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BLUNDEN, Edmund
Keats's Publisher. A Memoir of John Taylor 1781-1864.
London: Jonathan Cape 1936. "Duplicate Proof for Retention". Soft cover. Very Good. Pale blue-green wrappers 19.7 cm x 14.1 cm pp. 245. Front cover states: "Duplicate Proof for Retention / Does not contain Proof Reader's marks" This proof was bound without the contents leaf the list of illustrations the illustrations the printed dedication and the index that were used in the published version of this book. The preface shows textual differences to the published book. Tiny chip at base of spine else very good. Uncommon; likely only a handful of copies were printed. <br/> <br/> London: Jonathan Cape, (1936). "Duplicate Proof for Retention". paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 07569
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UPDIKE, Daniel Berkeley
In The Day's Work
Cambridge: Harvard University Press 1924. First Limited edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo 69 pages marbled cloth frayed a bit at head of spine unopened. Ex libris printer John Frank Connor of R. H. Connor & Co. Buffalo NY and with a business card. <br/><br/>Copy no. 86 of only 260 copies thus. Three essays by this master printer with facsimiles Harvard University Press hardcover
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EDWARD SEHON (19) AND RICHARD HOMER MEAD (2)
1860s - 1870s CORRESPONDENCE ARCHIVE LOT OF TWENTY-ONE 21 MANUSCRIPT HANDWRITTEN LETTERS SENT TO NOTED CIVIL WAR VETERAN HENRY H. HANNAN BY TWO OTHER NOTED VETERANS
MANSON WEST VIRGINIA SWANN CREEK OHIO WV OH 1863. Superb archive of 21 handwritten manuscript letters with great historical content. Nineteen 19 letters 2 exceptions of the 21 are dated circa 1860s and many during the civil war years. All of the letters have the month and day they were written but only nine of them have the year. Of those nine there is July 15th 1861 Oct. 14th & Nov. 5th 1862 March 7th 1863 June 1st 1863 Feb. 10th 1866 April 20 1866 June 9 1866 and Oct. 3rd 1877. All of the other letters are written with headings and the same paper that coincide with the letters that have the dates above so it is easy to assume they are all written around that same time frame. Besides that some of the letters that have no year on them talk of the war confirming the assumption. Next all of the letters are written to H.H. Hannan or Henry H. Hannan of Swann Creek Ohio. All but two are written by Ed Edward Sehon of Manson West Virginia although Mr. Sehon does write sometimes while at school at the Pennsylvania Military Academy in West Chester Pennsylvania. He also writes a few letters while in Cincinnati St. Louis and one while on board the steamer Irvin Watson. Then the last two letters are written from Richard Homer Mead who was a Texas Land Locator. All of these men have prominent life histories: HENRY HANNAN: Born in 1843 lived in Swann Creek Ohio and married Sarah Jane Arbuckle in 1868. Mr. Hannan was a land agent and a simple google search provides numerous web sites that had documents maps and manuscripts with Henrys Land Agent Stamp on them. EDMUND SEHON: Edwards great grandfather was Charles Lewis who was killed at the battle of Point Pleasant in 1774 a battle described in the pages of West Virginia history as one of the most decisive conflicts of the American Frontier. Mr. Sehon took up the study of law and began his practice soon after the close of the civil war. In 1868 he was elected states attorney of Greenbrier and Mercer counties but in 1870 he returned to his native county of Mason. In 1875 he was elected a member of the Legislature and ended up mayor of Huntington. DR. RICHARD HOMER MEAD: Born in Huntsville in 1847 and at 16 enlisted in Company K 8th Iowa Cavalry at Camp Roberts Davenport Iowa. From there went to Nashville Tenn. and shortly after that went on duty in the mountains during the winter of 1863 - 64. His Civil War record is quite lengthy. He became a prisoner during McCooks raid and several men in his company died at Andersonville prison he escaped. An original newspaper article states: August 16 1878 Dr. R. Homer Mead leaves St. Louis the 9th in charge of a large surveying party for the Pan handle of Texas by way of Fort Dodge Kansas. The letters themselves are so very interesting and really give you a good idea of what life was like for these young men during the civil war. Edmund really has a hard attitude towards the war the draft but has a very colorful way of writing about women his great desire to head to California and his steamboat rides on the Mississippi. Here are some snippets: "Well then the next time you write I want you to tell me whether you have ever succeeded in doing what we tried so hard to do in Mason you know what I mean. If you have you must tell me if it come up to your expectations. Give me your experiences and then I will give you mine. The country is indeed in a bad situation and God only knows when we will see things in a better state. Persons who have nothing cannot make anything and those who have property are in danger of loosing it. Albert McCown is a captain in the 13th Va. Regiment. Well Hen how do you make it with the girls now or do you think any thing about them in these war times There is scarcely a girl in Mason City worth going to see. Please direct your next letter to Pomeroy as this office is about to go in to other hands. I received your long and welcome letter yesterday and God knows it is one of the most pleasant things imaginable in these times when one knows not whom to trust. You speak truly of the distress of our country we may exclaim earnestly as did one before us Oh Heaven my bleeding Country save is there no hand on high. If a nation was ever so corrupt as to merit annihilation the present one does. Ask the general of our armies as he makes stepping stones of thousands of dead bodies lavishing each step with millions of government money. What is he fighting for Without a pause he will answer Power!.I complemented a fellow the other day by calling him a damned liar and he immediately returned it by knocking me down which gave me a black eye. Well how are you on the conscripted Suppose we fellows will stand as good a chance of being conscripted as any one else. Well I aint going to pay $300 at the same time. Hate the idea of going into our army. Excuse