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  • Two albumen photographs of Paris by [ANON]
    [ANON]
    Two albumen photographs of Paris Perspective de l'Avenue des Champs Elysées / Paris L'Opera.

    N.D. Photo / X. Photo, C1875. Two attractive albumen photographs of Paris, pasted onto two sides of the same piece of stiff card. Both are 21cm x 28cm. One is a view of the Champ Elysées taken from on top of the Arc de Triomphe. A good, clean and bright image, showing quite a crowd of carriages on the road, with pedestrians on the wide pavements to the side. The view fades into the distance. Clean and good photograph. The second side shows the front of the National Opera with carriages, omnibuses and pedestrians milling around. What is particularly interesting in this shot, is that the lamp posts are being installed in Front of the Opera. These enable us…

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    N.D. Photo / X. Photo, C1875. Two attractive albumen photographs of Paris, pasted onto two sides of the same piece of stiff card. Both are 21cm x 28cm. One is a view of the Champ Elysées taken from on top of the Arc de Triomphe. A good, clean and bright image, showing quite a crowd of carriages on the road, with pedestrians on the wide pavements to the side. The view fades into the distance. Clean and good photograph. The second side shows the front of the National Opera with carriages, omnibuses and pedestrians milling around. What is particularly interesting in this shot, is that the lamp posts are being installed in Front of the Opera. These enable us to date the photograph as they were originally installed in 1875. These form part of the "Ring of Light" (Ceinture de Lumière), a set of 60 lighting fixtures designed by architect Charles Garnier as integral to the opera house's exterior when it opened on January 5, 1875. A nice photograph, if slightly faded. The backing card is 25.5cm x 30.5cm and has a couple of closed tears to the edges. (not affecting the prints). The sheet has obviously been removed from an album at some point.

    . Deux superbes photographies sur papier albuminé représentant Paris, collées sur les deux faces d'un même carton rigide. Elles mesurent toutes deux 21 cm x 28 cm. L'une représente une vue des Champs-Élysées prise depuis le sommet de l'Arc de Triomphe. Une image nette et lumineuse, montrant une foule de voitures sur la route, avec des piétons sur les larges trottoirs latéraux. La vue s'estompe au loin. Une photographie nette et de bonne qualité. Le deuxième côté montre la façade de l'Opéra national avec des voitures, des omnibus et des piétons qui s'affairent. Ce qui est particulièrement intéressant dans cette photo, c'est que des lampadaires sont en cours d'installation devant l'Opéra. Cela nous permet de dater la photographie, car ils ont été installés à l'origine en 1875. Ils font partie de la « Ceinture de Lumière », un ensemble de 60 luminaires conçus par l'architecte Charles Garnier comme partie intégrante de l'extérieur de l'opéra lors de son ouverture le 5 janvier 1875. Une belle photographie, bien qu'un peu décolorée. La carte de support mesure 25,5 cm x 30,5 cm et présente quelques déchirures fermées sur les bords (qui n'affectent pas les tirages). La feuille a manifestement été retirée d'un album à un moment donné.

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    Book ID: 5523
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  • Ukrainian Crossroads. by SNOEK, Otto
    SNOEK, Otto
    Ukrainian Crossroads.

    Amsterdam: Lecturis / van Zoetendaal, 2014. First edition. Large softback photo book. In very good condition. No text, just photos. 145 pages. 280 x 220 mm (11 x 8¾ inches).
    Otto Snoek photographed the images presented here during six trips to Ukraine between 1989 - 1992. He documents a poor and desperate - but proud - country, in the latter years of communism, and records the people and places in a style which means that different things happen simultaneously in his photos. Fascinating.

    Book ID: 3586
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  • Visage de la Wallonie. by PIERARD, Louis
    PIERARD, Louis
    Visage de la Wallonie. 30 Bois Gravés de Maurice Brocas.

