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Le Rève du Fou. The madman's dream.

Scarce French satirical map of Europe in 1914 produced by A. Delaye and printed in colors by Ch. Delaye in Paris.

Une bête fauve rôde sur notre frontière et bave sur la noble Belgique!! Sus à cette honte de l'Europe. N°2.

Scarce plate in original hand colors figuring Wilhelm II as a wild beast walking along the French border and drooling on Belgium. Signed and dated in the plate "G. B...

Le Rève du Fou. The madman's dream.

Scarce French satirical map of Europe in 1914 produced by A. Delaye and printed in colors by Ch. Delaye in Paris. Signed and dated in the plate.The map of Europe figures ...

Avec des assassins, avec des incendiaires, avec des voleurs on ne discute pas on les juge! . . .

French World War I poster with a full title "Avec des ASSASSINS, avec des INCENDIAIRES, avec des Voleurs, on ne discute pas, on les juge ! Souvenez-vous !... - Ligue...

(Postcard of Europe)

During the Great War, when the only means of communicating news to the masses was by newspapers and weekly illustrated magazines, the ‘war’ or 'military' picture post...

Thacker's Reduced Survey Map of India.

Thacker's reduced Survey Map of India prepared by John Bartholomew and published n Calcutta by Thacker, Spink, & Co. And W. Thacker & Co. in London in 1914.This e...

Stand der Schiffe der Hamburg - Amerika Linie am 21. Januar 1914.

Map of the world showing the routes covered by the Hamburg-Amerika fleet.In top right corner inset enlarged map of the coastline around the English Channel as well as the...

Pl. 1. - Femme en robe à la polonaise.

From Galerie des modes et costumes français dessinés d'après nature 1778-1787. Réimpression accompagnée d'une préface par M. Paul Cornu.Beautiful reissue done by th...

Pl. 2. - Robe à la polonaise.

From Galerie des modes et costumes français dessinés d'après nature 1778-1787. Réimpression accompagnée d'une préface par M. Paul Cornu.Beautiful reissue done by th...

Pl. 3. - Petite-Maitresse en robe à la polonaise.

From Galerie des modes et costumes français dessinés d'après nature 1778-1787. Réimpression accompagnée d'une préface par M. Paul Cornu.Beautiful reissue done by th...

Pl. 4. - Femme de qualité en déshabillé.

From Galerie des modes et costumes français dessinés d'après nature 1778-1787. Réimpression accompagnée d'une préface par M. Paul Cornu.Beautiful reissue done by th...

Marchande de modes.

From Galerie des modes et costumes français dessinés d'après nature 1778-1787. Réimpression accompagnée d'une préface par M. Paul Cornu.Beautiful reissue done by th...

Grande robe à la française.

From Galerie des modes et costumes français dessinés d'après nature 1778-1787. Réimpression accompagnée d'une préface par M. Paul Cornu.Beautiful reissue done by th...

Pl. 8. - Robe à la Circassienne.

From Galerie des modes et costumes français dessinés d'après nature 1778-1787. Réimpression accompagnée d'une préface par M. Paul Cornu.Beautiful reissue done by th...

Pl. 21. - Polonaise aux manches à la circassienne.

From Galerie des modes et costumes français dessinés d'après nature 1778-1787. Réimpression accompagnée d'une préface par M. Paul Cornu.Beautiful reissue done by th...

Southern Pacific Company and proprietary companies.

Map of the routes of the Southern Pacific Railway throughout California with connections to other parts of the United States. With inset maps of Los Angeles, San Francisc...

Map showing Great Northern Railway System..

Map of the rail way routes of the railway systems throughout the northern parts of the United States.

Les insects malfaisants.

The artist Walter Vaes made this etching after the invasion of the German army into Antwerp in 1914.In the air an army of Grasshoppers and other insects on the ground, An...

Government Minsk. - Russland 1:126,000 V. XVII.6.

Folding military topographic map of part of Belarus, issued by the General Staff of the German Army. Scale 1:126000 (3 km (Werst) in 1 inch). Centered on Sluzk.Along uppe...

Government Minsk u. Wilna Mirr Blatt 5. - Russland 1:126,000 V. XVI.5.

Folding military topographic map of part of Belarus, issued by the General Staff of the German Army. Scale 1:126000 (3 km (Werst) in 1 inch). Centered on Mir.Along upper ...

