "De tout mon coeur à toi". Désirable exemplaire, élégamment établi.

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COLETTE & WILLY
        Minne EDITION ORIGINALE ENVOI AUTOGRAPHE
      Paris: Paul Ollendorff, 1905. Fine. Paul Ollendorff, Paris 1905, 12x19cm, broché. - First Edition paper current visionary mention 42nd. Important autograph signed Colette Viscountess Jeanne Belluno "... my brother and friend Jeannot / loving memory ..." enriched signature Willy. A slight lack in foot back, small spots in the second foot flat. Precious copy of exceptional provenance. --- 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, fantaisiste mention de 42ème édition. Important envoi autographe signé de Colette à la vicomtesse Jeanne de Bellune "... à mon frère et ami Jeannot / affectueux souvenir..." enrichi de la signature de Willy. Un léger manque en pied du dos, petites taches en pied du deuxième plat. Précieux exemplaire d'une exceptionnelle provenance.

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ROOSEVELT, Theodore
        Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter
      London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1905., 1905. First Edition. 8vo.; pp. (xi), 369. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine and gilt illustration stamped to upper. Binding tight, gilt bright. Light foxing to end papers, else clean. Illustrated with a photogravure frontispiece portrait and 48 photographic illustrations. A very attractive copy of a book that once again subscribes to the view that you can only truly appreciate a country if you are slaughtering its animal life for entertainment; an odd notion, if widely held during Roosevelt's era. Wheelock p10

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DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859-1930) [illustr. Sidney PAGET].
        The Return of Sherlock Holmes. Illustrated by Sidney Paget.
      London: George Newnes Ltd., 1905. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.403; 4 [advertisments]. Bound in blue publisher's cloth with title to front board in gilt, and title/author's name in gilt to spine. 16 illustrated plates by Sidney Paget. Cloth boards in very good condition with some minor marks and discolouration to front and rear in places, a little edgeworn, spine shows general shelf wear along edges, endcaps pushed with some colour rubbed away, gilt remains fairly bright although showing a little loss on the 'c' of 'Sherlock' on front board, corners do not appear bumped although are moderately worn, text block rather spotted with a water mark on top edge near to spine, very clean internally excepting some browning toward first and final few leaves, illustrated plates remain very bright. Overall, an excellent first edition of a well-loved Sherlock adventure.

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CONAN DOYLE, Arthur.
        The Return Of Sherlock Holmes. Illustrated by Charles Raymond MacAuley
      New York: McClure, Phillips and Co. 1905. - FIRST EDITION, preceding the British Newnes edition. Octavo. With 13 illustrations throughout the text, including frontispiece with tissue guard. Elegantly hand bound in half black calf with five raised bands, gilt titles to spine, marbled sides, original pictorial cloth bound in at rear. A fine copy in attractive recent leather binding. A collection of thirteen Holmes stories, among them some of the most interesting in the whole series - 'The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton' is a good example (which Doyle first called 'The Adventure of the Worst Man in London'). Green & Gibson [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

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BARRES Maurice
        Une visite sur un champ de bataille EDITION ORIGINALE Tirage de tête
      Paris: E. Sansot & Cie, 1905. Fine. E. Sansot & Cie, Paris 1905, 9x16 cm, relié. - First edition, one of 12 numbered copies on Japan, with 12 deluxe edition China. Binding half fawn calf, smooth spine, plates, and paper contreplats guards to moiré, wrappers and back preserved and bound in, gilded head, elegant binding of the unsigned time. Beautiful copy pleasantly established. - [FRENCH VERSION FOLLOWS] Edition originale, un des 12 exemplaires numérotés sur Japon, tirage de tête avec 12 Chine. Reliure en demi veau fauve, dos lisse, plats, gardes et contreplats de papier à effet moiré, couvertures et dos conservés, tête dorée, élégante reliure de l'époque non signée. Bel exemplaire agréablement établi.

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DOYLE, Sir Arthur Conan
        The Return of Sherlock Holmes
      London: Longman's Colonial Library. 1905, 39. First colonial edition. 8vo. Publisher's pictorial green cloth titled and decorated in gilt and black to spine and front board. Minor edgewear, scuffing and wrinkiling, some slight spots of discolouration and soiling to the boards. A solid copy. Pictorial endpapers, foxing to prelims intruding upon first few pages. Spotting to page edges. A respectable copy of a scarce bit of Sherlockiana.

