1916 military hospital in Port-au-Prince Haiti. B
Price: $90.00
1916 military hospital in Port-au-Prince Haiti. B
Price: $90.00
1918 diary belonging to a French ambulance driver during the war. His unit is identified. There is a photo of him with nursing staff as well as some military ephemera from 1916. The diary covers the entire year. Very rare to find a diary from an ambulance driver. B
Price: $400.00
Two diary of a French soldier in a German POW camp in WW2. He mainly discusses food. It begins on August 29, 1939, mentions capitulation on June 23, after which he is shuffled around between various POW camps. He attempts to learn German. What makes this diary interesting is its heavy focus on the details of what he eats. In fact, one diary is a record of each meal while the other is more of a conventional diary going into details of his daily activities. It means he kept two diaries simultaneously. Also included is his 1929 driver’s licence. B
Price: $1200.00
A 26-page manuscript of remedies for human illnesses, by an unknown French author in 1705. B
Price: $500.00
A 44-page manuscript of remedies for human illnesses, by an unknown French author in 1737. B
Price: $400.00
Two journals written by Frenchman Georges Halet on the uses of fruits and vegetables as medicine. Written during World War 2, it contains his observations since 1910. B
Price: $1250.00
Journal of a French botanist/herbalist, Marcel Piron. 188 pages of the curative properties of specific plants and how they can be used to fight certain illnesses. He writes his academic credentials on the first page. Written over the course of 25 years, from the 1930’s to the 1950’s. B
Price: $1300.00
See here: https://www.worldcat.org/title/253911484 No American university holds this title. This is the rarest version as it contains all 4 sections. It is the 1544 version. Sold at Christies for 25,000 pounds (plus commission) in 2010. See here: https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5370951 Also sold at Christies for 37,600 pounds (plus commission) in 2004. See here: https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-4315220 B
Price: $30000.00
Le Droit de la Nature et des Gens, ou Systeme General des Prinncipes les Plus Importans de la morale, de la Jursiprudence, et de la Poltique PAR LE Baron de Pufendorf (The Law of Nature and Nations, or General System of the Most Important Principles of Morality, Jurisprudence, and Politics), Tome Second, Amsterdam, 1734. 613 pages +. AN
Price: $700.00
The Natural History of Animals, The Animal Life of the World in its Various Aspects and Relations. By J. R. Ainsworth Davis, Trinity College, Cambridge. London, The Gresham Publishing Co. 1903. All 8 volumes, complete with plates. AN
Price: $300.00