‎Collectibles‎

‎ZACHRISSON, Wald‎

‎Boktryckeri-Kalender 1902-1903.‎

‎Göteborg 1903. Hardcover. Fine. 22 cm x 16.5 cm black vertically ribbed with design in white top edge stained red pp. 192 plus a large section of art nouveau advertisements relating to the printing arts. Swedish text. The entire book is printed in black and red is of striking art nouveau design. Contains a chapter on Walter Crane with 12 pages of text and 14 pages of illustrations. Also with material on T.J. Cobden-Sanderson and Theodore Low de Vinne. A fine bright copy. <br/> <br/> Göteborg, 1903 hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 4974

‎(CHILE, ARGENTINE REPUBLIC, PARAGUAY, URUGUAY -- Map)‎

‎Chili Argentine Republic Paraguay and Uruguay‎

‎Philadelphia: Charles Desilver 1856. 13 3/4" X 17¼" image 12½" X 15". Hand colored. Very good. Unfortunate but not terribly disfiguring discoloration at upper right corner touching image slightly. Clear colorful map. Nice brightly colored example with interesting small inset at lower right showing "South Part of Patagonia." Sharp decorative border. Charles Desilver unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 28016

‎(RAND McNALLY & COMPANY / CARTOGRAPHY / CHRISTMAS CARDS)‎

‎Collection of 14 company Christmas cards‎

‎Chicago: Rand McNally & Company 1972. Collection of 14 company Christmas cards one each for the years 1972 through 1985 plus year three undated. Near fine overall. Printed in modest quantities and intended for distribution only to top vendors suppliers and distributors this delightful collection ranges in size from narrow 4to to wide 8vo some bigger and some smaller. All are handsomely and colorfully printed on fine heavy stock. Most are at least three panels and many are more and all open up to reveal superb reproductions of famed antiquarian maps from around the world. Some open up to small poster size and two contain separate folded maps that open to full poster size. Several have been signed by various company executives. Most unusual and attractive -- a collection that would be near-impossible to duplicate. Rand McNally & Company unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 40342

‎Arwas, Victor‎

‎Glass Art Nouveau to Art Deco‎

‎London Academy Editions 1977. 856703184 . First Edition: Good charcoal coloured cloth boards minor rubbing to extremities gold lettering to spine and front board corners bumped very good coloured pictorial dust jacket showing some signs of wear rubbed to extremities scuffed to top of spine not price clipped no inscriptions 256 pages lavishly illustrated in colour and black & white. . London, Academy Editions, 1977 hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 10475

‎(BELL & GOULD -- LEGAL FORM)‎

‎Article of Agreement.‎

‎New York: Bell & Gould n.y. Folio 13½" X 8". 2pp 4pp lettersheet. Very good. Single light horizontal fold else bright and nice. Handsome condition blank legal form published by this noted early 19th century publisher of legal blanks; at the death of one of the sons of company founder Alexander Gould in 1884 "The American Stationer" noted "Legal forms bearing its imprint are known from one end of the country to another." This particular form printed on pale blue stock typical of the 1850s is an "Article of Co-partnership" and consists of boilerplate text with blank areas meant to be filled in by hand. Interesting example from one of the leading lights in the legal form field of the day. Bell & Gould unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 38449

‎(PEORIA AND HANNIBAL RAILROAD COMPANY)‎

‎Certificate of Stock. Peoria and Hannibal Railroad Company‎

‎N.p.: Peoria and Hannibal Railroad Company n.y. 1850s. Handbill. Small 8vo 7 3/4" X 5¼". Near fine. Very slight age toning. Handsome printed "Certificate of Stock" for shares in this Midwest locomotive concern with standard boilerplate text with blanks none filled in for shareholder's name number of shares amount paid date etc. as well as blank areas for the usual secretary and president's signatures. Some elaborate borders and elaborate typefaces. Altogether an attractive and evocative item of railroad ephemera. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 18165

‎ALBERT WILSON CONDON‎

‎1892 1893 ORIGINAL PAIR 2 OF MANUSCRIPT DIARIES HANDWRITTEN BY A TOBACCO MERCHANT AND OWNER OF THE FIRST 5 AND DIME IN FREDERICK MARYLAND‎