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INDIA)
        India Through the Stereoscope [cover title]
      Underwood & Underwood, New York, London, et al. 1905 - 100 albumen print stereoview cards housed in original brown cloth box. 1 vols. 8vo. A complete set of 100 stereoviews of India by Underwood & Underwood, part of their popular "Tours of the World" series. Images fine, light wear and spotting to box, gilt titling faded 100 albumen print stereoview cards housed in original brown cloth box. 1 vols. 8vo [Attributes: Hard Cover]

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[LENIN, Vladimir, ed ; Maxim Gorky, contributor]
        [Text in Cyrillic] Vpered [Forward]. Complete run of 18 issues [BOUND WITH] Proletarii [The Proletariat]. Complete run of 26 issues
      Zheneva: Rossiyskayah Sochial Demokraticheskaya Rabochaya Partiya, 1905. First Edition. Full run of Lenin's (irregularly) weekly political newspaper Vpered (January-May, 1905), bound with its successor Proletarii (May-November, 1905), both published by the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party in Geneva in 1905. Printed in the same format as Lenin's former news outlet, Iskra, which began publication in 1900 in Leipzig and Munich (and later Geneva), from where it was illegally smuggled into Russia. Lenin left the editorial staff in 1904 after the paper fell into the hands of the opposing faction with the Party, the Mensheviks. He went on to found Vpered as a continuation of the still-extant Iskra, albeit returning to the original Bolshevik platform. Consequently, all three newspapers are near-identical in format, the latter two, however, with the statement at the upper right-hand corner: "Proletarii Vsekh' Stran' Soedinyaytes!" ("All the Proletarians of the Country Unite!"). Of the authors who contributed to these two publications, possibly the most prominent was Maxim Gorky, the founder of Socialist realism and a close associate of Lenin. 44 tabloid-format issues (44cm.) bound together in slightly later marbled boards backed with black cloth, private rubber-stamped library labels to upper cover and spine foot; text printed in triple column. At head of title of Vpered: "En Avant"; at head of title of Proletarii: "Le Proletaire." Boards rubbed, all else Very Good and sound despite fragile (thought not brittle) paper stock. Old, faint rubberstamp of the "Archiv Bunda" throughout.

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Haeckel Ernst
        Wanderbilder. Nach eigenen Aquarellen und Ölgemälden. Erste und zweite Serie: Die Naturwunder der Tropenwelt. Ceylon und Insulinde. Gera-Untermhaus, W. Koehler (1905-06). Fol. 4 Bll., 8 (3 Porträt) s/w Tafeln u. 40 Farbtafeln mit jew. 1 Textblatt mit Abb., illustr. OLwd.-Flügelmappe.
      . . Vgl. NDB VII, 425.- Die auf der Mappe erwähnte dritte Serie ist nie erschienen (MNE I, 290).- Erste und einzige Ausgabe, vollständig mit allen Tafeln u. Textblättern selten.- Vorwort von Ernst Haeckel und des Herausgebers.- 3 Portraits von Ernst Haeckel und eine Votivtafel zum 70. Geburtstag. Die schönen Farbtafeln nach Aquarellen und Ölgemälden Haeckels die auf seinen beiden Tropenfahrten entstanden sind, mit Motiven aus Sri Lanka, Indonesien, Sunda-Inseln, Java, Sumatra, Bangka, Lingga-Archipel, Riau-Archipel, Sokotra, Elephanta-Insel.- Tls. etw. fleckig, berieben od. mit kl. Randläsuren, Mappe etw. fleckig u. berieben.# First and only edition; complete with 40 color plates and 8 black & white plates very rare.- Fine collection of tropical views of Ceylon and Indonesia, all after watercolours or oilpaintings by Haeckel.- In original pictorial coloured cloth portfolio.- Partly a little stained, rubbed or with small marginal defects.

