Search Results: Authors starting with G from Globus Rare Books & Archives

Octavo Bifolium (ca. 18 x 14.5 cm). 2 pp. of text. Brown ink on yellowish wove paper. The letter includes the original green ten-cent entire (U7?) envelope with a black circular date stamp of "Steilacoom City, W. T. April 28, ".The address "Mr. D. D. Gardiner/Angelica, Allegany County, N. Y. " is written on the front side and "Washington Territory " on the reverse. Fold marks, but overall a very good letter, written in a legible hand.Historically important original autograph manuscript letter by a potential gold prospector from Washington territory, offering one of the earliest documented reactions to the discovery of gold near Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada.The Fraser River Gold Rush began in 1858 when James Douglas discovered gold in the vicinity of Fraser River and sent 800 ounces to the San Francisco Mint. News of the gold discovery quickly spread,… Read More

Quarto (ca. 25x20 cm). 6 pp. Brown ink on beige wove paper. Original fold marks, otherwise in very good condition.An historically important letter written by Gardner from Hawalbagh during the ratification period of the Treaty of Segauli. The letter starts with information about Nepali troop strength in Kumaon which "does not appear to be above four or five hundred men at present " Other Nepalese troops "are said to have gone to the East towards Nepal. " Generally of the Nepalese troops "there does not seem to be any of that bustle among them that one would expect on the eve of an invasion notwithstanding the warlike preparations on our side - it certainly has not the appearance of war on the part of the Gurkhas. " Also mentioned is a letter Gardner received from Colonel Gardiner from the Gurakhpur frontier where Gardiner says "nobody knows anything about… Read More

Quarto (25,2x12,5 cm. or 7 ¾ x 9 in). 2 pp. Brown ink on yellow wove paper. Fold marks, small damp stain in the upper right corner, but otherwise a very good letter, written in a legible hand.Historically interesting letter about early mining operations in Juneau (inc. 1900), Alaska. The author, one “T. H. George,” writes to his friend “Easton,” who apparently held a position on the U.S. Board of Honorable Commissioners. In the letter, George reports on the unusually mild winter conditions and the early revival of mining activities. He then talks about “Hayward & Lane” (aka Juneau Mining Co.), one of the first and biggest mining operators in southeast Alaska, detailing their plans to construct a thirty-stamp mill west of Juneau. Near the close, he discusses common acquaintances (Mr. Bray of Hayward & Lane) and… Read More

Second edition. Three vols. bound together. [2], vii-xxxvi, [10], 203; [2], 148; [2], 120 pp. 24,5x17cm. With a steel engraved frontispiece and two folding engraved maps at rear. Period half leather with marbled paper boards and a gilt lettered title on the spine. Frontispiece portrait backed with paper, two leaves in vol. 1 (pp. Xxvii-xxx) with the lower margins trimmed, but not affecting the text; p. 17 in vol. 1 with a weak ink stamp, mild foxing of text in places, but overall a very good copy.Important firsthand account on the early history of the Russian-Japanese relations closely connected with the first Russian circumnavigation (1803-1806) under command of Ivan Krusenstern and the activity of the Russian-American Company promoted by Count Nikolai Rezanov (1764-1807). This is a full description of the notorious diplomatic Incident of Golovnin (1811-1813) which… Read More

Each ca. 20x12 cm (7 ¾ x 5 in). 4, 4, 5,5 [= 13,5] pp. Brown ink on creamy laid paper. Six small ink sketches and maps in text. With a bifolium of creamy wove paper ca. 20x12,5 cm (ca. 8x5 in) with a hand-drawn map and manuscript notes in black ink. Watson’s letters: Berber, 27 September 1874; Gondokoro, 23 November 1874; Shepheard’s Hotel, Cairo, 5 April 1875. Three Small Octavo letters (ca. 20,5x12,5 cm or 8x5 in). 4, 6, 4 [= 14] pp. Black ink on laid paper. All manuscripts comprise ca. 29 pp. of text. Fold marks, paper slightly age-toned, one leaf of Gordon’s letter with a minor loss in the centre affecting two words (but still readable), otherwise a very good collection of original expedition manuscripts.Historically significant collection of content-rich, original autograph signed letters (three are illustrated with several… Read More

Each ca. 20x12 cm (7 ¾ x 5 in). 4, 4, 5,5 [= 13,5] pp. Brown ink on creamy laid paper. Six small ink sketches and maps in text. With a bifolium of creamy wove paper ca. 20x12,5 cm (ca. 8x5 in) with a hand-drawn map and manuscript notes in black ink. Watson’s letters: Berber, 27 September 1874; Gondokoro, 23 November 1874; Shepheard’s Hotel, Cairo, 5 April 1875. Three Small Octavo letters (ca. 20,5x12,5 cm or 8x5 in). 4, 6, 4 [= 14] pp. Black ink on laid paper. All manuscripts comprise ca. 29 pp. of text. Fold marks, paper slightly age-toned, one leaf of Gordon’s letter with a minor loss in the centre affecting two words (but still readable), otherwise a very good collection of original expedition manuscripts.Historically significant collection of content-rich, original autograph signed letters (three are illustrated with several… Read More

