Fleischmann, Max C.

A Series of Six Photo Albums, Depicting the Hunting Expeditions of Max C. Fleischmann. Various Places: Ca. 1905-1914. 6 oblong folios (from 10 1/8 x 13 3/4 in.; 258 x 350mm, to 11 3/16 x 15 3/4 in.; 284 x 400mm). 683 silver gelatin prints (from 2 1/8 x 3 9/16 in.; 53 x 90mm, to 10 7/8 x 8 15/16 in.; 277 x 227mm), 31 of which panoramas, mounted onto black album leaves, frequently with manuscript captions in white pencil; minor toning, one or two creases to photos. Full brown limp textured leather, covers with gilt-lettered titles; rubbing to extremities, corners often bumped with minor loss. — 'Shooting Trip to Indo-China'. [N.P.]: [N:D:, Ca 1928]. 4to (10 13/16 x 8 1/4 in.; 275 x 210mm). 67pp. of typescript. Full dark green cloth; spine ends and corners just slightly rubbed. — 'Haida'. [Various Places]: Ca. 1938. 2 volumes, 4to (10 7/8 x 8 1/4 in.; 275 x 210mm, and 11 x 8 1/4 in.; 280 x 210mm). Together 136pp. typescript, 230 silver gelatin prints (from approximately 2 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.; 54 x 78mm, to 3 1/8 x 4 1/4 in.; 78 x 108mm) mounted onto leaves; some spotting, generally not affecting image, minor toning to a few images. Full blue buckram and full blue pebble-grain morocco over boards, upper covers gilt-lettered; rubbing to extremities.  

A Series of Six Photo Albums, Depicting the Hunting Expeditions of Max C. Fleischmann. Various Places: Ca. 1905-1914. 6 oblong folios (from 10 1/8 x 13 3/4 in.; 258 x 350mm, to 11 3/16 x 15 3/4 in.; 284 x 400mm). 683 silver gelatin prints (from 2 1/8 x 3 9/16 in.; 53 x 90mm, to 10 7/8 x 8 15/16 in.; 277 x 227mm), 31 of which panoramas, mounted onto black album leaves, frequently with manuscript captions in white pencil; minor toning, one or two creases to photos. Full brown limp textured leather, covers with gilt-lettered titles; rubbing to extremities, corners often bumped with minor loss. — 'Shooting Trip to Indo-China'. [N.P.]: [N:D:, Ca 1928]. 4to (10 13/16 x 8 1/4 in.; 275 x 210mm). 67pp. of typescript. Full dark green cloth; spine ends and corners just slightly rubbed. — 'Haida'. [Various Places]: Ca. 1938. 2 volumes, 4to (10 7/8 x 8 1/4 in.; 275 x 210mm, and 11 x 8 1/4 in.; 280 x 210mm). Together 136pp. typescript, 230 silver gelatin prints (from approximately 2 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.; 54 x 78mm, to 3 1/8 x 4 1/4 in.; 78 x 108mm) mounted onto leaves; some spotting, generally not affecting image, minor toning to a few images. Full blue buckram and full blue pebble-grain morocco over boards, upper covers gilt-lettered; rubbing to extremities.
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An incredible collection of photographs and manuscript accounts of the travel and hunting adventures of Max C. FleischmannMax C. Fleischmann, heir to the famous yeast fortune and principle stockholder of General Foods, was an accomplished aviator, baloonist, hunter, and yachtsman. He was often accompanied on his travels by his wife, Sarah, who was also a keen hunter, and together their passion took them around the globe. In an entry dated the 14th of February 1928, during a tour through South East Asia, Fleischmann writes: "DeFosse left to get Mrs. Fleischmann around 5.00 and they returned about 6.30. The writer walked out to meet her and said: 'Never mind, dear; sorry you were out in the rain but I hope you will go out in the morning and try it again.' She answered: 'I don't have to go out; I got him.' I said; 'Quit your kidding'. She said; 'Honestly, I got my tiger.' I again answered: 'I know you didn't because I didn't hear you shoot' — but I failed to realize that the rain on the palm thatched roof had killed the sound of her shot. The Tiger had come to the bait during the period that DeFosse was walking up to take Mrs. Fleischmann out of the blind and she killed it with one shot."

Following their time in South East Asia, the Fleischmanns made two separate cruises on the Haida. The first, through Alaska and British Columbia; the related album includes an account of the group's trout and salmon fishing. The second cruise brought the party through Mexico, Panama, Ecuador, and Columbia, and the accompanying photographs capture striking images of the pre-War Galapagos, to include its flora and fauna. 

A fantastic group of images and narrative