this scrawling ill written letter Henry as this boat shakes so I can hardly hold my pen. Spire Patrick has come back; he was in prison at Point Lookout and took the oath to keep from dying there. Eddie Cox died in prison there and Henry Patrick died down South some where. Poor Spire I dont blame him for getting of with his life. He tells a hard story of the times he has seen. The country is full of returned soldiers from the South. Oh Henry what a change in three years. About 8 weeks we will all go home unless the Cholera sends us off sooner for it is said to be in N.Y. city now. God grant that it may deal lightly with this country who has so lately felt the bereaving hand of war. We had a fine excursion on the Delaware river last week chartered a steamboat and went down to Ft. Delaware which is just at the junction of the river into Delaware. Boy it was a considerable sight to me as I had never been in a large fort before. I wish you were here for a short time especially to see some of these pretty Yankee girls. I have started to school at this military institute. I sold out at Point Pleasant soon after seeing you was summoned to attend Federal Court at Wheeling. West Chester is 27 miles from Philadelphia a very pretty little town of about 5000 inhabitants he goes on with describing the routine of the institute. Nothing would give me greater pleasure then to be with you however if we cant be boys together fortune and destiny may make us men together. I am very much inclined to go to California in the spring he mentions going to California a lot in many of the letters Well I have been on a steamboat all winter froze up in the Mississippi. I spent both Christmas and New Years in St. Louis and I never had a bigger time in my life than on the latter occasion. The whole crew went out and got stone blind. We laid in bound at St. Louis for one whole month then started for Cincinnati but run into a gorge of ice first 20 miles above Cairo on the Mississippi River and laid there over a month. I do think it was the most God forsaken land I ever saw in my life. There were 14 steamboats all laying up together and we did the best we could to amuse ourselves _______in the day time and danced all night." And much more. The two letters that are from Mead are all about surveying. One of them has a letter head that says "Office of R. Homer Mead. Texas Land Locator and dealer in all descriptions of Texas Land Warrants and Patented Lands Opposite Read House". This one is dated 1877. Hes writing to Hannan telling him about the survey that was done on a piece of land that has a fine stream and that it is bound to be used for a county seat. The other letter is not dated but Im sure its around the same time and in part says: "I am just in from near Fort Concho where my party is at work. I came by and retraced these lines and took another look at the land it is splendid. I could not do better for you and there are near settlements and more valuable. I have had them covered with warrants." There are no covers but the letters themselves are in great shape and full of historical information. They all range from 1 to 2 pages in length. VG. Very Good. Manuscript. unknown
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MAUNDRELL, Henry
A Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem at Easter A.D. 1697
London: A. Peisley. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1740. Sixth Edition. Full-Leather. Printed 1740. Unusually Fine copy in Full Handsome Original Mottled Calf and Raised Bands minor chipping and split to rear upper spine. The Book: MAUNDRELL Henry A Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem at Easter A.D. 1697. The Sixth Edition. The which is now added an Account of the Author's Journey to the Banks of the Euphrates at Beer and to the Country of Mesopotamia. Printed at the Theatre Oxford 1740. 6th and FINEST EDITION 8vo. Engraved vignette on title 14 engraved plates of which 8 are folding FINE MOTTLED ENGLISH CALF VERY FINE COPY THE MOST FAMOUS OF PALESTINE TRAVELOGUES. Henry Maundrell was the Levant Company's chaplain of Aleppo from 1696 to 1701. This work contains the first description of Balbec by an Englishman. Blackmer 1095. Cox i p.119. Tobler 116d17. Travelogues written by Europeans visiting Palestine after that period point to a shift in Europe's relationship to the region. Where medieval pilgrims had often wept or gone into trances upon their arrival in Jerusalem modern European visitors observed with curiosity what was before their eyes. They were traveling for pleasure and for cultural experiences; tourism was gradually replacing pilgrimage as a motive for visiting Palestine. By the end of the seventeenth century quite a few European tourists had already been to Jerusalem. The most famous among them was Henry Maundrell the author of the book A Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem in 1697. The book would prove to be one of the most popular books about the East for centuries to come. By 1749 seven editions in different European languages had appeared and sections of the book continued to appear in collections of travel writings published both in the eighteenth and the nineteenth centuries.2 The lure of printed books in Europe and its American colonies might partially account for the initial popularity of A Journey but it can not explain why the book remained popular for the more than two centuries after its original appearance. The latter could be explained by the fact that the book is the narrative of a tourist rather than that of a pilgrim unlike the many other Palestine travel narratives that appeared before it. ; English Language; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Jewish Studies Bible Biblica Travel Israel PalestineKabbalah Judaica Jewish Studies Hebrew Talmud Rashi . A. Peisley hardcover
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GEORGE DRESSER SMITH
1900 AND 1913 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT EUROPEAN TRAVEL DIARY AND BOSTON AREA RELIGIOUS STUDIES WITH REVEREND BROADHEAD TALBOT AND ADDISON