‎FREDERICK MARYLAND. Good. 1892. On offer are two 2 original 1892 and 1893 manuscript diaries and 90 ephemeral pieces handwritten and once belonging to Albert Wilson Condon of Frederick Maryland both diaries have his name engraved written and/or stamped on them. Albert March 30th 1874 - May 16th 1940 owned the first 5 & Dime in old downtown Frederick and became sole owner of the Condon Tobacco Store. In the 1892 diary from January 1st to January 15th he has written poems and sayings. Then his trip to Washington D.C. falls in the month of September which he writes about. But he also rewrites a summary of that trip on the first pages of the diary January 16th through February 17th 11 full pages. He talks of surprising his father at the Navy Yard. He tours the Treasury Department Washington Monument Arlington Cemetery Lycern Museum Medical Museum Georgetown a Panorama show of Gettysburg the Capitol and more. Then more poetry and sayings through to June 11th. Then there are 2 pages or 8 days worth that are blank and finally on June 20th his daily diary entries start and he writes full entries for every day after that. Albert also does a fair bit of traveling for the business to the towns surrounding Frederick and also to West Virginia. However the 1892 diary starts out with a trip to Washington D.C. and then in the 1893 diary he attends the Chicago World's Fair but only writes "At Fair." Those are the only days that don't have full entries in the 1893 diary and they are from October 8th to the 26th of October. Otherwise the 1893 diary has a full handwritten entry for every day of the year. Albert does a super job detailing the local and current events and his thoughts: Lizzie Borden axe murder Democratic Conventions the hanging of 4 black men for the murder of a Dr. Hill the Ford Theatre in Washington D.C. collapsing killing many the suicide of a young woman in town and so much more. It's interesting too that on November 25th 1892 he writes "Stopped using tobacco" and yet he runs and owns a tobacco store. Here are some snippets: 1892 "June 21st 22nd 23rd & 24th The Democratic convention commenced in Chicago this morning and politics has been all the go today. Germen men start for the front but will get left……Today this town Frederick is all a stir as to who will be nominated on the Democratic ballot for President. Tyler Davis and Lay Magill are extremely excited. On this day the Democrats nominated their President who will not be elected. Mr. Cleveland was nominated this morning about 3 o'clock in the midst of an exciting mob during a severe thunder storm in which the lightening was extremely vivid….Was an exciting day in Frederick as it was the day after the nomination of Cleveland and a ratification meeting was held at City Hall. Mckaig J. E. R. Wood Lay Magell and Fred _____ being the speakers." "June 30th On this day I left for my first trip to Sharpsburg. Went by the way of Boonsboro. Took in the cemetery of Antietam and S. Mountain which is a beautiful site to look upon." "July 5th I arrived in Frederick early in the morning of this day and left at half past five for my mountain trip. Did not find many of the merchants home. Stopped for the night at Foxville." "July 14th Was cloudy nearly all day. Played centerfield in a game of ball between the East side clerks and a picked nine consisting of the Catholic Union Fast Mail and Bentstown Bards. Result score 13 14 favor Picked Nine." "August 8th & 9th I started on a trip in W. Virginia. Went by way of Feagaville Jefferson Petersville Knoxville Weaverton and Sandyhook to Harpers Ferry. Staid there all night. Went over to Island Park to a picnic there was a circus there….Left Harpers Ferry at 11 o'clock and went by the way of Camp Hill Bolivar and Halltown to Charlestown to Hotel Carter. Staid there over night and had a good time. Also had good sales in that town." "August 12th Left Martinsburg and went by way of Shepherds Town. Crossed the river at that place into Maryland and got a negro to drive to Sharpsburg as I was very sick but felt better toward night. Had diarrhea and cramps together." "August 19th I met Mr. Brink a man who had crossed the Atlantic 8 times and had been all over the U.S. Left Germantown and came by the way of Boyds Buck Lodge Shidell Camus Hayatts Town and Urbana to Frederick. It was very dusty and I was feeling badly when I got home." "September 7th & 8th Left the Carter house and started for Middleway. This was the night that the great fight between Sullivan and Corbett was to take place for the championship of the world. Awoke in the morning only to find the Sullivan man feeling quite sore as Corbett had come out victorious in the 21st round. I went as far as Martinsburg. Attended a play at the opera house." "September 17th & 18th Went to Washington D.C. on the 6:05 train. Arrived in that place a little after 8 o'clock. Went straight to the navy Yard and found father there. Went through all the different shops there and down on the wharf…After breakfast father and I walked out in Arlington Cemetery and there saw Uncle Henry Condon's grave. He died in 1864. Also saw several other monuments and things of interest." "September 26th Arrived in Frederick on the 6:45 getting here about 7. Was kept quite busy all day putting and shipping goods and quite sleepy today. Got out my accounts for Ridgeville and made preparations for an early start." "October 3rd & 4th I started for W. Va. and got as far as Harpers Ferry until night. There I found Price from Washington and Conrad from Baltimore. Had quite a nice time in that place….Left H. Ferry about ten o'clock and went down to the river and from there to Charlestown. Saw the large Cleveland Stevenson and Wilson. Charles Young took my whip in Charlestown." "October 11th 12th & 14th Tuesday the first day of the Grand Frederick fair. It was quite lively in town that day. Saw some people from Charlestown that I knew. It was a delightful day. Went to see the Wild West show at night….There was an unusual large crowd in town for the second day of the fair. I remained at the store all day. Saw a great many people who I knew. Everything passed off quietly with but one or two fights……This was the last day of the fair and it was largely attended and there was a great deal of fighting going on. Four broke out anew in Gambril's Mill at night. I went to see the Pearl of Savoy played by Stanton Redding." "October 20th Left Tyler's and come by the way of Emmitsburg to Frederick. There was a large Democratic meeting in town that night and parade and fireworks were immense. Senator Thomas F. Bayard of N.Y. spoke to a large audience." "October 31st I was so stiff and sore from riding on Sunday that I could scarcely navigate. I started on my W. Va. trip and reached Harpers Ferry by night. The mountains in the Linden County side of the river were all in fire." "November 1st Y. Murphy drove me up in Bolivar Monday night to look at the fire. We had quite a nice time. I reached Charlestown Tuesday night. Had a fine time with E. C. Grubbs. Political affairs were ablaze in that town." "December 31st The last day of the year. I remained in Frederick all day. Bought a pair of ice skates. It snowed late in the evening and at night. Mr. Rice come home from his West Virginia trip. Mr. Davis is celebrating the last day of 1892." 