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20th Century Folding Map of Bern Switzerland Kümmerly & Frey Topographic City Plan c 1930s

€28.00

Original early 20th-century folding topographic map of Bern, Switzerland, depicting the city and its surrounding areas in fine cartographic detail.

Published by Kümmerly & Frey, Bern, one of the most respected Swiss cartographic publishers, the map presents a highly detailed city plan including streets, rivers, urban development, and surrounding landscapes.

Dimensions: approx. 45 × 36 cm

Good vintage condition consistent with age.

  • Typical fold lines from original use

  • Light wear and minor handling marks

  • Paper well preserved overall

Please review all photos carefully.

4 Vintage Rotary Dinner Photo Set – Greek-Yugoslav Association – 13 June 1939

€48.00

Set of original black-and-white photographs from a farewell dinner event jointly organized by a Rotary Club and the Greek-Yugoslav Association, dated 13 June 1939 (annotated on verso). The event took place only a few months before the outbreak of World War II, making these images historically significant documentation of Greek–Yugoslav diplomatic, social, and cultural relations.

6th Allied Tactical Air Force NATO Posters – Izmir 1953 – Greece & Turkey

€35.00

Two original small paper Cold War-era informational posters of the 6th Allied Tactical Air Force (6th ATAF), the NATO tactical air command responsible for the air defense coordination of Greece and Turkey in Southeast Europe. Established in Izmir, Turkey in the early 1950s after Greek and Turkish accession to NATO (1952), the 6th ATAF played a major role in the strategic defense structure of the Eastern Mediterranean.

The first poster illustrates the NATO Air Force network in Southeast Europe, showing command sectors and air bases including Larisa, Eskisehir, Ankara, and Diyarbakir.
The second features the official 6th ATAF insignia with jet aircraft in formation and NATO identification.

These are authentic period prints, not modern reproductions.

A. Rhomaides Athens Cabinet Card Portrait of Woman c.1895–1910 – Greek Studio

€27.00

Original cabinet card portrait, photographed at the studio of A. Rhomaides (A. Rhomaïdes) in Athens, Greece, circa 1895–1910.
Rhomaides was one of the most renowned photographic ateliers of the period, active since 1870, and known for its fine studio portraiture and high-quality printing.

The photograph depicts a young woman with characteristic Belle Époque hairstyle and dress, posing in soft three-quarter profile. The card mount features gold-stamped studio insignia at the bottom, and the reverse bears the elaborate printed mark of the A. Rhomaides establishment.

Adventures of Three Russians and Three Englishmen in South Africa – Jules Verne (1893)”

€28.00

Adventures of Three Russians and Three Englishmen in South Africa
by Jules Verne
Published 1893.

Greek Edition

Original late 19th-century edition of Jules Verne’s scientific adventure novel describing an international expedition to measure a meridian arc in South Africa. The narrative combines exploration, geography, and scientific discovery with political tension and dramatic adventure, characteristic of Verne’s Voyages Extraordinaires series.

Condition: Fair

Binding heavily worn with significant loss to the spine, including exposed structure and partial detachment at head. Boards rubbed, stained, and worn.

Interior complete and readable, with age toning, handling wear, and occasional staining. Illustrated pages present.

Despite binding issues, the book remains structurally usable and retains its historical and collectible value.

Akritas Greek Patriotic Magazine March 1946 Issue 8 – Military Photos & Articles

€20.00

Original issue of the Greek patriotic periodical “Akritas”, Issue No. 8, March 1946.
Published shortly after WWII, during the early post-war years in Greece, this magazine includes articles, poetry, national commentary, and photographic documentation of military exercises of the Hellenic Army.

The cover features an illustrated portrait of a Greek revolutionary fighter (1821).

Album of Mount Athos (1928) – 52 Photos – Étienne Kelliotès

€135.00

Album of Mount Athos – 1928 (Album Dumont–Athos)
Original 1928 photographic album of Mount Athos by Hieromonk Stephanos Kelliotes (Étienne Kelliotès).
The work contains 52 artistic photographic plates depicting the monasteries, sketes and landscapes of the Holy Mountain, accompanied by historical notes in Greek and French.

The publication bears the official approval of the Holy Community of Mount Athos (Prot. No. 47, 15 February 1928), confirming its authenticity and ecclesiastical endorsement.

Fair to Good. The album shows noticeable external wear and may lack the original front cover or it may be significantly worn. Internal pages show age toning and scattered foxing, mainly to preliminaries. All 52 photographic plates are present, clean and well-preserved, with strong contrast and no fading. Text complete and fully legible. Binding remains generally stable.

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

€35.00

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

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.

Anleitung zum Experimentieren bei Vorlesungen über Anorganische Chemie – Karl Heumann, 1893 German Chemistry Manual

€52.00

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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