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Anecdotes Chrétiennes – Abbé Reyre – Avignon 1826 – Catholic Instruction – 1st Tome

58.00

Original 1826 Avignon edition of Anecdotes Chrétiennes, ou Recueil de Traits d’Histoire Choisis by Abbé Reyre, issued by Offray Fils Aîné. This is the seventh edition, Tome Premier.

The work is a collection of moral and historical narratives designed for the religious education of youth and the moral instruction of the faithful. Written in an accessible didactic style, it reflects the pedagogical ideals of Catholic education during the Bourbon Restoration period in France.

Such devotional educational books formed a central part of family and parish instruction in early 19th-century Europe and represent an important genre of religious teaching literature.

Condition

  • spine and boards heavily worn

  • binding aged but holding

  • interior pages clean and complete

  • Additional stories related to the House of Bourbon

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Ankara Tourist Brochure with City Map – Ministry of Press, Radio, and Tourism (Turkey, c. 1955–1965)

28.00

Original vintage tourist brochure of Ankara, published by the Ministère de la Presse, de la Radiodiffusion et du Tourisme (Basin-Yayın ve Turizm Bakanlığı).
The cover features a color view of Anıtkabir, the Mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, completed in 1953. Inside includes a detailed map of Ankara and practical travel information in French, describing routes by bus, train, and airplane from Izmir, Iskenderun, and Erzurum.

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Anleitung zum Experimentiren bei Vorlesungen über Anorganische Chemie (Manual of Experiments for Lectures on Inorganic Chemistry) by Dr. Karl Heumann – 1893

30.00

A scientific manual by Dr. Karl Heumann, Professor at the Polytechnic of Zurich. This is the second improved edition, enriched with 322 woodcut illustrations, presenting a detailed guide for laboratory experiments in inorganic chemistry.

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Annales des Ponts et Chaussées 1840 – French Engineering Journal – Paris

70.00

Original 1840 volume of the prestigious French engineering and public works journal Annales des Ponts et Chaussées, 1st Series, published in Paris by Carilian-Goeury & Vᵉ Dalmont.

This important 19th-century technical publication contains official reports, engineering studies, construction methods, administrative regulations, laws, and governmental ordinances relating to civil engineering, infrastructure, transport systems, and public works administration in France.

Bound in period half-leather with gilt-lettered spine and marbled boards.

Condition:
– binding solid with moderate wear
– interior generally clean with light age toning

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Antique Cabinet Card Family Portrait – c.1900

A striking original cabinet card photograph featuring a well-dressed family of eight children and one adult, taken in a professional studio setting. The children’s clothing and hairstyles suggest a date around 1895–1910, during the late Victorian or Edwardian era.

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Antique Cabinet Card Photo by J. Löwy, Imperial Court Photographer Vienna c.1900

25.00

Photographer: J. Löwy, Vienna.

Studio Address: I. Weihburggasse No. 31, Vienna.

Era: Circa 1890–1910, during the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

J. Löwy was a prominent Viennese photographer, known for his elegant studio portraits and his official position as a court photographer.

He photographed many aristocrats, military officers, and other important figures of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

10 x 16 cm

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Antique CDV Children Portrait by Samuel Herter, Kronstadt, ca. 1880

22.00

The back of the card shows the photographer’s imprint:
“Photographie von Samuel Herter, Johannis-Neu-Gasse, No. 643, Kronstadt.”
This indicates it was taken by Samuel Herter, a photographer based in Kronstadt (now Brașov, Romania), which was historically a multicultural hub with German, Hungarian, and Romanian communities.

The handwritten names at the top—Wotti, Grese, Constantinides—likely refer to the children’s names or family names.

The German inscription at the bottom says:
“Nachbestellungen werden selbst nach Jahren übernommen.”
Translation: “Reorders can be made even after many years.”
This was a common note by photographers offering reprints of photos from their negatives.

6 x 10 cm

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Antique CDV Photo Woman c.1890 – Decsey Ede Studio Kolozsvar Aradon

18.00

Original 19th-century studio photograph depicting a woman in period attire, produced by Decsey Ede, a professional photographer active in Kolozsvár and Aradon during the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

The photograph is mounted on its original card and bears the photographer’s imprint on the verso, listing both studio addresses.

Dimensions: approx. 6 × 10.5 cm

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Antique Copper Engraved Chart – *Plan de Civitavecchia* (ca. 1700–1720)

80.00

Authentic French copperplate nautical chart of the fortified harbor of Civitavecchia. Richly detailed with forts, castle, depth soundings, and nautical bearings, with original scale in toises. Plate-mark clearly visible. An excellent example of early 18th-century maritime cartography.

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Antique geographical map of Armenia by Thomas Duvotenay (19th century).

35.00

Original 19th-century engraved map of Armenia and the Caucasus region, after the cartographer Thomas Duvotenay.
The map shows Eastern Anatolia, Armenia, Georgia, Northern Mesopotamia, and parts of Persia, including Tiflis (Tbilisi), Erzerum, Van, Mush, Mosul, Diyarbakir, and Lake Urmia.

28 x 21 cm

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Antique Greece Engravings (c.1835–1845) – 113 Plates & 2 Folding Maps by T. Duvotenay

1,450.00

Complete antiquarian volume devoted to Ancient Greece, containing 113 single-leaf engraved plates and 2 large folding maps of Greece by T. Duvotenay.

The engravings illustrate a wide range of subjects related to classical antiquity, including ancient temples, architectural details, archaeological sites, monuments, landscapes, mythological and historical figures, as well as views of significant locations in Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean.

The plates were executed by prominent Italian engravers of the late 18th – early 19th century, among them Salimbeni, Butasson, Lazzari, Tiozzo, Podestà, Bosa, Simonetti, Zuliani, Dal Pozzo, and Musitelli.
The maps and plates are finely engraved and reflect the scholarly and artistic interest in classical antiquity characteristic of the period.

Condition:
The volume is complete with all plates and both folding maps present. The engravings are generally clean, with light age toning and minor spotting consistent with age. The original binding is worn, with wear to spine and covers and some separation; the book would benefit from professional rebinding. Sold as is, complete.

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Antique Greek Portrait Cabinet Card – Stylianidis Photographer Athens ca.1910

25.00
Antique original cabinet card portrait of a couple, photographed by Grigorios Stylianidis,
official court photographer in Athens, Greece. Circa 1905–1915.
Photographer:
Grigorios Stylianidis (active late 19th – early 20th century), one of the most prominent
portrait photographers in Athens and court-appointed photographer to the Royal Family.
His works are held in Greek museums and private collections.
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