1893 "January 13th I went to Burkittsville in the sleigh. It was a fine day and the sleighing was good. I had a very good time with Pfiefer girls. Four negros were hanged at Chestertown for the murder of Dr. Hill. I went to the hall at night. Fast mail." The following information in an article about Frank Brown who was the Governor of Maryland from 1892-1896: "The second of these instances was Governor Brown's commutation of the sentences of four Negro youths who had been scheduled to hang for the murder of Dr. Hill of Chestertown. Feeling ran high against the accused men. Brown had to exercise great secrecy in his investigation so that his intervention in the case might not result in further violence. Governor Brown not only visited the boys in person but he also examined the evidence exhaustively. Then he sent a State oyster boat secretly at night to Chestertown to take the four prisoners aboard and bring them to Baltimore. Finally he commuted their sentences. For a time residents of the Eastern Shore were bitter against the Governor for his interference and threatened to lynch the four Negroes. Better judgment however prevailed and the four men responsible for the crime were later apprehended and hanged" "February 7th Was quite cool. I staid in town. Mr. Rice was down to Rockville. At night I went to select dance given by the Rose Bud club and danced with Miss Conner. It was the first time I ever danced." "March 8th I started in my Mt. trip along with Mr. Smith. The roads were very bad and in some places the snow was drifted as high as the top of the wagon. I got as far as Foxville the first night. Had a fine time with the boys hustling dice 27 cts." "March 20th Was a fairly good day. I started in my W. Va trip and got as far as Harpers Ferry and then stopped for the night. There was a chicken fight there and a lot of fellows from Ferry and Martinsburg was there betting on the fight and gambling." "April 17th I started in my West Virginia trip. It was a nice day. I went by the way of Petersville Knoxville Weaverton and Sandy Hook and arrived at H. Ferry about 2 o'clock. Stopped at the Conner Hotel business was very good." "April 28th Was a beautiful day. Fore Paws Circus was in town. The town was flooded with people from the country. I went to see the circus in the evening. Took May. Saw the American Revolution which was as fine as silk. There was lots of people in town from down around home." "May 12th I stained the bath tub for Mrs. Pope. Went over it twice. Mr. Pope notified me that I could keep in the look out for another job as he could not afford to keep two men on the road. Put up 10000 cigs in the afternoon." "June 7th was a nice cool day. I drove from home to Frederick. The firemen had their large demonstration and there was one of the largest and best parades that was ever in Frederick. Their being from forty five to fifty five companies in line." "June 9th Was a clear warm day. I staid in town all day. The town was dead as all the firemen had pretty well left. The Ford's Theatre building in Washington collapsed and there was about 28 or 30 persons killed and 100 or more injured." "June 14th Charles Baker was in town. I staid around the store all day. Had very little to do. At night Roddy came home. I went around to the Y.M.C.A. rooms and listened to a debate subject whether the Electric Rail road from Frederick to Midddletown would be a profit to Frederick. Harry Stone left for Baltimore." "June 24th I staid around the store all day and put up some goods. Roddy left in the 9:15 train to go up home so I was all alone. I read the papers. Miss Lizzie Borden was acquitted in June 20 of the murder of her father and mother. Was a clear day." "July 4th I celebrated the fourth by going out to Black Rock with a crowd of 10 couples of us in a four horse buggy and spending the day pleasantly swinging jumping grape vines playing croquet ball and cards and other amusements." "July 27th Miss Lizzie Borden confirmed she killed her father and step mother at Fall River Mass. It was a pleasant day. The crops in general are all suffering terribly for the want of rain. I staid at the store all day. At night I went around to C.H." "August 10th Was emancipation day. There was a very large crowd of colored people in town. Was a clear and warm day. I went down to Mt. Airy in the four o'clock train. Had a good time at camp. Staid over night with Raymond Runkles in their tent." "August 18th Miss Nettie Moberly committed suicide by shooting herself in the mouth with a 42 caliber revolver. I staid at home all day and worked in the store. Salso picked the pears in the yard. We filled the case with an assortment of pipes." "September 11th I stared in my Ridge trip and found business quite dull. I took dinner at darkey's. It rained very hard during the evening. At Germantown. I reached Cedar Grove about eight o'clock. Received a letter from E. Page." "October 4th I staid around the store all day. Got out my W. Va. accounts and then put up goods and waited on the general trade. It rained nearly all day. I ordered my ticket for Chicago. Business was very good. We had a fair day at the store." "November 23rd I staid around the store and put up goods all day. At night I went up to the Rose Bud dance and danced until 2 o'clock and then took Miss Wilson home. The dance proved very unsatisfactory to a great many." "December 1st I left town and started for Sharpsburg. I reached Boonsboro by dinner time and took dinner at Kirk's Hotel. I saw a man there who had convulsions from drinking too much whiskey. I got to Sharpsburg about 3 o'clock." The ephemera includes receipts tax documents small broadsides memoranda's obituaries advertising cards newspaper clippings United States Express Company papers US Post office papers and so much more. He large number of ephemeral items add a depth to the narrative that researchers and historians will appreciate. They include: Thomas E. Pope Sunday School cards brochures and tobacco business cards Pope was a tobacco dealer too and Albert may have worked for Pope in the beginning Dr. T.S. Eaden Dentist The Daily and Weekly Examiner Newspaper R.A. Kemp Edison Mimeograph J. E. Price & Co. George A. Gilbert Dealer in boots shoes hats caps trunks and carpet bags The Fredrick City Manufacturing Co. The Atlantic Refinery Company Lowenstein Tailors A. C. McCardell Confectioners and more. The newspaper articles are mostly about events that happened in Frederick or the surrounding areas and in fact many of them coincide with his entries in the diaries. One very sad article in one of the clippings was about a young unnamed immigrant girl traveling on the trains and when she tried to jump from one car to another while they were passing she fell and was killed. Each of the wallets/diaries measure about 3 ¾" x 7 ½". Overall G.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ALBERT WILSON CONDON FREDERICK MARYLAND TOBACCO SALES CONDON TOBACCO STORE LIZZIE BORDEN RETAIL COMMERCE ECONOMY 19TH CENTURY BALTIMORE AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 0001985