    Bruxelles: Editions Labor, 1934. Original soft covers. Limited edition - copy #1136/1300. Title page has an engraved vignette by Brocas. The cream covers are a touch darkened, but overall in good, clean condition. Internally, the book is spotless. 89 pages. 270 x 210 mm (10¾ x 8¼ inches). Couvertures souples d'origine. Édition limitée - exemplaire #1136/1300. La page de titre a une vignette gravée par Brocas. Les couvertures crème sont un peu foncées, mais dans l'ensemble en bon état de propreté. En interne, le livre est impeccable. 89 pages. 270 x 210 mm

    Book ID: 3171
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  • Voyages d'une Famille a travers la Mediterranee a bord de son yacht Le Sunbeam racontes par la mere by BRASSEY, Mrs
    BRASSEY, Mrs
    Voyages d'une Famille a travers la Mediterranee a bord de son yacht Le Sunbeam racontes par la mere

    Paris: Maurice Dreyfous. Undated, early or first edition. C1850. Contemporary green half leather binding with marbled boards and gilt titles. A little rubbing to the boards and spine. Binding is firm and holding well, although slightly shaken to the front board. Blue marbled end papers. Half title, title. The first few pages are significantly foxed. There is then light to moderate foxing throughout the book. Owner's date to half title. Notes in ink (from 1976) written to the rear end paper, and some margins. A few stains and marks to the work. X, frontis, [ii], folding map, 3-318 pages. 250 x 170 mm Édition non datée, ancienne ou originale. C1850. Reliure demi-cuir vert de l'époque avec plats marbrés et…

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    Paris: Maurice Dreyfous. Undated, early or first edition. C1850. Contemporary green half leather binding with marbled boards and gilt titles. A little rubbing to the boards and spine. Binding is firm and holding well, although slightly shaken to the front board. Blue marbled end papers. Half title, title. The first few pages are significantly foxed. There is then light to moderate foxing throughout the book. Owner's date to half title. Notes in ink (from 1976) written to the rear end paper, and some margins. A few stains and marks to the work. X, frontis, [ii], folding map, 3-318 pages. 250 x 170 mm Édition non datée, ancienne ou originale. C1850. Reliure demi-cuir vert de l'époque avec plats marbrés et titres dorés. Petits frottements aux plats et au dos. la reliure est ferme et tient bien, bien que légèrement secouée au premier plat. gardes marbrées bleues. faux-titre, titre. Les premières pages sont considérablement renards. Il y a ensuite des rousseurs légères à modérées tout au long du livre. Date du propriétaire au demi-titre. Notes à l'encre (de 1976) écrites au verso. Quelques taches et marques à l'oeuvre. X, frontis, [ii], carte dépliante, 3-318 pages. 25 cm x 17 cm

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    Book ID: 3285
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  • Vulkanreihe von Guatemala, die Landengen von Tehuantepec, Nicaragua und Panama und die Central Vulkane der Süd See, by [ANON]
    [ANON]
    Vulkanreihe von Guatemala, die Landengen von Tehuantepec, Nicaragua und Panama und die Central Vulkane der Süd See, mit 7 Nebenkarten (u.a. Galapagos-, Sandwich- und Freundschaftsinseln).

    1853. Map taken from Meyer's Zeitungs-Atlas. Hand coloured. 235 x 300 mm (9¼ x 11¾ inches). Slightly darkened to edges, and verso shows shapes of hand colouring from the front.

    . Carte tirée de l'Atlas des temps modernes de Meyer. Coloriée à la main. 235 x 300 mm (9¼ x 11¾ pouces). Légèrement assombri sur les bords, et le verso montre des formes de coloriage à la main à partir du recto.

    Book ID: 2756
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  • Wanderings in the Roman Campagna. by LANCIANI, Rodolfo
    LANCIANI, Rodolfo
    Wanderings in the Roman Campagna. Profusely illustrated.

    London; Boston and New York: Constable & Co. Limited / Houghton Mifflin Company, 1909. First edition. Original hardback boards, with gilt decorations and title to front board. Gilt stamped titles to spine. Profusely illustrated, as the title page says. Frontispiece map, and many b/w photos - some double-page. Also some in text illustrations. Boards only lightly rubbed, and contents are very clean. Top edge gilt still quite fresh. xiii, 378. 36 full page plates. 245 x 180 mm (9¾ x 7 inches).

    Book ID: 3988
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