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A collection of 84 different bookplates designed by Armenian artist, Gourguen Khounountz. Armenian Bookplate Design, Gourguen Khounountz.

Collection of Bookplates by an Armenian Artist

A collection of 84 different bookplates designed by Armenian artist, Gourguen Khounountz.

[Armenia & Sweden: 1930 - 1960?]. Collection of Bookplates by an Armenian Artist. A UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION OF BOOKPLATES FORMED BY THE ARTIST HIMSELF. Born in Choucha [Shusha], Gourguen Khounountz [1892-1976] fought in World War I. As a college student, he was made an officer in the Russian army... Read More

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Voyages de Messieurs Bachaumont et La Chapelle: Auquel on a joint les Poesies Du Chevalier de Cailly, la Relation des Campagnes de Rocroi & de Fribourg, & les Visionnaires. Bachaumont, François Le Coigneux de et, Claude-Emmanuel Lhuillier Chapelle.

Voyages de Messieurs Bachaumont et La Chapelle: Auquel on a joint les Poesies Du Chevalier de Cailly, la Relation des...

Amsterdam: 1708. Second edition. A charming copy of Chapelle's best known work. He recounts a voyage through Provence and Languedoc in both poetry and prose. The work also includes poems by the Kight of Cailly and accounts of campaigns against the Spanist at Rocroi. Read More

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Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the mouth of the Great Fish River, and along the shores of the Arctic Ocean, in the years 1833, 1834, and 1835. Captain Back, George.

"One of the fundamental books on Arctic exploration" (Hill)

Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the mouth of the Great Fish River, and along the shores of the...

London: John Murray, 1836. First edition. "One of the fundamental books on Arctic exploration" (Hill). Back volunteered to search for the lost Ross expedition. Here he describes his trip through north central Canada down the Slave to Great Slave Lake, then to the Great Fish River (which he discovered) and... Read More

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Autograph Letter, signed (“P.T. Barnum”), to “Messrs Beach Brothers”. Phineas Taylor Barnum.

Introducing Osbert Loomis and His Moving Panorama of Cuba

Autograph Letter, signed (“P.T. Barnum”), to “Messrs Beach Brothers”.

American Museum, New York: August 21, 1850. Introducing Osbert Loomis and His Moving Panorama of Cuba. Reading in part: “Permit me to introduce the bearer Mr. O.B. Loomis an American-Habanese who is about producing a most interesting panorama of all Cuba — including Canderas at the hour of Genl Lopez... Read More

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Beautiful Bermuda. The Bermuda Blue Book. [At head of title:] The Standard Guide to Bermuda. Euphemia Young Bell.

Inscribed by the editors

Beautiful Bermuda. The Bermuda Blue Book. [At head of title:] The Standard Guide to Bermuda.

New York: Beautiful Bermuda Publishing Co, 1947. Tenth edition, revised and enlarged by S.E. Bell and William E. Bell. Inscribed by the editors. Portable illustrated encyclopedia of the history, people, and commerce of Bermuda. Inscribed by the editors to the eminent American justice: “To Judge Harold R. Medina, with greetings... Read More

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Bermuda: Its History, Geology, Climate, Products, Agriculture, Commerce, and Government, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time; with Hints to Invalids. Bermuda, Theodore L. Godet.

Scarce Bermuda Classic

Bermuda: Its History, Geology, Climate, Products, Agriculture, Commerce, and Government, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time; with Hints...

London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1860. First edition. Scarce Bermuda Classic. The classic early study of Bermuda by a British physician whose longtime residence on the island informs an account of the hisory of the island and its development, its flora and fauna, colonial institutions, geography, and its inhabitants. Very scarce. Read More

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