S.S. OCEANIC CHICAGO ILLINOIS BOSTON MASS. Very Good. 1900. Leather. On offer are two handwritten manuscript diaries written by George Dresser Smith of Chicago Illinois. In the first diary a lovely journal style leather notebook George identifies himself on the fep. We believe he is a young man perhaps mid teens traveling with his family from New York City on August 18th 1900 on the steamer Oceanic. George details a very comprehensive 'classic' European tour for two full months but the writing ends abruptly on October 18th 1900 the date being handwritten but nothing else on this day and the rest of the book is blank. The second diary is a cheap notebook style paper cover journal. Unnamed and undated the handwriting is most certainly the same yet more mature. George at this point in his life is working/mentoring/studying with Dr. Addison Dr. Talbot and Dr. Broadhead in and around Boston but they seem to make many trips back and forth to New York. It appears that the doctors are Reverends and from Sunday April 6th through Wednesday May 21st George works lives and studies among them. Research suggests this journal may be penned in 1913 having the correct correlation of day to date. Further research may bear more precise information. Here is a snippet: "Pleasant and warm day. Went down to boat to go to island of Marcolm where the inhabitants had made no progress for 200 years. They wore bright colors and wooden shoes. All home made and lived in small houses with no chimneys." "When we arrived we took a carriage and went to the church of St Ursula where we saw the bones and sculls of the 7000 vergins who went to Rome and were killed on their way back besides some beautiful glass windows
" VG.; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF RELIGION CHRISTIANITY CHRISTIAN STUDIES AMERICANA Personal Memoir Travel Handwritten hand written autograph autographs signed letters document documents manuscript manuscripts writers writer author holograph personal Americana Chicago Steamship Europe Religion Catholic Catholocism 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 . hardcover
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UNIDENTIFIED
1944 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT WORLD WAR II HOMEFRONT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY AN EXPRESSIVE WILKES-BARRE PENNSYLVANIA WOMAN
Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania PA. Very Good. 1944. On offer is a super original World War II 'Home front' manuscript diary handwritten by a young unidentified Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania woman in 1944. This is a very full page-a-day 8 x 5 inch book which allows this very expressive woman paint a true picture of WWII era Americana from the entries regarding her work family and friends her Red Cross service school courses soldiers overseas to the touching heart warming final entry being an very early morning surprise knock at the door being Jimmy on furlough and a surprise to celebrate on New Year's Eve Day. Large though the book is she still needs more space and inserts pieces of paper within the days she has more to write. Overall VG.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; WORLD WAR TWO WWII WW2 PENNSYLVANIA HOMEFRONT WOMENS STUDIES GENDER STUDIES WORLD WAR II 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 AMERICANA 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
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MERRY, L C
1877 ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN DIARY AND LEDGER AUTHORED BY L. C. MERRY A DAIRY FARMER FROM FRENCH CREEK A SMALL TOWN IN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY OFFERING INSIGHT INTO DAILY LIFE ON HIS FARM AND INTO THE LIFE OF LOCAL COMMUNITY
FRENCH CREEK N.Y. Very Good. 1877. On offer is a super original diary handwritten by a young farmer from French Creek a small town in the state of New York on the border with Pennsylvania. Based on the information found in the diary and in "The Historical Journal of More Family" it is most probable that the diary was written by Lucius Carleton Merry 1846 -1909 who arrived in French Creek in 1850s when his father purchased a large dairy farm there. The diary covers the full year of 1877 an entry made for each day. As most farmers' diaries it contains weather records and lists farming operations including plowing wood cutting sugar tapping apple picking etc. Cheese making was a seasonal activity on May 2nd he wrote: "Make the first cheese today" They were selling cheese and butter in Corry New York or North East not always successfully. At the start of the year Merry wrote down account balance for 1876: "Have been to Corry today settled up the balance of the cheese account and sent 60$ to Jamestown making 542$ in all this year". In addition to regular farm operations county residents were required to do road work each year: "Work on the road have 181/2 days to work this year. One of the often operations in winter was wood cutting and drawing which was not always safe. Merry reports three accidents during the year when people were killed: "Hut Richardson was hurt today so that he died. He was drawing logs and was hit on the head by the binder. Charley Kennedy and I sat up with the corpse." In spite of hard labour and financial problems - several entries are about his father looking for money to buy cows - his diary makes an impression of a very positive sociable person and conveys strong sense of community. He mentions a lot of people neighbours and relatives attending church meetings parties. On April 18th a rare occasion when they had no visitors and did not go out he writes: "Have been at home all day it has been the most lonesome day that I have had in a long time". Church is an important part of his life that he often mentions in the diary: "Go to church and Sunday school have a sermon for the benefit of Freedmen. I think it was the blackest that I ever heard" probably meaning a sermon written by Alexander G. Cummins in 1865. At the end of the diary there is a ledger detailing monthly expenses and income. The diary contains many names of French Creek residents and of residents of nearby towns and mentions many local events including elections: "This afternoon have been to caucus had lots of fun. Pa goes to Corry tonight to get one set of tickets printed.The Republican ticket was all elected". The book has a brown leather cover with flap closure. Name and location written with a pencil on the endpaper. The book is titled "Exelsior Diary 1877". Condition: Very good. Pencil is slightly faded at some places but the text is clear. The cover is reasonably worn.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF RURAL LIFE ECONOMY AGRICULTURE DAIRY FARMING CHEESE PRODUCTION FARMS FARMING FARMERS STATE OF NEW YORK FRENCH CREEK SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN HISTORY 1870S SOCIAL LIFE SERMONS AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL AMERICANA 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 . hardcover
