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Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

445 - Philippines Annual Reports of the War Department for the Fin…
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Estimate €200 - €300
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Description
Philippines Annual Reports of the War Department for the Financial Year Ending 30 June 1901. Report of the Philippine Commission in two parts. 2 vols. With 92 photographic plates. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1901. 1 leaf, 190 pp. 1 leaf, 675 pp. Large 8°. Blind-stamped green contemporary cloth with gold-stamped title (top edge stamped, slightly rubbed). The plates, based on photographs by Dr P.L. Sherman, Jr. and Commissioner Worcester, feature ethnographic images as well as views, plants and other subjects. – Topics covered include: The army and the people – The central government – The civil service – Friars’ lands – Taxation – The labour problem – The city of Manila - The province of Lepanto – Non-Christian tribes – Slavery among the Moros – Forestry – Mines – Agriculture – Fisheries – Weather bureau – Public health – Railways – Postal service, etc. - Book block slightly detached; half-titles and title pages of Vol. 1 creased; otherwise, generally good, almost stain-free copies. Philippines. – 2 vols. With 92 photographic plates. Contemporary green cloth, blind-stamped, with gilt-stamped title on the spine (top edge stamped, slightly rubbed). - The plates, based on photographs by Dr P.L. Sherman, Jr. and Commissioner Worcester, depict ethnographic scenes as well as landscapes, plants and other subjects. - The topics covered include: as listed above - Book block cracking; endpapers and half-title page of Part 1 creased; otherwise in good overall condition.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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