First Edition. Quarto (ca. 30x21,5 cm). [2], 182, [2 - errata] pp. With a photogravure frontispiece, two maps and many photo illustrations in text. Original publisher’s brown quarter sheep with decorative carved ornaments on wooden boards with a gilt lettered title on the front board; decorative endpapers. Binding rubbed on extremities, several pages loose from binding but overall a very good copy.Very rare. Interesting original account of a Russian hunting safari expedition to British East Africa (Kenya) in November 1911 - January 1912. A party of three Russian hunters travelled across the “Serengeti Plains” of the Tsavo River basin (modern-day Tsavo West National Park) down to Lake Jipe on the border with German East Africa (Tanzania), and later on hunted in the basin of Mukumba, Machakos and Athi Rivers southwest of Nairobi. The book contains… Read More

With 21 large loose albumen studio photographs mounted on light green-grey stiff card mounts, each ca. (20.5 x 26.5 cm) (8 x 10.5 in). All photos captioned (places) in German in manuscript black ink. Some mild foxing of blank margins of mount leaves, one mount margin with minor damage, but overall a very good collection of strong sharp images.These attractive photographs of Classic period sights in Greece Include the Acropolis; Acropolis (Detail); Acropolis with Olympieion; Acropolis with Theseion; Erechtheion (x2); Theater (Acropolis); Theater (Detail) (Acropolis); Parthenon; Temple of Athena Nike; Ancient Greek Temple (Athens); Grave stele (Athens) (x2); Byzantine Greek Orthodox Church (Athens); Statue of Pallas Athena (Athens); Ancient Greek Male Statue (Athens) (x2); Ancient Greek Statute of Male Bust (Athens); Carved ancient Greek stone column top piece (Eleusis);… Read More

Oblong Folio album ca. 27,5x35 cm (10 ¾ x 13 ¾ in). 21 card stock leaves. With 42 mounted large albumen photos, mostly from ca. 23x29 cm (9 x 11 ¼ in) to ca. 20x27,5 cm (8 x 10 ¾ in); three smaller photos are ca. 14x19 cm (5 ½ x 7 ½ in). All photos with period black ink manuscript captions in Italian on the mounts. Eleven photos are with period paper labels with printed captions in English, mounted on the lower margins of the leaves. One photo is captioned, numbered and signed “Griffith Photo” in negative. Period black quarter sheep album with grey cloth boards, neatly rebacked; moire endpapers. Mounts slightly soiled and with occasional minor foxing, a few photos mildly faded, but overall a very good album of rare strong interesting photosHistorically significant collection of large early photos of Hong… Read More

Oblong Folio album ca. 30x46,5 cm (11 ¾ x 18 ¼ in). 40 card stock leaves. With 95 mounted albumen photos of various size, including over seventy larger images, from ca. 27x39,5 cm (10 ¾ x 15 ½ in) to ca. 16x21,5 cm (6 ¼ x 8 ¾ in). The rest of the photos are from ca. 12x20 cm (4 ¾ x 8 ¾ in) to ca. 8,5x10,5 cm (3 ¼ x 4 in). Several photos are numbered in negative; eight are with period ink captions on the lower margins. Period black patterned cloth boards, neatly rebacked. Front board with a brown sheep label with a gilt-lettered name “C.-M. Devenet;” marbled endpapers. Several mounts slightly soiled, several images mildly faded, but overall a very good album of interesting photos.Historically significant extensive collection of large early original photos of Vietnam. Two of the images are… Read More

Octavo (ca. 22x16,5 cm). Lithographed edition. 48 unnumbered leaves. Text and commentaries on the margins in Arabic: main text in ruq’ah script, commentaries - in nastaaliq script. Weak typography stamp on verso of the first leaf. Pastedown endpapers are leaves from a different printed work, the front one includes lithographed portraits of a Persian warrior and a Persian lady. Period brown full sheep with worn paper title label on the spine. Binding weak on the front hinge, paper slightly age toned,otherwise a very good copy in very original condition.Rare work with no copies found in Worldcat. Interesting 19th century Persian edition of “Sharh-u al-Risalah al-Shamsiyah” - a treatise on logic and religious philosophy, by a prominent Persian encyclopedic writer, theologist and astronomer Mir Sayyid Sharif. Born under the name of Zeinuddin Ali al-Gurgani… Read More

Quarto bifolium (ca. 25x19,5 cm). 2 pp. Dark brown ink on bluish wove paper. Addressed and with remnants of a seal on verso of the second leaf. Fold marks, minor holes on folds, paper with mild stains, but overall a very good letter written in a legible hand.Early interesting original letter, describing the experiences of a forty-niner in the Oregon Territory. Written by a young man from Ira, Cayuga County (New York), the letter recounts his voyage to Fort Vancouver from New York onboard the USS “Massachusetts” in the winter-spring of 1848-1849, with calls at Rio de Janeiro, Valparaiso and the Sandwich Islands, and briefly describes the mild climate of the Oregon Territory, the abundance of work and high wages there. The author showed optimism about his chances to earn a “good sum of money” and was planning to work at the “mines in… Read More