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UNIDENTIFIED
1938 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT TRAVEL DIARY - SIX ALPHA DELTA PHI BROTHERS ON THE ROAD TO NEW YORK AND THEN OFF TO PRE-WAR EUROPE
Toronto Ontario Canada New York Europe. Very Good. 1938. On offer is a super "Compositions" notebook style travel journal handwritten by one of six young we estimate very early twenties Canadian men traveling from Toronto Canada by car to New York and then on to England by ship and finally the rest of Europe. All of the fellows are identified save for the author; Bob and Hugh MacMillan Art Boddingtion John MacFarlane and Don Nulands. Though not every day is filled in they misplaced the book for a couple of early weeks the writer amongst them commences writing when they leave Toronto on May 23 1938 and continues to write until they arrive back in September the same year. Our writer seems to be a fine young man with a droll sense of humor keen eye for details and is able to detail his trip with clarity while making for a great read. We learn that they are Alpha Delta Phi fraternity brothers sail across on the 'Paris' a boring ship even for those in First Class like these boys met a pleasant Nazi in Dresden and for the most part they make a very 'touristy' and detailed tour and use their Alpha Delta relationships to a large degree. Many times they tour with professors and doctors while covering it seems every inch of England Germany and much of Holland . Given the year one may wonder if this young man had to return to Europe as a soldier just a year or so later. Fascinating look at a tourist group immediately prior to the War. This book is in very good shape.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Travel Trip Vacation 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 AMERICANA CANADA CANADIAN NEW YORK LONDON EUROPE AUTOMOBILE ROAD TRIP CAR TRIP INTERNATIONAL MacMillan Boddingtion MacFarlane Nulands WWII WORLD WAR TWO NAZI FRATERNITIES ALPHA DELTA PHI 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 . unknown
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JOHN STAUFFER
1841 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT CYPHERING AND COMPLEX MATHEMATICS BOOK HANDWRITTEN BY A SUPERBLY NEAT AND TIDY ARITHMETIC STUDENT
Pennsylvania 1841. On offer is a super calligraphic original mathematics and ciphering book handwritten by John Stauffer. Complex equations mathematical problems mostly of a practical nature are throughout this book which is perhaps the neatest most organized and well laid out ciphering book we have seen. The 48 page 1841 school book is save for the cover with it's predictable rubbing and some splitting is in super shape. While the location of the student is unknown the cover states the book was published and sold by a Bethania Pennsylvania publisher named Rueben Chambers. Overall VG. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Manuscript. unknown
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UNKNOWN
1999 DIARY OF A YOUNG GOD-LOVING AMERICAN MISSIONARY IN ROMANIA PREACHING THE GOSPEL AROUND THE COUNTRY AND DETAILING THE FOOD CULTURE AND MANY ECCENTRICITIES OF THE ROMANIAN PEOPLE
BUCHAREST ROMANIA. Very Good. 1999. On offer is a recent diary written in 1999 of an American missionarys trip to preach in Romania. The author is a Baptist from North Carolina and speaks Romanian fluently. The diary is written almost completely in English. It begins in November 17 1999: Be ready. Some of this will be written in Romanian.My plane ride to Bucharest was a good one. When I arrived in Buc. at OJP. I had to wait 4 hours for my luggage. Ghita said someone would me me at OJP and take me to the train station. That was not the case. Eventually I made it to the station and waited 4 hours for my train most of which I spent outside in a large covered area. It was very cold - about -5° or 30°F and I was prepared for 22°C or 70°F per Ghitas instructions. My train ride was overnight in a sleeper car. It was the bumpiest ride of my life. In Romania he soon begins travelling through the country preaching. Last night we preached in a church in Varadia which is a village with a creek that is used as a road. The church as freezing b/c the deacon lit the fire 2 hours late. What an experience! For supper we had sausage and head cheese made from a fresh killed hog. This morning we preached in Carbonari.Tonight we will be at Stiepari to preach at a church w/ about 115 people. Tomorrow I will visit the high school and then be back in Timioara on Monday night. In addition to writing about preaching to the Romanian people the author writes often of the food he eats and the kindness customs and eccentricities of the Romanian people. He stays often with a woman named Maria who is the sister-in-law of a friend back home: I am not sure that Maria is a Christian. This makes things tough to deal with at times. The other night I wanted to sue the phone which I said I had a phone card and she began telling me that I was supposed to give her money for staying there electricity food etc. Well this is right for me to give her money but not for her to demand it.I would rather her give her house for and expect nothing. This way the money I give is a gift - a thank you for allowing me to stay in the home.Do for others expecting nothing in Return. When you get something act as if it was not expected - Do things from the heart not out of personal gain. He also writes of the upcoming millennium and that it will be interesting to see what Y2K brings. Y2K experts have listed Romania as one of the countries they think will suffer the most. He also watches a game between an American team Crossfire a sports ministream team based in Asheville NC and a team from Timioara. I was able to sit w/ two Mormon friends I met one in Bucharest. I have been praying for the HS to work on his heart and show him the light. This is a good time for that - he has heard Crossfire present the gospel 2x and he is homesick. He also