Government Minsk. Kopyl Blatt 6. - Russland 1:126,000 V. XVI.6.

Folding military topographic map of part of Belarus, issued by the General Staff of the German Army. Scale 1:126000 (3 km (Werst) in 1 inch). Centered on Schazk.Along upp...

Government Minsk. Klezk Blatt 5. - Russland 1:126,000 V. XVII.5.

Folding military topographic map of part of Belarus, issued by the General Staff of the German Army. Scale 1:126000 (3 km (Werst) in 1 inch). Centered on Sinjawka.Along u...

Government Wilna u. Kowno Widsy Blatt 5. - Russland 1:126,000 V. XII.5.

Folding military topographic map of part of Belarus, issued by the General Staff of the German Army. Scale 1:126000 (3 km (Werst) in 1 inch). Centered on Swenzjany.Along ...

Government Minsk u Kowno. Glubokoje Blatt 6.- Russland 1:126,000 V. XII.6.

Folding military topographic map of part of Belarus, issued by the General Staff of the German Army. Scale 1:126000 (3 km (Werst) in 1 inch). Centered on Glubokoje.Along ...

GovernmentWilna u. Minsk. Dokschitzy Blatt 6.- Russland 1:126,000 V. XIII.6.

Folding military topographic map of part of Belarus, issued by the General Staff of the German Army. Scale 1:126000 (3 km (Werst) in 1 inch). Centered on Budslaw.Along up...

South Manchura Railway Train Service May 1 to April 30, 1915.

A 100 year's old Time Table of the South Manchuria Railway Train Service.

Map of Japan, Korea, Manchuria North China published by the International Sleeping Car Co.

> A more than 100 years old folding publicity map showing a map of Japan, Korea and Eastern China. The map shows pictorial representations of three cruise ships, a tr...

Der Weltkrieg. World War I post card)

During the Great War, when the only means of communicating news to the masses was by newspapers and weekly illustrated magazines, the ‘war’ or 'military' picture post...

Mais regarde toi donc mourir, dans l'éclat de ma loyale épée, Ô sorciere immonde !

Adolphe Léon Willette (30 July 1857 – 4 February 1926) was a painter, illustrator, poster artist, lithographer and French cartoonist. He has been one of the designer o...

Avis. . .

A First World War poster of the War Ministry, "WARNING OF THE MINISTRY OF WAR" of 1915, concerning the destruction of the homing pigeons, Implementation of Arti...

L'Impero della preda ossia la Piovra d'Absburgo.

Rare anti-German propaganda printed in occasion of the entry into the war of Italy during the first World War. The Empire Austro-Hungarian is depicted as an octopus that ...

Goose board game type, on the thematic of Jules Vernes World tour in 80 days.

VERY RARE, PRINT BEFORE colorING OR PROOF. Goose board game representing scenes from Jules Verne’s 1872 novel, with thumbnail illustrations numbered from 1 to 80 arrang...

Le Tour du Monde en 80 jours d'après Jules Verne.

Goose game. World tour in 80 days according to Jules Verne's novel. Cardboard game box, with chromolithographed title plate, size 257 x 335 x 40mm, containing a tray, chr...

Manila the perl of the Orient. The Philippines Land of Palm and Pine. Guide book to the intending visitor [with several photos and 3 plans of Manila]

Charming 1915 Guide book tothe Philippines with several photos. Published by the "Manila merchants' association". With charming cover illustrations by T.Gaudin...

Geological map of the Donetz coal basin.

Uncommon American geological map of the Russian Donetz coal zone, published by R. Martens & Co. From New York. color key in lower left corner. The coal-field was disc...

Geological map of Kuznetz coal basin.

American geological map of the Russian Kuznetsk Coal zone, published by R. Martens & Co. From New York. color key in upper The development of the coal fields of Kuzne...

Pacific.

A color printed vintage 1917 Pacific Brand Lemon Crate Label, Packed by Johnston Fruit Company, Santa Barbara, California. This is an original crate label, not a copy.

POUR LA LIBERTÉ DU MONDE, Souscrivez à l'Emprunt National, à la Banque Nationale de Crédit.

Advertising World War I poster for Banque Nationale de Crédit, made by Sem and printed by Impr. Devambez. The poster urges French citizens to purchase war bonds, “for ...

