THREE ORIGINAL PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAVURE ENGRAVINGS of BREST (France) by ARTAUD ET NOZAIS, Nantes, undated but circa 1915. Fold-open panoramic plates - photo engravings, numbered 1 - 3, originally of a set of such engravings. Each photogravure is 22x9.5" (56 cm x 24 cm). Each has printed information at the bottom right corner: "ARTAUD ET NOZAIS, IMP.-EDIT., NANTES." One of the plates is hand-tinted. 1. BREST - LE PONT DE RECOUVRANCE (Though this bridge was Officially the "Pont National" prior to its being destroyed, rebuilt, and renamed "Le Pont de Recouvrance" after World War II, this is an early image of the Original Bridge circa 1915. The bridge, even in 1915, was often referred to as the Pont de Recouvrance because it connects to the Recouvrance District of Brest.) 2. BREST - LE PORT DE COMMERCE ET LA RADE. (This Photogravure is beautifully HAND-TINTED.) 3. BREST - LE PORT DE GUERRE. Only FAIR CONDITION. The photogravures each have a stiff vertical fold down the middle as issued; there are also numerous vertical creases, probably from being rolled-up numerous times; there is edge and corner wear; there is light foxing; and there are general signs of handling. Nonetheless, these panoramic plates remain clear and the images are wonderful. The postcard images by Artaud et Nozais are easily found, but these ORIGINAL PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAVURE PLATES circa 1915 are VERY SCARCE.

ÆVISKRÁR SAMTÍÐARMANNA, by Torfi Jonsson. A Three Volume Set containing Brief Biographies and Genealogies of Thousands of 20th Century Icelanders. Published in Iceland, 1982. Text in Icelandic. Hardcovers, faux leather covers, titled in gilt on the front covers and in silver on the spines, 6x9 inches. Volume I: A-H, 686 pages; Volume II: J-R, 613 pages; Volume III: S-Ö (Ö being the last letter in the Icelandic alphabet), 621 pages. VERY GOOD condition, Volume I has a bump to the upper corner of the front cover that also creases the upper corner of the first 80 or so pages, and there is a small smudge on the Foreword page; otherwise all the volumes are just lightly used and still tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked. A nice set of books to refer to when you are in the mood to brush up on your Icelandic heritage, genealogy, and language! INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: This 3 Volume Set is heavy and will require substantial additional shipping charges. After placing your order you will be notified of the additional charges and be able to accept or reject them before your payment is processed. Or you can contact us ahead of time to find out the shipping charge to your country. Thanks.

ACTA COMITIALIA RATISBONENSIA PUBLICA DE MDCLIII ET MDCLIV; ODER REGENSPURGISCHE REICHSTAGS HANDLUNGEN VON DEN JAHREN 1653 UND 1654; ERSTER THEIL... STATUM PUBLICUM... Beschrieben von JOHANN GOTTFRIED von MEIERN. REGENSPURGISCHE REICHSTAGS HANDLUNGEN VON DEN JAHREN 1653 UND 1654 IN ZWEI THEILEN, by JOHANN GOTTFRIED VON MEIERN. VOLUME ONE (ERSTER THEILl) ONLY of Two Volumes (Zwei Theilen). GOTTINGEN (Germany): Universitaets-Buchhandlung, 1740. Second Printing (first printed in Leipzig, 1738). THICK FOLIO SIZE BOOK, four spine binding cords, plain uncovered card (thick layered paper) front and rear boards (it appears as if the book had its original covering (vellum?) removed and was being prepared for recovering), 9" X 13.5" (23cm x 34cm.) Pagination: [26] + 1158 pages. Illustrated with a lovely engraved Vignette on page 1, a title page engraved crest, and an engraved Printer's device at the bottom of the last page. CONDITION: Covers are plain layered-paper card boards lacking their leather over-covering, as noted above. They are well worn along the edges, but look suitable for recovering. The text block is in very good shape, some creases and edge wear, here and there throughout, pages show light age toning, overall the pages remain tight, bright, clean and unmarked. Collated with an online digitized copy of this book held at the Bavarian National State Library. VERY RARE FIRST VOLUME (ERSTER THEIL) of this IMPORTANT GERMAN BOOK of EARLY ACTS and DECREES.