‎Lang, Andrew‎

‎Books And Bookmen‎

‎London: Longmans 1887. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo 148 pages green cloth untrimmed fore and bottom edges foxing; ex libris Katherine E. Wheeler with her bookplate and initials on half-title. <br/><br/>This is the first printing with the later-suppressed chapter "Curiosities of Parish Registers". Includes "Ghosts in the Library" "Literary Forgeries"< "Lady Book-Lovers" "A Bookman's Purgatory" "Elzevirs" "Some Japanese Bogie-Books". Etc. All chapters have been revised. With 19 illustrations. Longmans hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 0008147

‎Robinson, Edward Arlington‎

‎Edwin Arlington Robinson. A Collection Of His Works From The Library Of Bacon Collamore‎

‎Hartford: Published by the Library 1936. Hardcover. Fine/good . 8vo orig cloth-backed boards frontis portrait of Robinson 63pp index colophon Introduction and biographical note by Lawrance R Thompson. Signed gift inscription by Thompson on the fep -- Biographical and bibliographical content. [Published by the Library] hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 295

‎DOROTHY MAE SMITH‎

‎1934 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF A SMART CHARMING AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL 'GIRL NEXT DOOR' DURING THE DEPRESSION ERA‎

‎Syracuse Eastwood New York NY. Very Good. 1934. Manuscript. On offer is the original handwritten manuscript 1934 diary authored by Dorothy Mae "Dodo" or "Dot" Smith a 17 year old high school in the Eastwood and Syracuse New York areas. She writes about everything - her family girlfriends boyfriends school and daily activities . She has a crush on someone named "Al" who plays in a band and obviously is older. Tucked in the diary was a letter from Al in which he refers to an encounter they had during his last visit. Dorothy sends for photos of the popular Radio Stars worries about her clothes sneaks cigarettes and writes about it in French. The diary is packed with entries that are long detailed and well written by a smart emotive young gal. She also names everyone she is in contact with visitors teachers etc. and will prove filled with genealogical and historical of the local area. This diary is an ideal slice of Americana looking into the life of a depression era teenager girl. G. Her brother George Smith has two diaries we are offering Inventory #000958.; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; High School Girl Next Door Feminism Women's Studies Post Suffrage Post Flapper Era Depression Depression era Personal Memoir Handwritten hand written autograph autographs signed letters document documents manuscript manuscripts writers writer author holograph personal Americana ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT GENDER STUDIES WOMEN'S STUDIES . unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 000964

