141. [Bismarck,

Unser Bismarck – [Prunk – Ausgabe].

Zweite Auflage. Stuttgart, Berlin / Leipzig, Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft, c. 1905. Folio. [6], 276 Seiten mit zahlreichen Illustrationen. Illustriertes Hardcover. Very good condition. / Sehr guter Zustand mit einigen aeusserlichen Gebrauchsspuren. In Fraktur !

142. Cohen, Barbara / Heller, Steven / Chwast, Seymour.

Trylon and Perisphere – The New York World’s Fair.

New York, Harry N. Abrams Inc., 1989. Octavo. 80 pages with amazing illustrations throughout the publication. One double – page of the publication shows a Map of the Fairground. Original, illustrated Softcover. Excellent, FINE condition.

143. Preetorius, Emil / [Heidegger, Martin].

Sammlung von zwei originalen Typoskripten von Emil Preetorius, Entwuerfe von Texten mit handschriftlichen Korrekturen; eines der Typoskripte von Preetorius voll signiert: I. “Vom Geheimnis des Sichtbaren” – Fuer die Festschrift “Martin Heidegger zum 70.Geburtstag”. 3- seitiges Typoskript mit handschriftlichen Ergaenzungen und Korrekturen Preetorius’. / II. “Zum Geleit”. 3-seitiges Typoskript zu den Anfaengen der Kunstmesse in Muenchen. Es handelt sich hier wohl um einen Vortrag zum 2.Jahr der “Deutschen Kunst – und Antiquitaeten-Messe im Muenchner Haus der Kunst” (c.1957). Scharfe Kritik am deutschen Kunsthandel, von Emil Preetorius voll signiert und mit zahlreichen handschriftlichen Einschueben und Korrekturen. / III. Kopie eines Vortrages des Rotarieres Preetorius am 30.September 1930 ueber “Das Problem der kuenstlerischen Qualitaet”.

[Muenchen], c.1957. A 4. 6 Seiten original typoskripte; 4 Seiten Kopien. Original Softcover. Sehr guter Zustand dieser Autographen.

144. George VI. / Edward VIII. / Queen Elizabeth.

Collection of three important vintage magazines on: 1. The Illustrated London News – No. 5096 – Volume 189: ‘Accession Number’ and ‘The Abdication of King Edward VIII.’ / 2. The Illustrated London News No.5116 – Volume 190: Coronation Week Double Number – ‘The Presentation Plate of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth’ / 3. The Illustrated London News – No. 5117 – Volume 190: Original Coronation Ceremony Number.

Three Volumes. London, Publishing Office of “The Illustrated London News”, 1936 – 1937. Folio. 61, XVI, 79, XXIV, 71 pages with hundreds of illustrations (many in colour) throughout all three editions. Original, illustrated Softcover. Unusually excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Rare set !

145. Hunt, Violet / Birkenruth, Adolf.

Animal Autobiographies: The Cat.

First Edition. London, Adam & Charles Black, 1905. Octavo. XI, 223 pages. Illustrated with twelve beautiful colour plates by Adolph Birkenruth. Original, illustrated Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Name of preowner on halftitle.

146. [Clarke, Harry] de Burca, Eamonn.

The Harry Clarke Collection – [Catalogue with] A selection of fine watercolours, books, manuscripts, photographs and ephemera items from our Harry Clarke Collection.

Dublin, de Burca Rare Books, 2010. 21 cm x 27 cm. 46 pages with many illustrations. Original, illustrated Softcover. Excellent, as new condition. Wonderful catalogue with 160 numbers, many references, prices and well described books and ephemera. Important reference work for all collectors and lovers of Harry Clarke.

147. [John Minihan Collection] – [Heaney, Seamus] Minihan, John.

First Day Cover of the commemorative stamp for Seamus Heaney. Signed by irish photographer John Minihan, whose portrait of Heaney was used for the stamp. The first day cover is illustrated with a quote from Heaney’s “Bogland”: “We have no prairies – To slice a big sun at evening – Everywhere the eye concedes to – Encroaching horizon…”

Dublin, Anpost, 2014. 19 cm x 13 cm. 1 page. Original Softcover. Excellent condition. Signed and dated by John Minihan on August 28th, 2014.

148. [Thomas, William Luson].

Ephemeral advertising sheet for Vol. XX. – No. 515 – of The Graphic – “An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper”. Four page – fold with advertising for Irish Linen, Kinahan Whisky, Collinson and Lock and the Brighton Season, Fry’s Cocoa Extract, Will’s Bird’s Eye Tobacco, Maple & Co. Furniture in Tottenham Road, London, Velveteens etc. etc.

London, The Graphic Office, 190 The Strand , 1879. 32 cm x 42 cm. 4 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

149. [Tallents House].

First Day Cover for “The Opening of Tallents House, Edinburgh”.

Edinburgh, Tallents House, 2001. 22 cm x 11.6 cm. 1 page. Original Softcover. Excellent condition.

150. Naser al-Din Shah Qajar [Nassereddin Shah Qajar, the King of Persia].

Two vintage photographs of the visit of the Shah to England in 1873. The Two photographs show: 1. Forerunners of Shah crossing Artillery Square” and 2. The Shah crossing Artillery Square”.

London / England, Artillery Square, 1873. 21.5 cm x 16 cm. 2 photograph sheets. Original Softcover. Both photographs frayed but in overall good condition. condition with only minor signs of external wear. Two extremely scarce and early photographs of a state visit under Queen Victoria.