MANTOVA E URBINO (1471-1539): ELISABETTA GONZAGA ED ISABELLA D'ESTE Nelle RELAZIONI FAMIGLIARI e Nelle

VICENDE POLITICHE, Narrazione Storica Documentada de Alessandro Luzio e Rodolfo Renier. (MANTUA and URBINO 1471-1539: ELISABETTA GONZAGA

and ISABELLA D'ESTE - FAMILY RELATIONS and POLITICAL AFFAIRS, a Documented History by Alessandro Luzio and Rodolfo Renier.) Originally published in Rome in 1893 in an edition of 300 copies, THIS EDITION published by ARNALDO FORNI EDITORE, ITALY, 1976. Softcover Book in Printed Paper Dustwrapper, 6x8.5 inches, XV +333 pages. TEXT IN ITALIAN. VERY GOOD condition, just lightly used, still tight, bright, clean and unmarked. This 1976 ITALIAN EDITION published in ITALY is hard to find. About ELISABETTA GONZAGA (from Wikipedia): ******Elisabetta Gonzaga, b. 1471 d. 1526, was a noblewoman of the Italian Renaissance, renowned for her cultured and virtuous life. A member of the House of Gonzaga, she was a sister of Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua and by marriage the Duchess of Urbino. Because her husband, Duke Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, was impotent, Elisabetta never had children of her own, but did adopt her husband's nephew and heir, Francesco Maria I della Rovere.****** About ISABELLA D'ESTE (from Wikipedia): ******Isabella d'Este, b. 1474 b. 1539, was Marquess of Mantua and one of the leading women of the Italian Renaissance as a major cultural and political figure. She was a patron of the arts as well as a leader of fashion, whose innovative style of dressing was copied by women throughout Italy and at the French court. The poet Ariosto labeled her as the "liberal and magnanimous Isabella", while author Matteo Bandello described her as having been "supreme among women". Diplomat Niccolò da Correggio went even further by hailing her as "The First Lady of the world".******

HISTOIRE DE PARIS ET DES PARISIENS. "Il a été réalisé sous la direction générale de ROBERT LAFFONT. (Created under the Direction of Robert Laffont.)

SIGNED on the half title page by ROBERT LAFFONT, the noted French publisher and editor. ALSO on the half title page, in a DIFFERENT HAND, is a LONG HANDWRITTEN POEM in FRENCH about PARIS, an inscription with the date "Paques 1958" (Easter 1958), and an inscription in English "With my best love to both". The long poem and inscription is signed "Marie Anne (??)". I wish I could make out the full name so I could research the inscriber, but I cannot. Maybe you can!! There is a lovely biblio bookplate on the verso of the half title page that states: "From the Library of Dorothy and Gordon Miller", possibly the two whom Marie Anne gave her love to.

Published by Editions Du Pont Royal, Paris, 1957.

Hardcover Book, no dustjacket as issued, 9.5x12 inches, 276 pages plus 15 page appendix and index at the rear.

FAIR condition: The front spine fold is split but holding, the spine covering is sunned and tearing but present, the cover corners are bumped and worn through, nonetheless the covers are doing their job and the front and rear panels are bright and clean; internally, the front spine fold is cracked, the text block is a bit shaky, otherwise the inner pages are tight, bright, clean and clear. A solid, complete copy with worn covers.

The SIGNATURE of ROBERT LAFFONT and the Long HANDWRITTEN POEM about PARIS by a French Woman makes this copy UNIQUE.

INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: This book is heavy and will require substantial additional shipping charges. After placing your order you will be notified of the additional charges and be able to accept or reject them before your payment is processed. Or you can contact us ahead of time to find out the shipping charge to your country. Thanks.

I TABACCHI GREGGI ITALIANI [Italian Raw Tobacco], by Umberto Rossi.

MILANO [Milan, Italy]: Istituto Grafico Vanzetti e Vanoletti, 1937 - XV [15th Year of the Fascist Era].

Softcovers, French folds, 4to 9x11.5 inches (22.5x29.5cm), 132 pages + 44 color plates of Italian Tobacco Plants and their Dried Leaves, plus a map of Italy showing the tobacco growing regions. The plates are protected with tissue guards. Who knew that Italy grew so many varieties of tobacco during the Mussolini fascist years?

GOOD MINUS condition, the covers are worn, especially around the bottom of the spine, lesser so at the edges and top of the spine; the rear inner hinge is cracked and worn but holding; there is a crease to the upper corner of the text block that creases the upper corner of all pages; the tissue guards are toned and have foxing as is normal, one is torn; there are some previous owner's relevant pencil notes here and there; otherwise tight, bright and clean.

A used but complete copy with all its plates depicting the amazing variety of tobacco produced in Italy under Mussolini.

MAI 68 - Archive of JOURNALS and HANDBILLS PUBLISHED DURING the MAY-JUNE FRENCH STUDENT-WORKER REVOLUTION that Changed French Society forever.

(1) NINE ISSUES of ACTION - The French Resistance Newspaper created during the STUDENT-WORKER REVOLUTIONARY STRIKES that for a period shut down the French Economy and Government. Newspapers, mostly single-fold broadsheets to make 4 pages, folded in half horizontally as issued, unfolded front page measures 14.5x21 inches (37x53 cm). Seven of the issues were published in June 1968 and two in July 1968. The ACTION newspaper was published from May 1968 to June 1969. It is the issues that were published in May and June 1968, during the Student-Worker strikes and actions, that are the most difficult to find.

(2) TEN FLYERS / HANDBILLS calling on STUDENTS and WORKERS to take part in the REVOLUTIONARY STRIKES. Single sheets, Most 8x10 inches (20x25.5 cm). Six were printed in May 1968, one in April 1968, one in June 1968, and two are undated.

(3) SERVIR LE PEUPLE. "SPÉCIAL 1er MAI / 32 PAGES / Sommaire en page 3". Published on MAY 1, 1968 - the beginning of the Student and Worker Revolutionary Protests and Strikes in France. Newspaper, folded in half horizontally as issued, 11x16.5 inches (28x42 cm) unfolded. This special edition on MAI 68, published on May 1, 1968, is an important artifact of the 1968 French upheaval.

(4) TWO ISSUES of L'ENRAGÉ published in June 1968. L'Enragé was a satirical journal founded by Jean-Jacques Pauvert and produced in France during the May-June 68 events. Eight pages, printed on newsprint paper, 9x12 inches (23x30.5 cm

FAIR to GOOD CONDITION: All the issues and handbills have edgewear including chips and closed tears, folds, creases, toning, some holes at the folds, etc.; but all are complete and holding together.

The lasting social impact of what became known as MAI 68 was substantial, recent political events to the contrary!

MAI 68 - About the MAY 1968 FRENCH STUDENT & WORKER REVOLUTION (from Wikipedia):

******Beginning in May 1968, a period of civil unrest occurred throughout France, lasting seven weeks and punctuated by demonstrations, general strikes, and the occupation of universities and factories. At the height of events, which have since become known as May 68 (French: Mai 68), the economy of France came to a halt. The protests reached a point that made political leaders fear civil war or revolution; the national government briefly ceased to function after President Charles de Gaulle secretly fled France to West Germany on the 29th.