‎BELCHER, George‎

‎By George Belcher.‎

‎Folio olive green cloth pp. 80; illustrated in b&w with a tipped-in portrait of Belcher on the title-page. <br /><br />Internally fine; light soiling to covers and light bumping to corners. A nice copy. London: Alston Rivers, Ltd., [1926]. First edition, limited issue. One of 200 copies signed by Belcher, this copy "out-of-series hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 08324

‎PROCTOR MINSTREL CAST & COMMITTEE‎

‎1946 ORIGINAL PHOTO ALBUM OF 30 PHOTOGRAPHS DEPICTING THE LEAD UP AND PERFORMANCE OF A RACIST BLACKFACE MINSTREL SHOW PUT ON BY THE ALL WHITE EMPLOYEES OF PHILADELPHIA’S PROCTOR & SCHWARTZ COMPANY‎

‎PHILADELPHIA MOOSE HALL PENNSYLVANIA PA. Good in Fine dust jacket. 1946. On offer is a photo album of 32 photographs detailing a minstrel show that took place at the Philadelphia Moose Hall on April 12 1946. The show was put on seemingly for the employees of the “Proctor & Schwartz” company an appliance manufacturing company in Philadelphia and put on by some employees themselves calling themselves the “Proctor Minstrel Cast & Committee”. The photographs show various scenes of the minstrel show put on the by the all-white cast. There are only three men in full blackface singing and dancing on stage with a few rows of men in suits behind them who took place in the production as well. There is also one man presumably one of the heads of the company in a full white suit sitting in a large chair directly behind the performers and microphone. Who this was is not certain though it may have been A. O. Hurxthal. Watching the performance is a large audience of white middle aged men and women. There is also an orchestra in the pit playing music for the show. This was obviously a well put on production. There are also included photographs of all the men practicing their songs and routines sitting around a woman playing the piano for them and an older man conducting and rehearsing the men. Finally the photo album contains 4 typed letters of congratulations to the “Proctor Minstrel Cast and Committees” “Proctor Minstrels and Assistants” and the “Minstrel Cast and Committee”. The first three letters are signed by H.T. Hershey Walter M. Schwartz and T. Waller. These were all executives at the company. The last letter is typed and signed by A. O. Hurxthal and is the longest and most in depth. “The entertainment provided by the Minstrel Cast and Committee for the employees of P&S was high class and thoroughly entertaining. I had not forgotten the same character of Minstrel of many ears ago and as a result of my favorable recollection I brought along two guests not employees of the Company.They were highly pleased and applauded loudly at all events.and further expressed their opinion that it was an outstanding Minstrel in which everything was clean and no jokes were produced at the expense of others.Now back to my feelings about the matter. I am very greatly gratified at the amount of talent in our Company of which I am sure the Minstrel could only use a part. I was proud of all who took part because they did a fine job. I only hope that more of this type of entertainment can be enjoyed by all of us.” All the photographs was done by “Cramer and Roming”. Each photograph and letter is in a laminated sleeve. All are in very good condition. All the sleeves are bound in a professionally made black binder. The typed letters are in very good conditions as well. The racism espoused in this book is thankfully from another era but these photographs show a very good example of how Minstrel shows were used for white folks entertainment. Background: The minstrel show or minstrelsy was an American form of racially charged entertainment developed in the early 19th century. Each show consisted of comic skits variety acts dancing and music performances that mocked people specifically of African American descent. The shows were performed by white people in make-up or blackface for the purpose of playing the role of black people. There were also some African-American performers and all-black minstrel groups that formed and toured under the direction of white people. Minstrel shows lampooned black people as dim-witted lazy buffoonish superstitious and happy-go-lucky. From 1850 to 1870 minstrelsy was at its height and in the 1850s ten theaters in New York City alone were devoted almost solely to minstrel entertainment. After 1870 the popularity of the minstrel show declined rapidly and in 1919 only three troupes remained in the U.S. However minstrel show acts continued to be depicted in the cinema and on television well into the 1950s. Amateur minstrel shows continued to be performed in the 1960s and high schools fraternities and local theater groups would usually perform the shows in blackface. The amateur minstrel shows in blackface finally died out in the US in the late 1960s as African Americans asserted more political power but even today minstrel shows are still used as a theme for amateur productions. OVERALL: G.; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF POST WORLD WAR II BLACKFACE MINSTRELSY MINSTREL SHOWS IN AMERICA PROCTOR & SCHWARTZ COMPANY PROCTOR MINSTREL CAST & COMMITTEE PHILADELPHIA MOOSE HALL PENNSYLVANIA A.O. HURXTHAL RACISM IN AMERICA RACIST SYMBOLISM WHITE ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE BLACK RACE LATE HISTORY OF BLACKFACE CRAMER & ROMING PHOTOGRAPHY AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D’ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 0009169

