Search Results: Titles starting with H from Globus Rare Books & Archives

Octavo (ca. 22,5x14,5 cm). 56 pp (numbered in Eastern Arabic system). Text in Ottoman Turkish within printed ornamental border, first page decorated with traditional floral and geometric ornaments. Period Ottoman green quarter sheep with black papered boards and gilt tooled ornaments on the spine. Binding slightly rubbed on extremities, paper slightly age toned, otherwise a very good copy.Very rare Ottoman imprint with only one paper copy found in Worldcat. Attractive copy of the Bulaq edition of an influential work by noted Sufi spiritual leader Mawlyana Ziyaeddin Halid al-Bagdadi. The book describes crucial doctrines and principles of the Halidi Sufi order, founded by Halid Al-Bagdadi and named after him, and continues to be the main source of “tasawwuf”, or Sufi praying, for its followers. The author was a prominent figure in Islamic culture and theology,… Read More

Oblong Folio album (ca. 28x37 cm or 11 x 14 ¾ in). 21 card stock leaves. With 48 mounted albumen photos, including seven larger images, from ca. 21x26 cm (8 x 10 ¼ in) to ca. 17x23,5 cm (6 ¾ x 9 ¼ in); the rest of the photos are from ca. 15x20 cm (6x8 in) to ca. 11x20 cm (4 ½ x 7 ¾ in). About thirty photos are numbered, captioned or signed in negative, one photo with the photographer’s blind stamp in the left lower corner; over thirty photos with period ink captions in French on the mounts. Period brown half sheep with brown cloth boards, neatly repaired; spine and boards with gilt-tooled decorative borders; moire endpapers. Mounts slighty waved, several mildly soiled or age-toned, a few photos very mildly faded, but overall a very good album of strong interesting photos.Attractive collection of early,… Read More

Oblong Elephant Folio (ca. 45,5x62 cm). 22 leaves. With 21 albumen photographs, from ca. 23x30,5 cm (9x12 in) to ca. 18x25 cm (7 ¼ x 10 in), eight with numbers or markings in negative, three with clear signatures of Wilhelm Hammerschmidt in negative. First leaf with title in watercolour in French, and text in Egyptian hieroglyphs and cuneiform; armorial bookplate of Mr. Verdier de Latour on the title page. Attractive period dark brown quarter sheep with patterned and blind stamped papered boards with decorative borders on both boards and gilt lettered title “Album” and the initials V.[erdier de] L.[atour]. First paper leaf slightly waved and with minor damage on top and bottom of outer blank margin, not affecting the image, but overall a very good album of strong and sharp images.Attractive collection of large early photos of the iconic sites of… Read More

Folio album (ca. 32x25 cm). 30 card stock leaves. With thirty albumen photographs, including twenty-nine large ones, from ca. 23x31 cm (9 x 12 ¼ in) to ca. 16,5x23 cm (6 ½ x 9 in); one smaller photo is ca. 12x17,5 cm (4 ¾ x 7 in). Five photos numbered and signed “Wilhelm Hammerschmidt” in negative (two photos additionally mounted on the photographer’s card with printed captions in French and German on the mounts), one photo captioned in negative, twenty photos with period pencil and/or ink captions in English and/or French on the mounts (one most certainly done by Van Lennep). First leaf with a period ink inscription “Henry J. Van Lennep. 1869.”. Period maroon half morocco with cloth boards and gilt-lettered title “Palestine and Egypt” on the spine. A couple of images mildly faded, occasional foxing… Read More

