Search Results: Titles starting with G from Henry Berry, books/ephemera

GEORGE HURRELL PHOTO TAKEN DURING SHOOT IN PARIS 1984, GEORGE HURRELL black-and-white photograph 8" x 10" including narrow white margin, Hurrell is standing beside a camera, note on back of photograph written by Hurrell reads, "George Hurrell - credit photo by Kim - shot in Paris in 1984 on assignment for Paris Vogue" /// GEORGE HURREL NOTE: 1904-1992, a noted celebrity/Hollywood photographer who "made a significant contribution to the image of glamour presented by Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s" (wikipedia) /// ITEM NOTE: "Please note that for this photo, the notations written on the backside are in George Hurrell's handwriting. I knew George, and also have a large collection of his work. He typically put notations on the backs of his later work." – note sent to seller from an individual who had seen the photo /// CONDITION: fine, negligible wear, kept in mylar protector, limited handling.

[1910 GERMAN BAVARIA TRAVEL PHOTO ALBUM 75 matte photos varied subjects] GERMANY – 1910 HANDWRITTEN ON FRONT COVER, Bavarian towns and scenes, 75 period matte photos on stiff photo paper mounted on 12 stiff pages of an album bound by twine at left (back cover detached but present), 13" x 11", mostly 4-5 mounted photos per page, many photos with captions in white, chalk-like marker with a few captions rubbed out, photos range from about 2-1/2" x 4" to about 4" x 6-1/2", well-to-do family with good camera equipment taking a leisurely tour through Bavaria, Germany, subjects vary from buildings (presumably some which were destroyed in WWII) and street scenes, local residents in traditional dress, horse-pulled vehicles, mountains and lakes, and members of the tour group, among the photos as captioned are "Van dem Cooks bureau" (suggesting the group was a part of a Cook's tour), "Der Schliersee – mit dem Dorf" (a small town viewed from across the lake with the town on its shores and mountains around… Read More

[GERONIMO GIMENEZ, SPANISH COMPOSER SIGNATURE, RARE] GERONIMO GIMENEZ SIGNATURE IN PENCIL ON INSERT in sheet music Scaramouche, Scene de Ballet pour piano, Op. 26, par Francis Thome, published by A. Durand & Fils, Paris, 1909, sheet music, 10-3/4" x 13-3/4", 10 pages including covers, back page is publisher ad "Musique Moderne de Piano" with opening bars of 24 piano pieces with titles and composers including one by Debussy and one by Ravel, laid in is violine score of Scaramouche, Scene de Ballet "Transciption pour orchestre par J. Turin" [Joaquin Turina] at upper left by the title, bifolium/4 pages, 2 inside pages are the score…GERONIMO GIMENEZ SIGNATURE signed in pencil "G. Gimenez" is at the upper left corner of a tipped/taped-in one page score No. 6 Galop des Filleuls, Violin [composed by] Ant. Gilis, at lower left corner "Schott Freres a Bruxelles"; signature authenticated by seller with lifetime guarantee; RARE, Geronimo Gimenez signature rare, none found for sale (4/29/21) /// GERONIMO… Read More

[1938 ENGINEERING HYDRAULICS MANUSCRIPT; WATERWAYS, ENVIRONMENT, HURRICANE CONTROL; RARE] GRAPHICAL METHOD OF ANALYZING COMPOUND FLOOD HYDROGRAPHS FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING UNIT HYDROGRAPHS, by C. T. McCarthy, Hydraulic Engineer, published by U. S. Engineer Office, Providence, R. I., March 1938, typescript manuscript/teletype copy, 8-1/2" x 11", bound in stiff tan manila covers, about 25 pages of text including a few full-pages of typescript charts, 8 hand-drawn graphs interspersed in the last few text/typescript pages, 4 fold-out and 1 single-page photocopies of graphs bound in in different parts, handwritten along top of manila front cover "F. L. Panuzio, Flood Routing and Unit Graph" and "Flood Routing and United Graph…C. T. McCarthy" along right edge of the front cover; RARE, no copies found for sale (1/29/21), no copies recorded at WorldCat/OCLC (5/29/21), possibly the only surviving or one-of-a-kind copy, unusual that this document published by a government agency is apparently not found in… Read More

[THERON J. DAMON GROUP OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF TURKISH ANTIQUITIES, SOME WITH HIS NOTES, 1929] GROUP OF 17 PHOTOGRAPHS OF TURKISH ANTIQUITIES SENT TO THERON J. DAMON by a Turkish / Constantinople antiquities dealer, some with Damon notations in reply to the dealer and/or dealer's notations for Damon, in 1929 Damon opened a Near Eastern antiquities shop in New York City after years of diverse activities in Turkey and the surrounding region including teaching at Robert College in Constantinople (see Notes below), the photographs are varying perspectives from full views to details of icons, metalwork, friezes, paintings, and calligraphy, black-and-white on heavier, stiff photographic paper and "agra-lupex" photo paper [a brand of German photo paper of the period] as identified with the logo on the backs of some, ranging in size from 10" x 7-1/2" and 2 oblong photographs with folds about 7" high x 14" across (one with the fold split about three-quarters of its length), 3 of the larger photos have the stamp of… Read More

[1965 SKIDMORE OWINGS & MERRILL GUIDES AND PROCEDURES ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS] GUIDES AND PROCEDURES [typed paste-on label on front cover], GUIDES AND PROCEDURES HANDBOOK [at bottom of text pages], softcover, clip-bound, about 100 pages right-hand pages only, photocopy of noted Skidmore, Owings & Merrill architectural firm working guide/manual for projects, date at bottom pages August 16, 1965, reference for 1976 unidentified project in Iran (near the end of the Shah's reign), much varied illustrated content including drawings, charts, graphs, inside front cover handwritten in black ink "International Products Co. 9608-100, Alborz Industrial Community Qazvin Iran", below this in pencil "Imperial Government of Iran 9700-001, Bell Operations Co., SOM", in pencil inside borders "June 15 – August 19, 1976, Studio Head, Project Mgr., Job Captain [with names, plus 3 other names with no titles], first page headed "Working Drawings Phase Guide"… "The procedures outlined are directed primarily towards the… Read More