‎J HENRY BRUBAKER and Family‎

‎1914 - 1927 ARCHIVE OF HANDWRITTEN DIARIES BY PROMINENT PENNSYLVANIA FAMILY - A TREASURE TROVE OF LANCASTER COUNTY GENEALOGY AND ECONOMY‎

‎Lancaster County Pennsylvania PA Mount Joy. Very Good. 1914. First Edition. Original Cloth. Sensational archive of handwritten diaries centered around the Brubaker family of Lancaster County Pennsylvania. Twenty 20 books comprised of sixteen 16 handwritten diaries three 3 small notebooks and one 1 published book with manuscript notes. The diaries are dated 1914 1916 1917 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1923 1924 1926 1927 and 1927. On average the books are 80% full. There are four authors: J. Henry Brubaker has written 12 diaries and most certainly 2 of the 3 notebooks. His wife Anna has written one notebook in her maiden name Groff and daughters Anna Ethel 3 and Susan Violet 1. The Brubakers appear to have been prominent rural business people in the farm supply business. A huge family as evidenced by the copious genealogical notes for the Lancaster County area as the notebooks specifically and the diaries are a wealth of family names and the connections. Family names: Brubaker Stauffer Groff Buckwalter Lefever Landis Nissley Shenk Longnecker Neff Dendlinger Mtzler Hurst Erb Hostetter Shreiner Lunks Griders Linchburger Charles The authors were very kind to fully identify family and relationships. Weather economy births deaths marriages and other local events showing the homefront during and after the first World War years. Overall in very good condition though one diary has some spine damage from nibbling.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF Hand Written Personal Americana Memoir Handwritten hand written autograph autographs signed letters document documents manuscript manuscripts writers writer author holograph personal Farming Pennsylvania Lancaster County Economy World War I WWI the Great War Homefront Genealogy . hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 000625

‎Philip Henry Jones And Eiluned Rees (editors)‎

‎A Nation and Its Books: A History of the Book in Wales‎

‎Aberystwyth: National Library of Wales 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Fine unread copy in jacket with insignificant traces of use. National Library of Wales Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 15568 ISBN : 186225009x 9781862250093

‎Aliquando Press‎

‎Aliquando Press 20‎

‎Toronto: Aliquando Press 1982. Book. Fine. Sewn Wraps. First Printing of the First Edition. Fine unblemished copy. An 8 page catalogue of 10 Aliquando printings still available at the time. 1982 . Aliquando Press Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 16015

‎Cazes, Helene‎

‎The Seghers Collection Old Books for a New World‎

‎Victoria: University of Victoria Libraries 2013. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Printing of the First Edition. Fine apparently unread copy. University of Victoria Libraries Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 14675 ISBN : 1550584944 9781550584943

‎Morse, William Inglis / Acadia University Library‎

‎Catalogue of Books Manuscripts Maps and Documents in the William Ingis Morse Collection 1926 - 1931‎

‎London: The Curwen Press 1931. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition Limited. Fine copy in the original Tissue jacket which shows only the slightest traces of use at the extremities. Limited to 200 copies. An exceptional copy. The Curwen Press Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 14733

‎Sullivan, Sir Edward‎

‎The Book of Kells Illustrated with 24 Plates in Colour‎

‎London: The Studio Ltd 1920. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Second Edition. Fine but for prev. owner name on ffep. 24 full page tipped in plates. 48 pages of text. The Studio Ltd Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 15289

‎UNKNOWN‎

‎1941 - 1942 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A JAPANESE NEWSMAN DETAILING THE JAPANESE PERSPECTIVE OF PEARL HARBOR MIDWAY GUADALCANAL THE EASTERN SOLOMON ISLANDS AND MUCH MUCH MORE‎

‎Japan. Very Good. 1941. On offer is a super original unique manuscript relic of WWII Japanese war effort being a handwritten diary of Japanese newsman for the period from December 8 Japan time 1941 to the spring and summer of 1942 noting the major events including Pearl Harbor Midway Guadalcanal the Eastern Solomon Islands the beginnings of New Guinea campaign naval engagements with the USS Saratoga Yorktown North Carolina and more. The entries seem to end around late summer of 1942 and there is an interesting postmark in the volume for December 8th 1942 one year after Pearl Harbor. Since this was written during wartime in order to conserve paper the writer used inverted pages from an old office ledger. The 97 page book measures 6¼ x 9 inches and has it's original covers and title slip contents complete and overall G. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF PEARL HARBOR GUADALCANAL SOLOMONS NEW GUINEA MIDWAY WORLD WAR 2 WWII WORLD WAR II JAPAN JAPANESE JAPANESE WAR EFFORT RISING SUN NIPPON NIPPONESE PACIFIC THEATER PACIFIC THEATRE USS SARATOGA YORKTOWN NORTH CAROLINA REPORTER NEWSMAN WAR REPORTER JOURNALIST JOURNALISM HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORYantiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito papel. . unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 0001623