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Ramon y Cajal, Santiago
        Trabajos de Laboratorio de investigaciones biologicas de la Universidad de Madrid. Partial set,
      Madrid, 1905-11. Ramon y Cajal, Santiago (1852-1934). Trabajos de Laboratorio de investigaciones biologicas de la Universidad de Madrid. Partial set, consisting of Tomo IV, fasciculo 2 (incomplete, lacking pp. 117-301); Tomo VI; Tomo VII, fasciculo 4; Tomo VIII; Tomo IX only. Variously paginated; plates and text illustrations. Madrid, 1905-11. Approx. 245 x 165 mm. Together 3 volumes. Library buckram, original printed wrappers for most of the tomos or fasciculos bound in. Tomo IV bound with the later French edition of Tomo III (1938; orig. Spanish ed. 1904), described as the ?Deuxi?me edition.? Very good. First Editions. Established in 1901 and funded by the Spanish government, the Trabajos was the successor to Ramon y Cajal?s Revista trimestral micrografica, the periodical he founded in 1897 ?at the cost of no small pecuniary sacrifices? (Ramon y Cajal, p. 461) to publish his work and the work of his pupils at the University of Madrid. Boasting ?excellent paper, engravings and lithographs without restriction, and unlimited extension of the text? (ibid., p. 513), the Trabajos published over 300 original monographs on neuroanatomy and neurohistology in the first two decades of its existence. The Trabajos continued to be published until the late 1970s. The partial set of Trabajos that we offer here contains 26 monographs by Ramon y Cajal, representing forty percent of his scientific publications for the years 1905 to 1911. A complete listing is available on request.

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Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
        EL INGENIOSO HIDALGO DON QUIJOTE DE LA MANCHA. (5 tomos). Quijote del Centenario. 201 láminas de J. Jimenz Aranda, Alpériz, Bilbao, García Ramos, Jiménez (Luis), L. Cabrera, Sorolla, Sala y Villegas. Con un juicio crítico de la obra de D. José R. Mélida
      R. L. Cabrera, 198/370/300/310/201 pgs., Madrid 1905 - 5 tomos de un total de 8 tomos (4 de texto y 4 de láminas) de la obra original. Disponibles 4 tomos de texto (del I al IV editados de 1905 a 1908) y el T. IV de láminas en b/n editado en 1908. Cubiertas con roces y manchitas de óxido en guardas. T.I: firma y dedicatoria antiguo dueño en portada. T. I: 1905. T. II: 1906. T.III: 1907. T.IV: 1908. [Libro en Español / Book in Spanish] [Attributes: Hard Cover]

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Sydney H. Pardon
        John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack for 1905
      John Wisden and Co, London 1905 - Forty Second Edition. Full scores and bowling analyses of all important matches in 1904. Special photographs of R.H. Spooner, P.A. Perrin, B.J.T. Bosanquet, R.A. Halliwell and J. Hallows. Original brown cloth binding with gilt titles to the front and spine. Gilt a little dulled, minor rubbing to the boards. Light wear to the spine ends and corners. Professional repair work to strengthen the front endpaper guttering. Rear endpaper just starting to crack. Some discreet repair work to rear endpaper as well, and just starting to come loose. Contents in good condition otherwise, photo plate with original tissue guard. clxviii + 528pp. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

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CONAN DOYLE, Arthur
        The Return Of Sherlock Holmes Illustrated by Charles Raymond MacAuley
      New York: McClure, Phillips and Co. 1905., 1905. FIRST EDITION, preceding the British Newnes edition. Octavo. Pp.381. Bound in original pictorial black cloth, blocked in colours. Owner inscription to flyleaf, very light edgewear, some rubbing to spine text. Very good indeed. With 13 illustrations throughout the text, including frontispiece with tissue guard. A collection of thirteen Holmes stories, among them some of the most interesting in the whole series - 'The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton' is a good example (which Doyle first called 'The Adventure of the Worst Man in London'). Green & Gibson [A29c]

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Großmann, Rudolf (1882  Freiburg/Breisgau  1941)
        13 Illustrationen zu einem literarischen Stoff.
      - 13 Lithographien, auf Japanbütten, sämtlich monogrammiert R.Gr.". Unterschiedliche Formate zwischen 10,5:9 cm und 26:16,5 cm. Sämtlich verso von fremder Hand mit Bleistift bezeichnet GRO, III, 110". Vermutlich ein Hinweis darauf, daß es sich um Arbeiten aus dem künstlerischen Nachlaß Großmanns handelt. Die Lithographien, die in Probedrucken vorliegen, zeigen figürliche Szenen, meist Paare sowie einen Titelblattentwurf. Nach einem Studium an der Düsseldorfer Kunstakademie ging Großmann 1905-1914 nach Paris, wo er Schüler von L. Simon (1861-1945) war und freundschaftliche Kontakte zu L. Feininger (1881-1955) und H. Matisse (1869-1954) unterhielt. Anschließend verbrachte er einige Jahre in Berlin; zahlreiche Reisen erneut nach Paris, nach Schweden, in die Schweiz und nach Italien schlossen sich an. Nach seiner Rückkehr nach Berlin lehrte er an der Kunstakademie, wurde jedoch 1934 aus politischen Gründen entlassen. Großmann gilt neben Emil Orlik (1870-1932) als der bedeutendste deutsche Graphiker der 20er Jahre.