The unrest began with a series of far-left student occupation protests against capitalism, consumerism, American imperialism and traditional institutions. Heavy police repression of the protesters led France's trade union confederations to call for sympathy strikes, which spread far more quickly than expected to involve 11 million workers, more than 22% of France's population at the time. The movement was characterized by spontaneous and decentralized wildcat disposition. It was the largest general strike ever attempted in France, and the first nationwide wildcat general strike.

The events of May 1968 had a lasting impact and continue to influence French society. The period is considered a cultural, social and moral turning point in the nation's history.******

About ACTION Newspaper (from Wikipedia / translated by Google):

******ACTION was an activist newspaper created at the beginning of May 68. The first issue, released on May 7, 1968, launched a call for a "GENERAL STRIKE AND PERMANENT INSURRECTION". The strikes and insurrections that followed in May and June 1968 shook France to its core.******

NOTIZIE ISTORICHE DEI CONTORNI DI FIRENZE - Dalla Porta Al Prato Fino Alla Real Villa Di Castello, Raccolte Dall'abate DOMENICO MORENI Socio Colombario. (Historical Notices Around Florence, from the Porta al Prato to the Villa di Castello, gathered by the Abbey DOMENICO MORENI.) SIX VOLUMES in SLIPCASE - Complete in these SIX VOLUMES. Originally published in Florence in 1791-1795, this lovely FACSIMILE EDITION was published in ROME, ITALY, by the SOC. MULTIGRAFICA EDITRICE, 1972. TEXT IN ITALIAN. LIMITED EDITION of only 300 copies, this being an unnumbered copy. Six Hardcover Books, red cloth covered boards, gilt titling to the spines, 5.5x8.5". 146, 183, 224, 234, 264 and 276 pages. All six volumes in a single, custom

slipcase that has a printed paper covering. Condition: VERY GOOD books, some sunning to the spines, otherwise near fine, tight, bright, clean and unmarked; in a VERY GOOD slipcase that has a bit of rubbing and soiling, a bit of chipping to the paper on the rear of the slipcase, and some minor separation at the seams. A lovely set. A fascinating look at 18th century Florence by way of its historical notices. About DOMENICO MORENI (from Wikipedia): ******Domenico Moreni ( Florence , August 12 1763 - Florence , March 13 1835 ) was a priest , scholar and Italian bibliophile. He was the founder of the Biblioteca Moreniana that collects volumes mainly related to the history of Florence.****** International Buyers Please Note: This Six Volume Set will require additional postage. Thanks!

Poland Under The Dominion of Russia by Harro Harring

Published by I.[gnacy] S.[zymanski], Boston, 1834. First American Edition. Translated, with an additional chapter "Views in Regard to the Court of St. Petersburg and its Policy" by Ignacy Szymanski (1806-1874); Introduction to the American edition by Samuel Gridley Howe (1801-1876). First published 1831 in German as "Memoiren über Polen unter russischer herrschaft, nach zweijährigem aufenthalt in Warschau." Hardbound in blue moire cloth covers with paper spine label, 8" x 5", xcix, 204 pages. Good Condition: covers worn and rubbed, splitting at spine folds, spine chipped/glued but the label remains legible and the binding tight. Internally, some old light shore lining and foxing otherwise right, bright, clean and unmarked. A scarce primary source that explores Poland politically and socially while it was under the oppresive dominion of Russia in the mid 19th century. 34 copies held in OCLC collections worldwide.

Harro Harring and Samuel Gridley Howe were 19th century political activists, freedom fighters and passionate advocates for liberty, involved in transnational movements fighting against the oppressive regimes of the Ottoman Empire in Greece, Russian Empire in Poland, and slavery in the US. Both men were driven by a romantic, liberal, and, at times, radical dedication to individual freedom and national self-determination. Their writings often focused on the liberation of oppressed peoples directly linking them to Szymanski's publishing efforts regarding Polish independence.