‎ROSE and SALEEM N SABA‎

‎1921 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF EMIGREES TO TORONTO CANADA WHO RETURN OF THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED COUNTRY OF SYRIA‎

‎TORONTO ONTARIO CANADA ZAHLAH SYRIA LEBANON. Very Good. 1921. On offer is an interesting and unique 1921 manuscript diary handwritten primarily by Rose Saba and sometimes we believe by her husband Saleem N. Saba. The free end paper states their names and 'Now in Zahlah Syria Former Res. Toronto Ont. Canada.' We note that Zahlah is part of Lebanon today. Entries are for the most part in English but there are entries in Arabic which we believe Saleem wrote. Rose writes many interesting entries which range from Saleem's travels throughout to Beirut Damascus and her own doings at home from the mundane such as ironing meals visits and news from home. We also note that they are a Christian family as they frequently go to church. The diary was located in Toronto and we hypothesize that they moved back from Syria at some point. Historians and researchers of early independent Syria and Lebanon will no doubt find this diary an interesting and unique travel relic of the times. Overall VG.; 64mo - up to 3" tall; KEYWORDS: ZAHLÉ ZAHLEH ZAHLAH BEQAA GOVERNORATE BEIRUT DAMASCUS LEBANON SYRIA OTTOMAN EMPIRE SABA ROSE SABE SALEEM SABA ZAHLNI TORONTO TRAVEL ONTARIO CANADA CHRISTIAN LIFE IN THE MIDDLE EAST TRAVEL ARABIC HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 0001484

‎SAVERIO FILIPPONE, USN‎

‎1933 - 1936 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY MIDSHIPMAN AS HE LEARNS THE WAYS OF THE NAVY THE SEA WOMEN AND LOVE AS HE BEGINS A CAREER THAT WILL SEE HIM AS A SUBMARINE COMMANDER IN THREE WARS‎

‎ANNAPOLIS MARYLAND MD USA. Very Good. 1933. On offer is a super charming original 1933 - 1936 manuscript diary handwritten by a young United States Navy midshipman. Only 20 years old at the beginning of his writings in this 5 year book the author Saverio Filippone born May 23rd 1913; died 2005 Class of 1937 will go on to serve his country with distinction as a submarine commander in World War II and then remarkably again serve in both Korea ad Vietnam. The diary will be of particular interest to collectors and historians of naval life and education and the men and women attracted to life serving in the Navy will find an interesting and unusual narrative here in many ways. The diary is sporadically used in 1933 very much so in 1934 and 1935 and then less so in 1936 and is comprised of mostly personal entries typical of a young man such as parties girls travelling and of course the many entries that have to do with his cruises and academy related activities and education making for a fascinating look at what life was like as a midshipmen in the 30's at the naval academy especially as we know that this young man becomes a commander of distinction in serving his country. Readers may also be surprised at the level of intimacy Saverio shares with his diary especially regarding some of the women he has relationships with; he is unusually candid and revealing of his emotions for many men. Intriguingly the gift inscription states: "Saverio Filippone from the only one xmas '33". The book has a vinyl front cover with a Victorian illustration the book lacks the locking clasp part but is otherwise VG. BIO NOTES: Events related to this officer: Submarine USS Tarpon 175 19 Jun 1944 USS Tarpon Lt.Cdr. S. Filippone leaves base for her 11th war patrol. She was ordered to perform lifeguard duty in the Truk area. 8 Aug 1944 USS Tarpon Lt.Cdr. S. Filippone ended her 11th war patrol when she returns to base. 31 Aug 1944 USS Tarpon Lt.Cdr. S. Filippone leaves base for her 12th and final war patrol. Once again she was assigned to lifeguard duty in the Truk area. 14 Oct 1944 USS Tarpon Lt.Cdr. S. Filippone ended her 12th and final war patrol at Pearl Harbor. Tarpon was now assigned to training duties on the U.S. east coast. He also served in Korea and Vietnam.; Manuscript; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF SAVERIO FILIPPONE WWII WORLD WAR II WW2 SUBMARINES SUBMARINER UBOATS NAVY NAVAL TRAINING MIDSHIPMEN MIDDIES USN UNITED STATES NAVY MARINE NAUTICAL NAVAL ACADEMY GENDER STUDIES MEN'S STUDIES ANNAPOLIS MARYLAND AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 0002022

‎McGovern, John Salesman's sample book‎

‎Fireside University for Home Circle Study and Entertainment‎

‎Chicago: Union Publishing House 1898. First edition. Very Good. 8vo The edge of the leather is somewhat serrated with two cushioned pads beneath it. <br/><br/>An unused Salesman's Sample Book. The inside rear cover has a sample of the deluxe binding for this work. "Alligator Grained Leather Cushioned Lids with gilt edges 3.75 ". Photogravures. Union Publishing House hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 002923 McGovern