quotes some bible verses at length and does some time interpreting what he believes they mean. Most days he spends preaching at churches or joining Romanian Christian youth groups for bible study. On one of his last days in Romania he gets into a conflict with some locals who scam him out of some money: The conductor of my car said I needed to pay for the extra luggage. I refused b/c I already bought 2 tickets which makes my cabin 1st class by myself. He wasnt going to let me on but than he did BTW: all this time I am praying. Then the smecher con-man said I need to either purchase an extra baggage billet or buy him or his friends 3 of them a beer. I didnt buy them but gave the money so I wouldn't have any trouble. This is a part of Romania I despise. He spends the last few pages reflecting on his trip in Romania and quoting and interpreting the bible. This young man really pours his heart out for his love of God and the importance of his religious message. The book is a total of 108 handwritten pages out of a 160-page or so book. The diary is written in a Sainsbury Reporters Notebook. The pages turn from top to bottom not left to right. The size is roughly 8 x 5 inches. The pages are in good condition and all still attached to the ring binding. No wear or tear or discoloration. One or two pages are folded up and can be easily unfolded. The handwriting is clean and legible throughout in blue and black ink. OVERALL: VG; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF MISSIONARY WORK CHRISTIANITY IN ROMANIA CHRISTIAN OUTREACH BUCHAREST CULTURE OF ROMANIA FOOD OF ROMANIAN BAPTIST AMERICAN MISSIONARY WORK CHRISTIANITY RELIGIOUS YOUTH GROUPS CROSSFIRE YOUTH MINISTRIES ASHEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA Y2K END OF THE 20TH CENTURY 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 DANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown
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Flavius Joseph
Histoire de la Guerre des Juifs Contre les Romains response a Appion Martyre des Machabe'es par Flavius Joseph et sa vie ecrite par luy-mesme avec ce que Philon a escrit de son Ambassade vers l'Empereur Caïus Caligula
Paris: chez Pierre Le Petit. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1668. Full-Leather. THE FIRST MODERN EDITION OF JOSEPHUS translated from the original Greek. Printed in 1668. Royal Folio with fine engraved Maps. Calf and Gilt binding. NO COPIES IN THE AMERICAN AUCTION RECORDS FOR THE GRAND FOLIO EDITION. The last copy listed is 1990 that small 8vo 1701 edition realized $475The Book: Flavius Joseph; Histoire des Juifs et Histoire de la guerre des Juifs contre les Romains response a Appion Martyre des Machabe'es par Flavius Joseph et sa vie ecrite par luy-mesme avec ce que Philon a escrit de son Ambassade vers l'Empereur Caïus Caligula. Paris chez Pierre Le Petit 1668. 520 pages index Traduit du Grec par Arnauld D'Andilly. Belle édition enrichie de deux cartes gravées dont une dépliante d'en-têtes et de lettrines gravées. One volume in Grand Folio in a handsome binding of full leather and gilt and raised bands light cropping to title with no loss FINE ENGRAVED MAPS and overall a splendid and attractive copy. The French translation of Josephus made by M. Arnauld d'Andilly was the first modern version of the works made from the original Greek text. This "Nouvelle Edition" includes large fold-out maps. ; French; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Jewish Studies Bible Biblical Travel Israel PalestineKabbalah Judaica Jewish Studies Hebrew Talmud Rashi . chez Pierre Le Petit hardcover
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COLONEL ANDREW C COWLES et al
1860s - 1900s LARGE ARCHIVE OF HANDWRITTEN LETTERS TO AND FROM THE NOTED NORTH CAROLINA CONGRESSMAN SENATOR AND HERO OF THE CONFEDERATE ARMY AND HIS FAMILY
HAMPTONVILLE NORTH CAROLINA NC. Very Good. 1860. On offer is a wonderful original archive of 40 handwritten letters and 8 items of ephemera including a poem receipt report card etc. some from many to Confederate Colonel Andrew C. Cowles of North Carolina and his family. Cowles b1833 - d.1881 was from Hamptonville North Carolina. He was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1860-64 and a State Senator from 1865-66 and 1870-74. During the Civil War Cowles commanded the 18th Brigade of the 75th Regiment of North Carolina Militia at Hamptonville. He was given orders to purchase "rifles & double barrel shotguns" for the "detail militia" and to round up any deserters in his area. As a businessman Cowles ran a successful whiskey distillery. In addition to the nine 9 letters written by Andrew Cowles there are a number written to and from his wife Margaret "Maggie" Cowles nee Reynolds. Other names appearing in the letters include: Alice M. Tate Mary Martin Hugh Reynolds A. R. Simonton and James L. Mills. Most letters still have their original envelopes and stamps and date from the 1860's to the early 1900's with the majority dating from 1860 to 1880's. Various locales mentioned include: Statesville Asheville Charlotte Hamptonville Dellaplane Andrew's Mill Wilksboro Delphos Kansas and Philadelphia. The letters contain intimate personal content and social commentary including: loss of children college death illness butchering hogs Quaker church wagon problems and making wagon wheels poor roads the railroad repairing a still crime etc. Most of the items are in good condition but one letter by Andrew has split some others have small tears or breaks and a couple are slightly chewed in margin some toning minor staining darkness of ink some pencil varies. Very nice archive.; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF CIVIL WAR NORTH CAROLINA PROMINENT HAMPTONVILLE CAROLINIANS NORTH AGAINST THE SOUTH CONFEDERATE ARMY CONFEDERACY REBELS WAR BETWEEN THE STATES BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER TARHEELS CSA COWLES AMERICANA HAMPTONVILLE ASHEVILLE 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 AMERICANA Als 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
Riferimento per il libraio : 00MV264
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EM MARTIN E M
1911 SENSATIONAL SIGNIFICANT ORIGINAL TYPED MANUSCRIPT LOG BOOK DETAILING THE CALIFORNIA CONDUCTOR'S EXCURSION: A SUPERB UNIQUE PIECE OF AMERICAN RAILROADIANA BY AND FOR ULTIMATE TRAIN TRAVEL ENTHUSIASTS