Harro Harring (1798-1870) North Frisian (German-Danish) poet, painter, émigré agitator, and revolutionary, known as a "freedom fighter" and "Odysseus of freedom," he was active in European, American, and South American struggles for freedom. Known for his passionate writings for a united, democratic Germany and his dedication to the "freedom of nations." He traveled extensively, acting as an international agitator for revolutionary causes. He advocated for a united, free Europe, fought for Greek independence, opposed Russian expansionism and, as early as 1846, called for the liberation of slaves.

Samuel Gridley Howe (1801-1876) A prominent American physician, Boston abolitionist, social reformer, and educator. Served as a surgeon and soldier in the Greek War of Independence (1824-1830), earning the title "The Lafayette of the Greek Revolution." He later aided the Cretan revolution in 1866. A radical opponent of slavery in the US, he was a member of the "Secret Six" who funded abolitionist John Brown. Also a supporter of the Underground Railroad and a member of the Boston Vigilance Committee which helped fugitive slaves. As the first director of the Perkins Institution for the Blind, he revolutionized education for disabled individuals. He advocated for education, prison reform, and worked with the Freedmen's Bureau after the Civil War.

Ignancy S. Szymanski (1806-1875) Polish war hero associated with the Polish cause, he acted as a publisher or facilitator for revolutionary literature. He came to the US about 1837 and owned a plantation fifteen miles south of New Orleans, fought for the Confederates in the Civil War and died a wealthy man but that's another story.

LES CORPORATIONS À STRASBOURG : Bourgeois et Artisans avant La Révolution. (CORPORATIONS IN STRASBOURG: Bourgeois and Artisan before the Revolution.) Published to accompany the exhibition that took place at the Archives de la Ville et de la Communauté de Strasbourg from 19 September through 11 December, 2009. Published by the Archives de la Ville et de la Communauté de Strasbourg, France, 2009. Softcovers, side stapled, 8x10.5 inches, 48 pages. Text in French. Illustrated with photographs of historic documents, books, and emblems. VERY GOOD condition, a crease and some wear to the bottom area of the spine, otherwise tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked. An interesting archival look at the history of Strasbourg when it was mostly controlled by Corporations and Guilds. RARE, this is the only copy I have ever seen.

WAR AND THE HOLOCAUST, by ILLAN PALAT.

TEXT IN RUSSIAN, except for an 8 page section in English.

Self published, San Francisco, 2004. Printed by Anzori Printing.

Softcovers, 8.5x11 inches, 211 pages. Illustrated with some b&w photographs.

VERY GOOD condition, just lightly used, tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked.

About the author ILLAN PALAT (from the BLAVATNIK ARCHIVE website):

******Illan Palat was born on April 10, 1924, in Ukraine. When he was three, his family had their property confiscated and was forced to move to the Jewish Autonomous Oblast. They lived and worked in Birofeld, a local kolkhoz, until Palat's father learned accounting and relocated his family to Birobidzhan. Palat was drafted in October 1942, underwent infantry training, and was sent to the front. His first combat experience was in the Battle of Kursk, where he fought on the front line in a 45mm anti-tank artillery unit. The battles were brutal, and Palat's unit suffered heavy losses. There were intermittent shortages of food and water, but there was also a strong sense of camaraderie among all soldiers, regardless of their backgrounds. In late 1943, Palat was severely wounded in the leg; he was saved by another solider, who carried him off the battlefield and into a local house. After eight months of hospitalization and multiple surgeries, Palat returned to Birobidzhan on crutches. Of the forty-three young men who were drafted from Birobidzhan with him, only two would come back. After demobilization, Palat worked as a watchmaker in Birobidzhan, until doctors advised him to move to a warmer climate because of his wound. In 1947, Palat moved to Tbilisi, Georgia, where he worked in construction. In 1977, he moved to United States and lived in New York and San Francisco. In addition to working as a contractor, he wrote the books A SOLDIER FROM BIROBIDZHAN and THE WAR AND THE HOLOCAUST.******