Vive la France !

The rare edition on Japan paper, only printed in 50 numbered examples. Hand signed in pencil, and numbered 49/50 in lower right margin (as well as in the plate, upper rig...

Karte des Türkisch-ägyptischen Grenzgebietes. (Vorläufige Ausgabe) Blatt 3.

Centered on Suez, Great Bitter Lake and northern part of Suez Gulf and large part of the Sinai dessert during the World War I (1914-1918). Relief shown by hachures, gradi...

[Europe.]

A very rare satirical map (postcard) showing Europe during first World War.

(Military map as paper for stamps of the newly formed Latvia.) No. P. 17 Birze)

The first stamps of Latvia – printed on German military maps almost 100 years ago. Military map with red 5. Kap stamps - the rarer perforated and gummed version, showin...

Instruction publique en Turquie.

Very rare separately published map of Turkey. In lower right insets of photo's of different schools, libraries and high schools in Istanbul. In upper left corner an inset...

Firth of Forth, St. Abbs Head to the Forth Bridge (Maritimes Chart)

Fine large maritime chart featuring a segment of the Scottish east coast including Edinburgh, Haddington and Berwick.First published by the Admiralty in London in 1860. T...

Express - Hongkong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd.

A very rare broadside: Express Hongkong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd. and China Navigation Company, Limited. With departure times of the boats. Printed in Hongk...

Sydney Harbour Trust, Birds eye view of Pyrmont - 1919.

A rare WW1 birds eye view of Pyrmont, Sydney Harbour.A wonderful, large lithographed view of the wharves at Pyrmont, Sydney Harbour by W. Withers, who was commissioned by...

Underground Railway Map of London 1919.

One of the rarest London Underground maps. The first London Underground map produced after the end of World War One, the lines are shown with reasonable geographical accu...

Perfection de l'epiderme Pâte Agnel Beauté des mains.

Publicity for beauty cream by Leon Bonnote.

Latvijas Karte. . . Carte de la Latvie editée par le conseil national Latvien en Siberie.

One of the earliest maps showing an independent Latvia, in 1919. Estonia in upper right corner. Prepared by Luit. MantnieksOn July 21, 1919, Latvia and Estonia signed a b...

[This is Great Brittain to-day - Cambridge]

Chromolithoghraphed plate showing a fancy depiction of the courtyard of a British University (Cambridge). A text in Arabic language explaining about the 20 universities a...

No title: [Minorca.]

Geological map showing the island Minorca. Very interestingly in the lower right bottom manuscript notations in pencil with instructions for the editor, with P. Fallot's ...

[Flag] Honor a los vaientes viva Espana.

Philips' Pictorial Pocket Atlas and Gazeteer of the World.

A well-preserved copy of this charming little World-Atlas, not only interesting because of its clear maps and statistical diagrams, but also for its War Supplement. With ...

UNTITLED

Rare map of three Roman Catholic apostolic vicariates in Korea. The first of Korea was established in 1831 from the Diocese of Peking. In 1911, it was renamed the Apostol...

Welfare Map of Peiping.

Charming piece of early 20th century ephemera. This appeal of this tourist map of Beijing’s Tartar and Chinese cities is enhanced by the numerous cartoon vignettes foun...

Stanford's Wall Map: Library Map of Africa, in 4 sheets.

Stanford's Library Map of Africa, constructed by A. K. Johnston. Scale, 94.34 miles= 1 inch, or 1: 5,977,382 of nature. Large wall map of the continent in four sheets. F...

Map of Hong Kong and New Territories

An interesting map of Hong Kong and its Islands, showing main roads and railways, plus police stations and navigation lights.

Singapore.

Despite its small size it shows the city in great detail, with many street names, buildings, and places, etc. Includes the Raffles Hotel, the railway station, exchange, p...

Prescription prepared at the Hong Kong Dispensary.

Unique old prescription in two parts by the Hong Kong Dispensary with handwritten text and instruction. The prescription with the nice seals. No written date given, but p...

Indo-Chine Française Saïgon - Cholon et ses Environs

Charming plan of Saïgon at a scale of 1:40.000. Vietnam was a French colony from 1862 to 1954.Prepared by R.Brissaud and published in P.Alinot, Petit Atlas de la Cochinc...