NEW ORLEANS WASHINGTON DC NEW YORK USA. Very Good. 1911. On offer is a rare and absolutely outstanding train log detailing a nearly 10000 mile journey around the United States. The log book measures 11 inches by 8 inches and contains 60 typewritten pages. The heavy paper cover has a small tear but otherwise the journal is in excellent condition. E.M. Martin is the author of the California Conductor's Excursion or A Trip of 9800 Miles. The journal was written immediately following this 1911 odyssey. In 1911 between May 2nd and June 6th 110 railroad conductors from California boarded a California Conductors Special and embarked on an epic journey around the United States. The conductors were travelling with their wives and were members of El Capitan division No 115 of the Order of Railway Conductors ORC a labour union representing train conductors in the United States their destination was ORC National Convention held in Jacksonville in May 1911. In that month they would pass through 27 states and 2 foreign countries covering some 9800 miles. The Special consisted of an Observation Car a Dining Car 4 Sleeping Cars and 1 Baggage Car. Altogether they would travel on tracks owned by 17 different railroad companies. Some of the entries are quite terse: "Los Angeles May 6 Arrived here 7:30 A.M. and made a 25 min stop. Seven of us took an automobile ride through the principal parts of the city." Other entries are much more extensive such those for New Orleans Washington D.C. and New York City. "New Orleans May 6 Arrived here 8:30 A.M. . A crowd of us hired a sightseeing auto and saw the principal points of interest. The longest street also the principal street is called Canal St. It is four miles long. The highest part of the city is three feet below the level of the sea. We saw the Post Office building the cornerstone of which Henry Clay laid Liberty Monument and the Old St. Louis Hotel. . Don Pedro Emperor of Brazil was once its guest. Henry Clay was banqueted here on one occasion at a cost of $20000. Ex President McKinley was banqueted here on his first visit to New Orleans while Governor or Ohio. . While the Hotel was used as the State Capital Gen Phil Sheridan during the troublesome period of reconstruction drove out the Legislature in session at the point of the bayonet. ."; "Washington May 11 . we had no time to lose as the reception at the White House was from five to six. From the reception hall we were ushered out upon the lawn in single file in the President's private grounds where we were presented to the President and Mrs. Taft who stood upon the lawn waiting to welcome us. One of the guards served Mrs. Taft and she drank with us. . After luncheon the waiters passed cigars to the men . While being served the President sat upon a lawn seat talking ." He describes in detail the rooms they visited in the White House as well as other places of interest in the city. They spent several days in New York City and toured extensively. Martin has a sharp eye for detail as this example illustrates: ". One of the main parlours is trimmed in dark Spanish Oak with tapestry panels. The ceiling is decorated with beautiful paintings. In the Louis XVI Dining Room the wainscoting and pilasters are of Circassian walnut enclosing panels of golden silk tapestry." His descriptions in many cases conjure up images of old sepia-coloured photographs: "El Paso May 4th. Here in El Paso we saw for the first time a street car water wagon. We saw the big smelter and the old adobe houses where the Mexicans lived. Between two and three thousand 'insurrectos' were camped just across the river. The hillsides sand gulches were lined with their camps which were very poor. Red Mexican blankets were seen all over the hillsides. Some of the men were bathing in the river; others were washing their clothes. They all seemed very poorly clad. .". Thousands of Mexicans flew to El Paso and the United States following the Mexican Revolution in 1910 which started with insurrection of several states in northern Mexico. It started the first large wave of Mexican immigration into the United States. "Detroit May 24th. . Visited Garhartts Glove and Overall Factory. Here we saw them cut fifty-four pair of overalls at one time with an electric cutter. The head cutter gets from $25 to $35 per week. Workers at the machines get $10 a week. They work by the piece. ." The journey finished back in San Francisco at 7:00 A.M. on June 6th. This is a rare and superb look at life communities all around the United States at one moment in time. Historians and geographers will find in it a goldmine of information and observations. Martin is a very good writer and a keen observer. This Journal can serve as an excellent benchmark for any number of comparisons whether historical geographic the Salton Sea for example economic or social. Whether large industrial cities or small communities across the south or up the Atlantic seaboard Martin lets his reader have a window seat on this epic journey around America.; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY TRAVEL RAILROADIANA 1910s PROGRESSIVE ERA; UNITED STATES CALIFORNIA; CALIFORNIA CONDUCTORS EXCURSION 1911; E.M. MARTIN; ORDER OF RAILWAY CONDUCTORS OF AMERICA ORC; EL CAPITAN DIVISION NO. 115 ORDER OF RAILWAY CONDUCTORS NATIONAL ORC CONVENTION IN JACKSONVILLE; LABOUR UNION OF TRAIN CONDUCTORS AMERICAN RAILWAY UNIONs RAIL TRANSPORT IN THE UNITED STATES; RAILROADS OF AMERICA; PRESIDENT WILLIAM TAFT; TRAIN TRIPS; AROUND THE UNITED STATES; CALIFORNIA RAIL TOUR; TRAVEL JOURNAL; AMERICA BY TRAIN IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY CALIFORNIA CONDUCTORS SPECIAL; TRAINS OF THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY MEXICAN REVOLUTION REFUGEES MEXICAN REFUGEES IN EL PASO WHITE HOUSE IN THE EARLY 20th CENTURY AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS DIARY DIARIES JOURNALS PERSONAL HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL 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 . hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 0008136
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MARY ELIZABETH KENDALL
1933 - 1968 ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF SEVEN 7 MANUSCRIPT DIARIES AND EPHEMERA DETAILING THE EVOLUTION OF A VERY YOUNG 'COWBOY CRAZY' MINNESOTA GIRL TO A MIDDLE AGED WOMAN