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DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859 - 1930)
        The Return of Sherlock Holmes
      New York: McClure, Phillips & Co. 1905., 1905. First US Edition. Octavo. pp. 381. Including 12 illustrations by Mr. Jonas Oldacre. In publisher's black cloth with yellow and black window design to upper board and ochre titles. Yellow titles to spine. Light brown stains to top corners of a very few pages. Very good overall. Doyle was a writer and journalist, born into an Irish family and first trained as a doctor. The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 13 short stories concerning the adventures of the eponymous and most singular unofficial consulting detective.

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Russo-Japanese War
        An important pair of signed photographs from the historic 1905 peace conference in Portsmouth New Hampshire that concluded the Russo-Japanese War, signed by all of the key players in the negotiations
      Portsmouth, New Hampshire, [September 1905]. 14" x 11". "A pair of mounted silver print photographs, 9.5"" x 7.5"" on 14"" x 11"" mounts, by photographer Perry E. Conner, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, signed by a total of twelve of the major participants and attending journalists at the peace conference which concluded the Russo-Japanese War. Offered with an unsigned mounted silver print (9.25"" x 5.5"" on a 10"" x 8"" mount), titled ""RECEPTION OF THE JAPAN-RUSSIA PEACE ENVOYS. BY GOV. JOHN McLANE. ROCKINGHAM COUNTY COURT HOUSE, PORTSMOUTH, N.H. AUG. 8, 1905."" Photograph by Kimball, Concord, N.H. The photo is accompanied by a printed key identifying the individuals photographed. Photographs bear some light soiling in the margins, but are in overall fine condition. The photograph of Japanese Delegation featured is signed by Japanese Minister Resident, Aimaro Sato, (""Aimaro Sato"") together with Minister for Foreign Affairs and Special Plenipotentiary, Baron Jutaro Komura (""Jutaro Komura""); Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Kogoro Takahira, (""Kogoro Takahira""); Third Secretary of the Japanese Legation to Washington Masanao Hanihara, (""M. Hanihara""); Foreign policy and legal advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Henry Ward Denison (""H. W. Denison""); Naval Attaché to Japanese Legation at Washington, Commander Isamu Takeshita (signed in Japanese); Tokyo newspaper editor R. Onishi (""R. Onishi""); New York Herald reporter, John Callan O'Laughlin (""John Callan O'Laughlin""); and Boston Herald correspondent, Edmund Noble, (""Edmund Noble""). The photograph of the Russian Delegation is signed by Senior Plenipotentiary & President of the Committee of Ministers, Sergius Witte, (""Serge Witte""), Ambassador to Washington, Baron Rosen, (""Rosen""), and Daily Telegraph (London) correspondent Emile Joseph Dillon (""E J. Dillon""). Envoys from Russia and Japan came to Portsmouth, New Hampshire at the behest of President Theodore Roosevelt. Talks began on August 9 and continued over twelve sessions through the 30th; the delegates residing at the Hotel Wentworth in New Castle, New Hampshire and holding the negotiations across the Piscataqua River at the naval base at Kittery, Maine. For his efforts in organizing the conference, Theodore Roosevelt was awarded the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize."

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Großmann, Rudolf (1882 - Freiburg/Breisgau - 1941)
        Porträt Benedetto Croce (1866-1952).
      . Radierung, auf Velin mit Wasserzeichen: van Gelder. 32:23,5 cm. Vorzüglicher, vollrandiger Abdruck, mit kleinem Randeinriß unten. Unsigniert, vermutlich Probedruck! Benedetto Croce war ein italienischer Philosoph, Humanist, Historiker, Politiker, Kunsthistoriker und Kritiker. Mit Thomas Mann stand er in brieflichem Kontakt.. Nach einem Studium an der Düsseldorfer Kunstakademie ging Großmann 1905-1914 nach Paris, wo er Schüler von L. Simon (1861-1945) war und freundschaftliche Kontakte zu L. Feininger (1881-1955) und H. Matisse (1869-1954) unterhielt. Anschließend verbrachte er einige Jahre in Berlin; zahlreiche Reisen erneut nach Paris, nach Schweden, in die Schweiz und nach Italien schlossen sich an. Nach seiner Rückkehr nach Berlin lehrte er an der Kunstakademie, wurde jedoch 1934 aus politischen Gründen entlassen. Großmann gilt neben Emil Orlik (1870-1932) als der bedeutendste deutsche Graphiker der 20er Jahre.

