79/4576 Russia Lot of ±25 press photos of Russian musicians and scientists

79/4576 Russia Lot of ±25 press photos of Russian musicians and scientists

= I.a. 6 photogr. postcards w. portrait of the actor Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavski (incl. a postcard showing him with Bernard Shaw), the composer Aram Khatchaturian, the artist Vladimir Andreevich Favorsky, a fine portrait of a very young Gennady Rozhdestvensky and the physicist Shmai Dolginov.

79 4578 Saxton R ed

- Our copy lacks 4 leaves. Otherwise fine.

= According to a notice opposite the title, there were 2 different editions of this work, the so-called "carte-de-visite edition" (that has 76 pages w. 23 questions each) and the "Imperial edition" (with 38 pages w. 40 questions each). The entries in our copy are mostly in German and are dated between 1877-1887. A rare and entertaining use of the cartes-de-visite that were so hugely popular between 1850 and 1880. "This Book is intended to serve as a record for the tastes and characteristics of friends, in short, for their mental photographs, just as another class of Albums serves to keep their physical ones."

79/4579 Schoonhoven Stadsgezichten Schoonhoven

- Box sl. defective.

= According to the index on verso, a total series comprises 20 photographs. They were sold separately, in sets of 6 or sets of 12 "met étui".

79/4582 South Africa Lot of 60 albumen prints

79/4582 South Africa Lot of 60 albumen prints

79/4582 South Africa Lot of 60 albumen prints

79/4582 South Africa Lot of 60 albumen prints

79/4582 South Africa Lot of 60 albumen prints

79/4582 South Africa Lot of 60 albumen prints

- Most photographs (sl.) foxed, warped and sl. wrinkled; some sl. faded (in outer margins); one photograph w. tear.

= Interesting collection compiled by Derksen Staats (father of the painter J.J. Derksen Staats), one of many Dutchmen who worked for the Nederlandsch-Zuid-Afrikaansche Spoorwegmaatschappij (NZASM). From ±1890 onwards the NZASM worked on the construction of the railway between Pretoria and Maputo (Mozambique), which was opened in 1894. The photographs in the current album showing the section between Machadodorp and Komatiepoort (for a large part following the Krokodilrivier), containing i.a. a view of Maputo Bay, the bridge over the Komati river, the station of Komatiepoort, the station of Kaapmuiden, Krokodilpoort, the tunnel between Waterval-Onder and Waterval-Boven and the station of Waterval-Onder. Also including many photographs showing the impressive landscape (several with western and native people posing), two photographs of a native African village and a stopping place for horse carts (on the building in the background: "[...] Kaufmann & Co. Algemeene Handelaars").

- Nearly all (sl.) faded and traces of former mounting on verso.

- All w. traces of glue on verso from former mounting.

= I.a. "Rodiya girl", "Tamil Girls (High Caste)" (w. closed tear), "Kandyan Girl", "By the Road-Side, Kandy", "Tom Tom beaters, and silver dancers" and "Devil dancers".

- Some glass slides dam.

= Nice private album, w. photographs of i.a. snake charmers, local inhabitants, floating markets and historic temples like Ayutthaya and Ankhor Wat.

79/4589 Viewers Graphoscope

= A graphoscope is a device for looking at prints and photographs through a lens with a magnifying effect, which causes a suggestion of depth.

= Identified, titled and with exhibition tickets mounted on verso of frame.

79 4592 Wessing Koen 1942 2011

= SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LIV.

79/4593 World War I Lot of ±160 aerial photographs

79/4593 World War I Lot of ±160 aerial photographs

- Occas. creased.

= Interesting album containing approx. 100 aerial photographs (between 17x21 and 12x17 cm.) taken from a Farman 50 from between 4000-5000 meter altitude. These cover i.a. the surroundings of Ammertzwijler (2), Andlau (1), Aspach (2), Bale (5), Bartenheim (1), Bernwijler (2), Bisel (2), Blanc Noyer (1), Brisach (8), Colmar (5), Dambach (2), Didenheim (1), Dornach (1), Eichhafen (1), Eichwald (1), Eilerheim (1), Ensisheim (2), Epeich (?) (1), Freibourg (6), Friedrichshafen (5), Friedrichshafen: Manzel (2), Feldkirch (1), Francken (1), Guewenheim (1), Hilsenheim (1), Habsheim (1), Hinter dem Berge (1), Idstein (2), Iles Napoleon (2), Illfurt (2), Immenstaad (1), Konstanz (7), Krozingen (1), Largitzen (1), Leopolshohe (3), Lobfal (?) (1), Markt (1), Mirtzbach (1), Mittelsmuspach (1), Mulhouse (6), Niederlag (1), Petit Huningue (1), Pfastatt (1), Rantzweiler-Kötzingen (1), Rehl (?) (1), Reichsfeld (1), Rouffach (1), Sasbrach (1), Schlestadt (1), Schweighausen (1), Schwerweiler (1), Seppois le Haut (1), Sierentz (1), Soultz (2), Ste. Croix en Plaine (1), Ste. Marie aux Mines (2), Steinenstadt (1), Stotzheim (1), Strassbourg (2), Turckheim (1), Usine (1), Waldkirch (3), Waldshut (2), Wattwiller (1), Weissengott (1), Willer (1), Winkel (1), Wittelsheim (1), Wolfsloch (1), Zillisheim (1). Other (small) photographs show i.a. a crashed Zeppelin, small portraits of 7 German pilots (5x3,2 cm.): Leutnant Porschau, Hauptmann Zander, Oberleutnant Gerlich, Leutnant Leffers, Leutnant Meulzer and Oberleutnant Freiherr von Althaus (2) and 22 small photographs of French and German aeroplanes.

79/4594 World War II Album with 37 snapshots of Rotterdam after the bombardment of 1940

= Interesting collection of snapshots showing Rotterdam immediately after the German bombardment. Locations identified, i.a. Coolsingel, Hofplein, De Bijenkorf, Hoofdsteeg, Binnenweg, Vroom en Dreesmann, Plan C, Kolkje Viaduct), Hotel "Weimar", "Molen" Oostplein and Oostzeedijk.