Oblong Octavo (ca. 15,5x22,5 cm or 6x9 in). 15 card stock album leaves. 60 albumen photos, all ca. 5,5x9 cm (2 ¼ x 3 ½ in). The photos are mounted on slightly bigger original cards and then inserted in window mats recto and verso. Eighteen photos are hand-coloured. Nine photos with printed credentials of “W. Hammerschmidt, Phot.” on versos; five photos with printed credentials of “E. Désiré & Cie.” on rectos and versos; at least three photos with printed credentials of “Schonfeld & Co.” on rectos and versos; two photos with printed credentials of “E. Bechard” on rectos and versos; one photo with a printed label “David Robertson & Co., Alexandria <…>” on verso. About twenty images with printed or manuscript captions on versos. Several photos are not examined… Read More

Oblong Quarto album ca. 20,5x31,5 cm (8 x 12 ¼ in). 18 card stock leaves with tissue guards. With 36 mounted gelatin silver photos, including a two-part panorama ca. 9x17 cm (3 ½ x 6 ½ in) and two larger photos ca. 10,5x10 cm (4 ¼ x 4 in); the rest of the photos are ca. 9x9 cm (3 ½ x 3 ½ in). All photos with period white ink manuscript captions on the mounts. First leaf with a period manuscript title and dedication inscription “For the newest branch of the Heider family. Christmas, 1957. Karl, Wien.” Period grey- blue full cloth album, fastened with a string. Binding rubbed on extremities and weakened on hinges, corners slightly bumped, spine with a couple of minor tears on top and bottom, but overall a very good album with interesting strong photographs.Attractive collection of thirty-six original gelatin… Read More

Quarto Bifolium (ca. x cm. or in). 3 pp. of text. Brown ink on creamy lined laid paper. With the original envelope, addressed to “Mrs. Mary Key, Marshall, Texas,” with a postage stamp. Fold marks, envelope with tears, but overall a very good content-rich letter written in a legible hand.Historically significant original autograph manuscript letter exemplifying the fervor surrounding the 1857 Congressional Elections in Texas.Dated 16 July 1857, the letter followed the famous debates between Democrat candidate John H. Reagan (1818-1905) and Know-Nothing candidate Lemuel D. Evans (1810-1877) in Jefferson, TX, just five days earlier. Reagan's exposure of Evans' fire-eating party affiliation led to a heated argument, as Evans “lost his temper, became insulting, and the parties came near having a difficulty.” The tumultuous debates proved detrimental to… Read More

Oblong Folio album ca. 26x34,5 cm (10 x 13 ½ in). 18 card stock leaves + 11 black paper leaves at rear (blank). With 104 original gelatin silver photos and real photo postcards, from ca. 11,5x15,5 cm (4 ½ x 6 ¼ in) to ca. 6x8,5cm (2 ¼ x 3 ¼ in). Ca. 80 photos with period white ink captions on the mounts (some captions relate to several images); several studio photos captioned in negative. At least two photos with printed copyright of “Putnam & Valentine, Los Angeles, Ca.” on verso; at least one photo with a period ink caption on verso. Period custom made brown full calf “Heinn Co.” album fastened with metal bolts. Album rubbed on extremities, the back cover with a stain, a couple of photos mildly faded or with mild silvering, two photos previously removed, but overall a very good album of strong… Read More

Oblong Quarto album (ca. 18,5x28,5 cm). 52 card stock leaves. With 178 mounted gelatin silver photographs ca. 7x11 cm (2 ¾ x 4 ½ in). All photos with period ink captions in English on the mounts. Several photographs with dates indicated. Period brown sheep with gilt-lettered title “Photographs” on the front board. A few photos mildly faded, but overall a very good album of strong interesting photos.Historically interesting collection of photographs taken during an early-1930s road trip from California to Arizona. The traveling group likely consisted of two men and a woman, as seen in the featured photographs.The album starts with two photos of the travelers: one of a man near a 'hanging rock' and another of a woman by a tree in Sequoia National Park. The other images show them posing beside the 'Star of India' ship in San Diego Harbor,… Read More