IRON MINNESOTA MN. Very Good. 1933. On offer is an outstanding archive of seven 7 original manuscript diaries one 1 autograph book 16 vacation photos from 1953 and other ephemera. The diaries were handwritten by Mary Elizabeth Kendall b. March 5th 1919 Iron Minnesota. Researchers and collectors of the area or of women's of gender studies of the era will find an interesting grouping with dates taking the reader from watching Mary evolve from a cowboy crazy kid to a University of Minnesota graduate to a middle aged family woman librarian hospital volunteer and basic salt of the earth American woman. From the outset we find she is such a charming and engaging young lady who details what life was like for a teen-age girl during the Great Depression. She loved her movies and movie actors and bought all the latest star magazines she loved reading westerns and considered herself somewhat of a cowgirl and listened to "Uncle Sam's Forest Rangers" radio show along with Hopalong Cassidy and Buck Rogers; she calls herself "Cowboy crazy." She belonged to the "Lone Wolf Tribe" and was always receiving different things in the mail from them. She owned a "Cutex Miniature Manicure Set" and an "Orphan Annie Shake-up mug" and couldn't wait until the new Sears Roebuck catalogue came out. She also collected cereal box tops grew "Depression Flowers" and entered all the latest contests. During her college years she receives a bachelor degree in science at the University of Minnesota. Most of the ephemeral items are from her college years. Here are snippets: 1933 "January 7th Went to town with mother this morning. Bought a notebook for pictures of movie stars. The "men of the family" sawed wood. Went to a movie called "The All American." It was neat. Richard Arlen was the hero and Gloria Stuart was the heroine." "February 19th Got 16 in the General Science test! The passing score was about 20!! There is one question in the test that we didn't mark yet so 16 isn't my real score. Took my makeup algebra test after school. Entered a contest by sending a limerick. Hope I win. Fed my goldfish." "March 5th Today is my birthday and I'm fourteen years old!!!!!!! Yesterday mother gave me a dollar for a present. I'm going to subscribe to a magazine. These are pretty hard times now. Yesterday the Virginia banks closed." "March 11th Went to town with mother and Boots. Went to the movie "Sherlock Holmes". It was great. It showed the time when Holmes killed professor Moriarty. Clive Brooke played the title role. I'm fixing over a silk dress that one of my aunts sent. All I do is raise the belt. Listened to the KMOX County Fair. I like Wyoming Jack best." "April 13th Easter vacation began today. Mother and Boots sold 40 chickens at the market I guess today. Mother and John played cribbage and bridge against Books and me tonight. Death Valley Days was extra good today. About Red Carson the outlaw and the widow's mortgage. Fed my goldfish." "April 17th Helped wing band chicks this afternoon. Cleaned out my room a little. Fed my goldfish. Received my Lone Wolf Tribe bracelet. It certainly isn't as nice as I thought it would be. It turns my arm sort of green like the 10 cent store rings." "May 27th Went to town with mother and Mrs. Johnson and her baby Mary Ann who is sick. Went into the bank vault for the first time with mother. It seemed so simple. I don't see how the vault can be so safe. Went to "The Kid from Spain" starring Eddie Cantor. Pretty good. Fed my goldfish." "June 16th Went up town with mother. Filled in some more entries for the hog naming contest. Bought the first ice cream cone I've had this year. Received my Buck Rogers book. It's great. Heard the last Buck Rogers program on the radio. Wish it wasn't the last. Fed my fish." "July 4th Someone stole 6 or 7 of our chickens last night or this morning. We think we know who did it. Went to the fourth of July picnic for the Farmer's Club. Had four ice cream cones and some fun. Fed my fish. Didn't light my fire crackers." "August 3rd Quite cool. Went on the 4-H Club tour today. We went to most of the houses for dinner. I was in Johnson's car. For lunch we had ice cream cake lemonade and sandwiches. Don bought a tube of toothpaste for me. I'm going to use it for that contest. I'm going to send in the picture of Charles J." "August 11th & 12th Cool. Got my Orphan Annie Shake-up Mug. Made a glass of Ovaltine in it. Boots and I played cribbage tonight. Heard President Hoover's speech of acceptance. The audience yelled like Indians. There are some people who net fish during the night in our lake. Boots and Don are trying to find out who they are
.Received letter from Ethyl Stanning. She's only thirteen years old but she goes out with boys and stays till 5 in the morning! Read some in "Arizona Ames." Went to a 4-H Club meeting tonight. At the last meeting one of the Virta twins found the school keys outside and put them on the desk. A girl had to go thru a window to get them." "September 30th Brought some Japanese lanterns to Miss Risjard. Had a test in Domestic Science. Mr. Jerdee showed us how a fire extinguisher works. Didn't add anything to my "Depression Flowers" today. There are some "flowers" on the bottom of the dish now. A California man whistled for us. He was wonderful. Miss Sheldon whistled with him." "October 10th Had an assembly. I got on the honor roll. My average was 93.9 Got our report cards at noon. Melba failed in two subjects. I got 90 on my essay on Honesty for Character Education. Heard the worst speech ever tonight. It was just awful. It was about Hoover and it was all lies
" "November 1st Made oatmeal cookies but we used rolled oats. Gee I'm certainly Cowboy crazy but not boy crazy please understand. Heard the Lonesome Cowboy and the Perkin's Boys. Wish I could play a guitar like the Lonesome Cowboy can