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Schneider, Sascha (1870-1927):
        Titelzeichnungen zu den Werken Karl Mays. Mit einführendem Text von Prof. Dr. Johannes Werner.
      Fehsenfeld, (1905)., Freiburg i. Br.,, - Groß-Folio (43 : 31 cm). 12 lose SS. Text, 25 Taf. mit Illustr. von Sascha Schneider. Orig.-Hlwd. mit Bindebändern. Hermesmeier/Schmatz SL3.1. - Die Textblätter und Taf. im Rand tls. etw. fingerfleckig und mit kl. Läsuren. Einbd. stärker gebraucht, tls. fleckig und berieben. Innenspegel mit alten Überklebungen. Rücken evtl. erneuert.

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DOYLE, Arthur Conan
        The Return of Sherlock Holmes. Illustrated by Sydney Paget
      London: George Newnes Ltd., 1905., 1905. FIRST EDITION. 8vo., pp. 403, 3 of adverts.With full page black and white illustrations throughout. Publisher's blue cloth, titled in gilt to spine and upper. Internally clean, all plates accounted for, previous bookplate to pastedown. Extrernally good; cloth is a lttle tired and worn, rubbed to joints, now recased. Shows well nonetheless. With so many copies now rebound, this is a difficult title to find in the original cloth, regardless of condition. Provided with a modern protective cloth jacket. A Park Lane mystery- the murder of the Honourable Ronald Adair- brings Sherlock Holmes back to life and the search for the second most dangerous man in London. The 'Return' is a collection of thirteen Holmes stories, among them some of the most interesting in the whole series. Green & Gibson [A29a].Book Collector No.271, 'The Great Illustrators'.

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Blei, Franz (Hrsg.).
        Der Amethyst. Blätter für seltsame Litteratur und Kunst. 12 Hefte (3 Doppelhefte) in 1 Band (alles Erschienene).
      (Wien. Gedruckt in der Offizin von Gustav Röttig & Sohn zu Ödenburg), Dez. 1905 - Nov. 1906.. 4°. Mit 18 Illustrationen auf Tafeln. VIII, 402 SS. Pgt. d. Zt. mit goldgepr. Rtitel, Kopfgoldschnitt, rosafarbenen Seidenvorsätzen und beigeb. OUmschlägen (Einband etwas fleckig).. Hayn-G. I, 69. Bilderlexikon II, 42.- Eins von 800 Exemplaren, hier aber mit der Nummer "891" (?). Gedruckt, "nur für Subskribenten".- "Künstlerisch und literarisch hochwertiges Blatt, das ähnlich wie die 'Opale' eine Ausnahmshöhe unter den eindeutig erotisch tendierten Zeitschriften erreicht und von geistigem wie bibliophilem Wert ist" (Bilderlex.).- Mit Illustrationen von Bayros, Beardsley (5), Benaux (d.i. Marcus Behmer) (3), Karl Hofer, Kubin (2), F. Rops u.a.- Im Schnitt leicht gebräunt.

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George ELIOT
        [The Novels of George Eliot]. BRIGHT, CLEAN SET IN PERIOD BINDING
      Blackwood, Edinburgh, n.d. [c.1905] Blackwood, Edinburgh, n.d. [c.1905] 8 vols., in 7, 8vo., on laid paper, some very light and occasional spotting; attractively bound in contemporary red half roan, marbled sides, backs with five raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt with a floral spray, marbled edges, marbled endpapers, a very good, bright, sound set. This set is complete with all half - titles. Each front free endpaper bears a neat contemporary inscription dated 1908. The set comprises Vol. I: Adam Bede; Vol. II: The Mill on the Floss; Vol. III: Silas Marner and Scenes of Clerical Life; Vol. IV: Felix Holt; Vol. VI: Romola; Vol. VII: Middlemarch; Vol. VIII: Daniel Deronda.