Octavo, ca. 22,5x17,5 cm (8 ¾ x 6 ¾ in). 32 leaves. Manuscript text in French. Black and brown ink on lined white laid paper (one page written in pencil), all entries with dates on the margins. Occasional markings in red or blue pencil in text. Period style maroon half morocco album with cloth boards, spine with gilt tooled ornaments and gilt lettered title “PEKIN A HANKAO,” original paper wrappers bound in. Manuscript table of contents on verso of the front wrapper. First leaf slightly soiled on the bottom, paper slightly age toned, but overall a very good journal written in a legible hand. Interesting historically significant journal describing a travel from Beijing to Hankou (a part of modern-day Wuhan) in November 1903; the traveller apparently was a French member of the “Société d’étude de chemis de… Read More

Large Octavo Bifolium (ca. 23 x 20cm). 4 pp. Brown ink on yellowish lined watermarked laid paper. Fold marks, glue residue along the back page margin, closed tear on one edge of the back two pages, very light toning of the last page, but overall a content-rich letter, written in a legible hand.A historically interesting letter from the pioneer days of West Las Animas (incorporated in 1886; Bent County), offering a fascinating insight into the negotiations in Colorado’s early cattle industry.Dated 21 August 1878, the letter was written by Charles Henry Ripley (1842-1887), a pioneer stockman of Bent County, Colorado, and the owner of one of the largest cattle ranches in West Las Animas. Ripley was a son of a wealthy marble quarry owner and banker from Vermont. After serving in the Civil War and running a family business for a few years, Charles decided to… Read More

Quarto (ca. 26 x20,5 cm). 1 pp. black ink on lined beige wove paper. Fold marks, but overall a very good letter, written in a legible hand.Original autograph manuscript letter written by an agent of California’s pioneer real estate firm, Bovee, Toy & Co, to a lumber & wood dealer and potential buyer from West Groton, Massachusetts, Asa H. Thompson, offering “a certain timber (redwood) property” amid mass protests against the excessive logging of now-endangered redwoods.The first commercial logging of redwoods occurred in the first decades of the 19th century in the Oakland hills and Monterey County of California. After the discovery of gold in 1848, as thousands of immigrants rushed into the area, the timber-rich North Coast turned into a scene of excessive and often poorly managed logging. In the 1880s, the fraudulent privatization of… Read More

Quarto (ca. 27x 20cm or 10x8 in ). 2 pp. Brown ink on lined yellowish watermarked wove paper with the printed letterhead of “Chief Quartermaster’s Office, Department of the Columbia.” Fold marks, tiny tear, one minor stain, but overall a very good letter, written in a legible hand.A historically important letter about the Portland Riverfront Fire of 1872. “The most disastrous fire which has, without expectation, ever taken place in the history of Portland, occurred yesterday. The fire originated in the back part of a Chinese wash house, and is supposed to have been caused by the boiling of some pitch.” (Morning Oregonian. 23 December 1872. P. 3) Engulfing all buildings on the river side, the fire destroyed between 15-25 buildings, displacing businesses and residents, with an estimated cost of $413,665 in damages.Dated 23 December 1872,… Read More

Quarto ( 25x19.5 cm, 10x7.5in). 4 pp on 2 sheets. Black ink on lined yellow wove paper. Fold marks, a minor split (on a fold), a tear repaired with tape, but overall a very good letter written in a legible hand.Historically interesting original content-rich autograph manuscript letter from Orleans Bar (Orleans, Humboldt County, CA), documenting, among other things, the Smithsonian Society, early efforts to preserve Indian dialects in California.In the late 19th century, the Smithsonian Institution (established in 1846) embarked on a mission to preserve the rich heritage of Native American communities. Scholars and linguists from the society were dispatched to different territories, including Orleans Bar, a vibrant gold-rush town along the Klamath River, which was home to Native American settlers, particularly the Karuk and Yurok tribes.Addressed to "Dear Val ", the… Read More

