[Arminia Burschenschaft Marburg an der Lahn] Mauß, Wilhelm (Hofphotograph).

Burschenschaft Arminia. 65 jähriges Stiftungsfest 1925 [26 Originale Photographien].

Marburg an der Lahn, Hofphotograph Wilhelm Mauß, 1925. Mappe: Quer-Folio (34,5 cm x 27 cm) / Original-Photos: 30 cm x 24 cm. 26 originale Photographien plus das oft fehlende, vom Verlag beigelegte “Namen-Verzeichnis”, Schluessel zu den dargestellten Mitgliedern der Burschenschaft. Die Mappe enthaelt auch das wunderbare Photo des Verbindungshauses. Original Softcover / Originale Verlags-Mappe mit Titel auf dem vorderen Einbanddeckel. In exzellentem Zustand mit nur geringen Gebrauchsspuren an der Mappe und kleiner Läsur am äussersten Rand des Photos welches das Verbindungshaus zeigt (Abbildung nicht betroffen). Diese Mappe ist von grosser Seltenheit !

Cricket – [Anonymous].

“At the Oval” – General View of the famous, international Cricket Ground “Oval” at Kennington for Surrey County Cricket Club.

Vintage, photographical Postcard. [Bavaria], c. 1900. 13.5 cm x 8.5 cm. Excellent condition with only a minor abrasion.

Cushing, Peter / Lee, Christopher / Karloff, Boris.

Collection of 22 vintage film stills from the Archives of the Christopher Lee Fan-Club (run by Gloria Lillibridge in Warwick, Rhode Island). With an extraordinary portrait of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee in one image.

Vintage Photographic Prints on archival paper. [London], c.1974 – 1977. Most of the images are 20,5 cm x 25,5 cm. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. The collection also includes a photograph of Christopher Lee with his fans.

Sachar, Abram L. / Gurion, Ben / Aiken, Henry.

Photograph, showing Abram Leon Sachar and David Ben Gurion together at a conference.

Original, vintage photograph, signed and inscribed by Abram L. Sachar [first president of Brandeis University] to american philosopher Henry David Aiken. [Brandeis], 1962. 20.3 cm x 25.3 cm. Excellent condition.

Porter Jr., LCDR William Hamilton / [Howard Chandler Christy].

Archive of Naval Captain, Lieutenant commander [LCDR] William Hamilton Porter Jr.‘s Love Letters to his wife Amy Manning Porter and letters to his mother Barbara Hamilton Porter, from his service during and after graduating from United States Naval Academy Annapolis MD, 1914. The Collection includes not only the Yearbook of the Brigade of Midshipmen, called “Lucky Bag”, signed with nearly all Graduates and with numerous amazing photographic illustrations of sports like American Football, Lacrosse, early photographs of Basketball and Baseball – Teams, images of visits to Ireland etc., but the collection includes nearly 50 manuscript letters by LCDR Porter from the USS Alden, USS Columbia, writing back home to his wife Amy between 1916 and 1920, reflecting his first tour of duty and sending letters from Constantinople, Smyrna, Venice, Dalmatia, Split, Naples, Samsoun, etc. The collection is full of reports of life on ship and upcoming tours to Naples, Genoa and Villefranche, relationship to the captain, Porter’s view on politics etc. Telegram about “USS Alden and two Destroyers of the 26th Division to be designated by USADRA proceed to Manila”. / Fantastic archive of an Annapolis Graduate with amazing artwork by Howard Chandler Christy in the “Lucky Bag” and a collection of letters in all its complete scarcity of completeness. The collection also includes the original letter of “Washington Granite Monumental” to Porter’s wife upon Porter’s burial at Arlington National Cemetery (he died in 1937).

Baltimore (Maryland) / Annapolis / USS Alden etc., 1916-1920. Octavo. Lucky Bag [Vol. XXI [Volume 21] of the Annual of the Brigade of Midshipmen at Annapolis / Two Ringfolders with original letters, telegrams and some photographs. Excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only. Check out a large collection of high quality photographs on our website, depicting Baseball, Crew Rwoing, Handball, Basketball and Baseball at the Academy in Annapolis. Rare collection with the wonderful original signatures of nearly all Graduates who served with LCDR Porter.

White, Paul Dudley – Karsh, Yousuf. (1908 – 2002).

Original, vintage gelatin silver print of american physician and cardiologist, Paul Dudley White.

Original, limited photographic print on hand-made paper. Printed on Bristol paper board, satinized very white, 320 grams. [Lucerne, Switzerland], [C.J.Bucher Ltd.], [1976]. Size of the vintage print: 35 cm x 45 cm. Size of the framed print: 55 cm x 62 cm. Excellent condition (mounted). Frame with minor signs of wear only. From a portfolio of 12 photographs produced for the benefit of the Oliver Wendell Holmes Endowment of the Francis A. Countway Library. One of a limited edition of 590. Price includes international shipping, framed and insured, per courier (3-5 working days guaranteed delivery).

Wilder, Thornton.

The Ides of March – A Novel [including a vintage photograph of Thornton Wilder during his visit to Frankfurt, Germany in the year 1957 when he accepted the german literary Prize “Friedenspreis des deutschen Buchhandels”].

First Edition (Letters M – W). New York, Harper & Brothers, 1948. Octavo. VIII, 246 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. The dustjacket price-clipped and slightly frayed only. Small sticker of former owner on pastedown: “Mrs. Raymond Ziesmer – Appletree Farm, Julian, California”. The excellent photograph measures 17,5 cm x 23,5 cm. The original and rare press-photograph is titled on the back and the story of the picture is told: (Translates:) “….Thornton Wilder arrived on the 11th of September 1957 on the airport in Frankfurt…On August 6th 1957 he received the “Peace-price of the german Bookseller Association in the Paulskirche [Frankfurt]”.