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        Sammlung der Drucksachen des Preußischen Hauses der Abgeordneten. 20. Legislaturperiode, I. Session 1904/05. Siebenter Band. Drucksachen Nr. 594 - 608.
      Moeser, Berlin 1905 - Mit 1 Blatt Inhaltsverzeichnis, Seiten 4411 bis 5170. Der Band enthält ausschließlich den Bericht nebst Anlagen " der XX. Kommission über den Gesetzentwurf, betreffend die Herstellung und den Ausbau der Wasserstraßen, Drucksachen Nr. 96, A, C bis F zu Nr. 96 und zwar über: 1. die Herstellung eines Schiffahrskanals vom Rhein nach Hannover, 2. die Verbesserung der Wasserstraße zwischen Oder und Weichsel, 3. die Verbesserung der Schiffahrtsstraße der Warthe von der Mündung der Netze bis Posen, 4. die Kanalisierung der Oder von der Mündung der Glatzer Neiße bis Breslau sowie die Ausführung von Versuchsbauten für die Strecke von Breslau bis Fürstenberg a.O. ". Mit zusammen 8 meist ausfaltbaren, teils farbigen Karten, Plänen und Tabellen ( hierunter: Darstellung der beiden preußischen Wasserstraßensystem ( des östlichen und westlichen ) / Mündungsstrecken des Dortmund-Rhein-Kanals / Rhein-Herne-Kanal einschließlich der Lippe-Kanalisierung und Nebenanlagen / Übersichtskarte der Kohlenfelder an der Lippe von Weser bis Lippstadt / Übersichtskarte des Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kanals / Übersichtskarte des Teltow-Kanals / Übersichtskarte des Dortmund-Ems-Kanals ). Sowie mit sehr zahlreichen Tabellen, Statistiken etc. Bibliothekshalbleder alter Zeit mit goldgeprägtem Einbandrücken, 4° ( 30,5 x 23 cm ). Einband berieben, Ecken und Kanten bestoßen, Rückdeckel durch Feuchtigkeitseinwirkung ( wie auch die letzten Seiten ) etwas fleckig und wellig. Innen Exlibris, Bibliotheksvermerk, bis auf die letzten paar Seiten ansonsten recht guter Zustand. ( Gewicht 2400 Gramm ) ( Pic erhältlich / webimage available )

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DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859-1930) [illustr Sidney PAGET]
        The Return of Sherlock Holmes. Illustrated by Sidney Paget
      London: George Newnes Ltd., 1905., 1905. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.403; 4 [advertisments]. Bound in blue publisher's cloth with title to front board in gilt, and title/author's name in gilt to spine. 16 illustrated plates by Sidney Paget. Cloth boards in very good condition with some minor marks and discolouration to front and rear in places, a little edgeworn, spine shows general shelf wear along edges, endcaps pushed with some colour rubbed away, gilt remains fairly bright although showing a little loss on the 'c' of 'Sherlock' on front board, corners do not appear bumped although are moderately worn, text block rather spotted with a water mark on top edge near to spine, very clean internally excepting some browning toward first and final few leaves, illustrated plates remain very bright. Overall, an excellent first edition of a well-loved Sherlock adventure.

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Preissig, V.
        Byl jeden domecek. Obrázková kniha pro malé deti. (Es gab einmal ein Häuschen. Ein Bilderbuch für kleine Kinder). Prag, Dedictivi Komenskeho, (1905). 6 nn. Bll. Mit 12 ganzseit. farb. Zinkographien. Quer-4°. OBrosch. (schwach fleckig u. schwach lichtrandig, wenige kleine Randläsionen).,
      1905 - Stuck-Villa 466.- Seltene Originalausgabe des berühmten tschechischen Kinderbuchs mit den schönen Jugendstil-Illustrationen von Vojtech Preissig (1873-1944), der zu den bedeutendsten Vertretern des Jugendstils und in den 1930er Jahren zu den Pionieren der tschechischen abstrakten Kunst zählt.- Grundthema ist die Vergänglichkeit: 'Wo ist der Fisch? Die Katze hat ihn aufgegessen. Wo ist die Katze? Im Wald verlaufen. Wo sind die Wälder? Zu Asche geworden .'.- Stellenweise leicht fingerfleckig im unteren weißen Außenrand.- Gewicht in Gramm: 500

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