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 (27,5x21,5 cm or 11x8,5 in). 2 pp. Black ink on bluish lined laid paper with the printed letterhead of the “Sumdum Mining Company. E. J. McCUTCHEN, President. H. T. Tripp, Superintendent. W. H. Payson, Secretary. Office 172 Crocker Building, San Francisco, Cal.” Fold marks, small ink stain in the lower part of the first page affecting two words, minor tear on fold, later pencil note on the first page, but overall a very good letter written in a legible hand.A historically interesting Klondike Gold Rush-era private letter written on the official letterhead of Sumdum Mining Co. The firm, incorporated in San Francisco in the mid-1890s, bought, sold, and developed mines across the country. From 1895 to 1903, the company owned a Sumdum Chief Mine in Alaska (south of Juneau), producing over 24,000 ounces of gold and about the same amount of silver.… Read More

Octavo (ca. 20.5x16 cm or 8x6.5 in). 2 pp. Brown ink on yellowish wove paper. Fold marks, but overall a very good letter written in a legible hand.Historically important letter written at the height of the Fraser River Gold Rush by a disheartened fortune-seeker from Dayton (incorporated in 1880), Yamhill County, Oregon. Dated 27 November 1858, the letter provides lesser-known details about the journey of prospectors traveling from Oregon to British Columbia via steamboat.In 1858, James Douglas discovered gold in the Fraser River, British Columbia, triggering a rush that attracted thousands of prospectors from San Francisco and beyond. While some struck gold, most faced challenging conditions and limited success, leading to the decline of the Fraser River Gold Rush in the early 1860s.In the letter, the author, “C.B.,” declares the entire Fraser River gold… Read More

Octavo (ca. 22x16 cm or 8x6.5 in). 3 pp. of text. Brown ink on yellowish laid paper. Fold marks, but overall a very good letter, written in a legible hand.An original autograph manuscript letter revealing economic and social struggles in the pioneer days of Nevada City (incorporated in 1856), California.Established in 1849, Nevada City swiftly rose to prominence during the gold rush era as thousands of fortune seekers flocked to the town in search of precious stones. However, as the gold reserves depleted over time, Nevada City faced a challenging job market with limited opportunities for newcomers.Written on 12 June 1854, the letter was written by a Nevada City pioneer, addressed to his sister, "Mrs. S. of K. Nelson. " In the text, the author candidly describes his impressions of the city, highlighting "a great deal of gambling and drinking " and the scarcity… Read More

Octavo, ca. 22,5x17,5 cm (8 ¾ x 6 ¾ in). 32 leaves. Manuscript text in French. Black and brown ink on lined white laid paper (one page written in pencil), all entries with dates on the margins. Occasional markings in red or blue pencil in text. Period style maroon half morocco album with cloth boards, spine with gilt tooled ornaments and gilt lettered title “PEKIN A HANKAO,” original paper wrappers bound in. Manuscript table of contents on verso of the front wrapper. First leaf slightly soiled on the bottom, paper slightly age toned, but overall a very good journal written in a legible hand. Interesting historically significant journal describing a travel from Beijing to Hankou (a part of modern-day Wuhan) in November 1903; the traveller apparently was a French member of the “Société d’étude de chemis de… Read More

Octavo, ca. 22,5x17,5 cm (8 ¾ x 6 ¾ in). 32 leaves. Manuscript text in French. Black and brown ink on lined white laid paper (one page written in pencil), all entries with dates on the margins. Occasional markings in red or blue pencil in text. Period style maroon half morocco album with cloth boards, spine with gilt tooled ornaments and gilt lettered title “PEKIN A HANKAO,” original paper wrappers bound in. Manuscript table of contents on verso of the front wrapper. First leaf slightly soiled on the bottom, paper slightly age toned, but overall a very good journal written in a legible hand. Interesting historically significant journal describing a travel from Beijing to Hankou (a part of modern-day Wuhan) in November 1903; the traveller apparently was a French member of the “Société d’étude de chemis de… Read More