Indonesia & Malaysia [epherma].

Three early papers of Hotel des Indes, British India Steamer Baggage label to Yangon, and a hotel in Penang.Hotel des Indes was one of the oldest and most prestigious hot...

Joan of Arc.

Showing a scene where Joan of Arc, holding her sword and in her typical haircut. She is being dressed up by two men, to her left several knights, one knight is holding th...

[Title in Ottoman Turkish: map of Africa].

An uncommon Ottoman map of Africa. The continent is divided into different regions but no town names. In the lower left corner inset with title and key.Read more about th...

Vellum leaf with a large miniature showing saint surrounded by noble women in typical medieval dresses.

A large miniature (225x215mm) showing a scene with in the center a saint surrounded by medieval figures (Isabella of France and her son the future Edward III ?) descendin...

[No title - Blank title page]

Beautiful blan title page set in an ornated border with illustrations by George Barbier, showing a couple kissing, with angels, in the middle might be Cupidon.

State of Arizona compiled chiefly from the official records of the General Land Office with supplemental data from other map making agencies, under the direction of I.P. Berthrong, chief of drafting division, G.L.O.

The map was compiled by Daniel P.O'Hare under the supervision of I. P. Berthrong, Drafting Division Chief of the General Land Office. It was printed by the Columbia Plano...

Baltic Sea Eastern SheetCompiled from Swedish German and Russian Government Surveys. . .

A large and detailed Admiralty chart first published in 1862, but with numerous revisions and editions up until 1921. Map of the Baltic Sea, covering some of the Gulf of ...

KINGDOM OF ROUMANIA £50 GOLD EXTERNAL LOAN 4% 1922 Bond.

KINGDOM OF ROUMANIA £50 GOLD EXTERNAL LOAN 4% 1922. No D1079. Large format with vignette of a girl with flowers.The verso is beautifully engraved. The main body of col...

Plan de Tunis edité en 19éé par la librairie Yvorra & Barlier

A large plan of Tunis published by the Tunisian book shop and publisher Yvorra & Barlier.

Carte de l''Indochine, feuille n°13: Bang-Kok.

Large scale map (1:500,000) centered on Bang Kok. Prepared by Lieutenant Colonel Dubuisson, head of the "Service Géographique de l'Indochine". With a color key...

The Captive.

Superb impression, printed in dark brown ink, from the only edition of only 100 signed proofs. Printed by the artist himself. Signed in pencil bottom margin.The most impr...

Map of Rhodesia.

A color-printed, wood engraved map of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), as administered by the British South Africa Company, which lasted from 1889 to 1924, when it became a Briti...

Clubland and Theatreland, London map 1924

This colorful and highly detailed large map of London was published c.1924 by Geographia Ltd. Covers the West End (Downtown) of London from the Hammersmith Bridge and Wor...

Erie Harbor and Presque Isle, Pennsylvania.

A US nautical chart of Erie Harbour and Presque Island in Pennsylvania - an eight updated edition (1924) to an original survey first undertaken in 1901 of the northern an...

The Wonderground Map of London Town Drawn by MacDonald Gill.

In 1914, 'The Wonderground Map' was designed by MacDonald Gill and commissioned for the underground by Frank Pick, Commercial Manager of the then-Underground Electric Rai...

Burma

Curious large-scale map of Amherst & Thaton districts in Burma. Shows the area around Kamkareik with many place names, rivers, topographical features, etc. The Legend...

Plan commode deParis rues & monuments autobus & tramways - Guide indicateur des rues de Paris avec les stations du Métropolitain le plus proches. . .

A well-preserved copy of this charming folding map of Paris, in its original hardcover gilted red wrapper. This tourist map starts with a 162pp of index to the streets an...

Teatro della guerra Greco-Turca.

Unusual map of South-East Europe with Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, and parts of Turkey. Coloring indicates the countries during the The Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922. Pu...

Tetsudo kyoso Sugoroku [Railway Race Sugoroku)

A scarce Japan map produced ca. 1925 (Taisho 14) board for the Japanese game known as 'sugoroku'. The board depicts the islands of Japan oriented in a northwesterly direc...

Ceylon.

A uncommon issue of this detailed map of Ceylon. Notes roads, railways, towns, rivers, lakes, and a host of other topographical features. Scale of 24 miles to an inch. Th...