‎[compiled by] ROY E RAMSEIER‎

‎1959 MASSIVE ARCHIVE OF CONSTRUCTION REPORTS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANS ETC. RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF RECREATION AREAS AROUND LAKE BERRYESSA COLLECTED AND COMPILED BY ITS HEAD ENGINEER‎

‎LAKE BERRYESSA NAPA COUNTY CALIFORNIA CA. Very Good. 1959. On offer is a large archive of Civil Engineering information on the development of Lake Berryessa Recreation Area. In 1953 funds were appropriated by congress for the construction of the Solano project including construction of Monticello Dam on Putah Creek. It was completed in 1957 and lake Berryessa was created. This offer is for an incredible piece of Lake Berryessa and Napa County California history. In this archive is a treasure trove of information from one of the Civil Engineers who may have worked on or put it together. This man is most probably the one to whom almost all the letters are written to one man engineer Roy E. Ramseier. The very first letter in the archive is from “Ellis & Clemons Inc. General Contractors” and is written to Mr. Ramseier stating that “If bids are being accepted on the underground work for Berryessa Park Subdivision at Lake Berryessa Napa County we would welcome information on obtaining plans and specifications and bid data on the same.” Ramseier was most probably the project lead engineer and is personally responsible for putting this archive together. He seems to have at that time been soliciting different reports financial statements development reports and more for the construction of Lake Berryessa recreation. There is a tremendous amount of paper drawings reports manuscript notes financial information bulletins letters and more that make up the 4 pounds and 13 ounces of paper included. The pages are loose with no ring binder. Some of the company's letters includes Ellis & Clemons Inc.Basalt Rock Co. Inc. three 1959 letter from Heid & Heid signed by Robert Heid Fairbanks Morse & Co. Napa Department of Public Health A. R. Van Woerkom The Permutit Company New York Wallace & Tiernan Incorporated and Argonaut Constructors. There is information on Berryessa Water Company cost of development and installation balance sheet copy of work done to Mr. Jack Streblow President of Berryessa Land Company Rules and Regulations of Berryessa Waste Disposal Company. This archive is tremendously comprehensive. The end of the folder has booklets bulletins from Chicago Pump Company Barminutor Permutit Gravity Filters Permutit Boiler Feedwater Treatment Permutit Precipitator Super clean air filter system swing diffusers and other booklet as seen in the photos. What is incredible about this archive as well is how well all of the material is preserved. Almost all of the pages are in G to VG condition. The handwriting and typing is legible throughout each and every page. There are the occasional pages that have some ink fading or a bit of discoloration but for the overwhelming amount of material here it’s been preserved tremendously. background: Lake Berryessa is the largest lake in Napa County California. This reservoir in the Vaca Mountains is formed by the Monticello Dam which provides water and hydroelectricity to the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. The lake is over 20000 acres 80 km² when full. It is approximately 15.5 miles 25 km long but only 3 miles 5 km wide. It has approximately 165 miles 265 km of shoreline. OVERALL: VG; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF LAKE BERRYESSA MONTICELLO DAM PUTAH CREEK NAPA COUNTY CALIFORNIA 20TH CENTURY CIVIL ENGINEERING ROY E. RAMSEIER CALIFORNIA CONTRACTORS DEVELOPMENT OF RECREATION AREAS PUBLIC AMENITIES BERRYESSA PARK SUBDIVISION POST WORLD WAR II PUBLIC WORKS AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D’ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 0009179

‎Thompson, J D A‎

‎Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles: Ashmolean Museum Oxford: Anglo-Saxon Pennies‎

‎Oxford University Press and Spink & Son Limited London 1967. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Excellent copy clean and tight. Bright blue gilt stamped cloth xxiv 92 pp. 42 plates with facing page commentary; Index of Mints Index of Personal Names Sale Catalogues Bibliography Archives Notes on Arrangement. Lightly bumped at spine end otherwise excellent. In a moderately soiled dust jacket that is bumped at head of spine top corners and back top edge. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 8 oz. Category: Coins Money; Books; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 004278. . Oxford University Press and Spink & Son Limited hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 004278

‎Miss O J TOWNSEND‎

‎1892 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY DETAILING LATE 19TH CENTURY LIFE IN ROCHESTER NEW YORK‎

‎ROCHESTER NEW YORK NY. Very Good. 1892. On offer is fully written very detailed handwritten diary of a young woman in Rochester New York. The young woman details all aspects of her life with Father Becca Frank and the rest of her large family. She notes the weather daily doings social events and many many names of those in her life circle and those she comes in contact with. Super picture of the times and genealogical treasure for the Rochester New York area. The cover has some chips and such but overall G.; Manuscript; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; GENDER STUDIES WOMEN'S STUDIES HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA ARCHIVE NEW YORK DIARY DIARIES ECONOMICS NEW YORK ROCHESTER WESTERN NEW YORK ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT . unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 000739