." "December 24th Mother and Boots went to town. I put some of the strings on my gypsy marionette. Mother decorated the dining and living rooms with the holly she got from Oregon. Don Boots and John got the Christmas tree and we decorated it. John and I hung up our stockings." The books breakdown as follows: 1. 1933 age 14. Full of entries; 2. 1937 age 18. Full; 3. 1938 age 19. Full; 4. 1939 age 20. Full. 5. 1940 age 21. Full; 6. 1956 age 37. This one is typed and in a 3 ring binder. 198 pages; 7. 1968 age 49. Full; 8. 1927 Autograph book full of handwritten signatures. BIO NOTES: Mary was born on March 5th 1919 to Hugh F. and Bessie Kendall. She had four older brothers; Hugh Donald Richard and John. Casual research informs that Mary's brother Richard became a geologist for the Standard Oil Company in California and later was sent to work in Africa. There are a few of his report cards in this lot but all of the diaries and other pieces of ephemera belonged to Mary. Overall VG.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: MARY KENDALL IRON MINNESOTA UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA WOMENS STUDIES HISTORY OF MID TWENTIETH CENTURY AMERICA GENDER STUDIES DEPRESSION ERA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AMERICANA 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 . unknown
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ALVIRA MERRIAM, Contractor for Keeping State Paupers
1851 HANDWRITTEN STAMPLESS COVER ALS TO THE SELECTMEN OF PLAINFIELD REGARDING SAMUEL HARVEY
North Granby Connecticut CT Plainfield CT 1851. Stampless cover from the Contractor for the care of paupers for the State of Connecticut Alvira Merriam writes the Selectmen of Plainfield Connecticut regarding an inhabitant Samuel Harvey and his status. Alvira takes a very imperious tone interestingly enough. Dated North Granby August 14th 1851. VG. Autograph. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 000687
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DR JACOB J LONGACRE
1928 - 1932 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT MEDICAL AND PATHOLOGY STUDY BOOKS 2 HANDWRITTEN BY A MAN WHO WILL BECOME A RENOWNED CLEFT PLATE AND FACIAL SURGEON
BOSTON CAMBRIDGE MASSACHUSETTS MASS. Very Good. 1928. On offer is a super manuscript relic of medical education at the Harvard Medical School in the 1930s. The notebooks 2 are compiled by Dr. Jacob J. Longacre M.D. 1907 - 1976 while a student. There are copious notes and hand drawn illustrations charts in the hand of a young man who would become a nationally renowned clef palate and facial surgery specialist who practiced in the Cincinnati Ohio area. Headings include Clinical Pathology and Parasitology in one book and the second book is almost entirely medical illustrations of organs and other parts of the body. The 3-ring binders measure 9 x 7 inches and are about 1 inch thick. Overall VG.; 9 X 7 in.; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL MEDICINE DOCTORS SURGEONS SURGERY CLEF PALATE FACIAL SURGERY PATHOLOGY LONGACRE PLASTIC SURGERY AMERICANA 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
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Delft
20e Oude Kunst-En Antiekbeurs Der Vereeniging Van Handelaren in Oude Kunst in Nederland
Netherlands: Delft/ Museum 'Het Prinsinhof 1968. Classic 20th anniversary edition of the annual Netherlands art and antique dealers' fair held at the museum in Delft. Includes collections of antique coins porcelain paintings clocks silverworks sculpture oriental carpets etc. Includes dealer names and addresses and corresponding collections. Text in Dutch. Lavishly illustrated in black/white and color plates. Decorative endpapers. Minor rubbing to spine edges and creases. Minimal shelfwear. Heavy Item. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Delft/ Museum 'Het Prinsinhof Hardcover
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MARY K BARBER
1904 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF A YOUNG ACERBIC CONNECTICUT GIRL
YANTIC CONNECTICUT. Very Good. 1904. Full-Leather. On offer is a unique original 1904 manuscript diary handwritten by the charming sometimes acerbic and sometimes odd young woman named Mary K. Barber of Yantic Connecticut. While not specified we believe she is 15 or 16 in charge of 'scholars' at the local school. Here are some snippets: 'My patience are severely tried this afternoon. Helped Papa with his 5 minute job that takes 2 ½ hours. No one bothered me about my birthday
.James appears rather solemn. Made the children quite a bit disappointed. A pleasant day with plenty of snow cold as Greenland. Everybody is froze. Gave the scholars a talking to. All happy to think vacation is coming. Received prices for certain things. Did not get my carnations. My carnations came today. It's joking all the time. Papa has gone cowslipping. Poor little Everett hurt his eye. Went to a Covenent meeting. Some did not like what Anna Richardson said. A new boy but a torment. Visited the ship works saw steam augers. Glad to return to my boarding place again.' Many names are mentioned including: Leonard Mains Mrs. F Osgood Mr. Mattheson Mr. Leonard Main Elder Turner Mr. Prindle Colonel Ayers Mrs. Albert Richmond Mrs. Pendleton Mrs. Halls. She or her family travel to towns including: Preston City Fitchville Milltown Voluntown Lebanon Hallville. Small 2 x 3 inch diary is almost three quarters full and is VG.; Manuscript; 64mo - up to 3" tall; NORWICH CONNECTICUT YANTIC PRESTON CITY FITCHVILLE PRE SUFFRAGE WOMEN'S STUDIES EDUCATION GENDER STUDIES YANTAC TURN OF THE CENTURY HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL PERSONAL HISTORY MEMOIR MEMORIAL DIARY JOURNAL DIARIES JOURNALS LOG LOGS KEEPSAKE AMERICANA . hardcover
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Multiple Authors
1941 - 1942 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY AND JOURNAL OF BUND DEUTSCHER MADEL BdM CAMP MEMORIES ACTIVITIES AND THOUGHTS HANDWRITTEN BY THE CREAM OF GERMANY'S YOUNG WOMEN WHO ARE SERVANTS OF THE NAZI REGIME AND THE THIRD REICH
BdM CAMP MOOSBURG GERMANY. Very Good. 1941. On offer is an original historically significant manuscript relic of Nazi Germany and Adolf Hitler's use and manipulation of German women being a 1941 and 1942 diary and journal of a Bund Deutsche Madel BdM League of German Girls or League of German Maidens in English at Camp Moosburg in southern Germany. The journal records nine 9 girls from July 10th to September 4th 1941 and ten 10 girls from July 12th to September 3rd 1942. Included in the group was the Jungmadel Fuhrer or Leader of the Jungmadel. In the earliest index of attendees they are marked as all from Coburg Germany a noted town several hundred kilometers to the north of Camp Moosburg. Almost all of the same girls return in 1942 with at least one new 'madel'. The book was obviously a cherished journal with many flourishes: calligraphic headings and poems photographs handmade shadow art some dry flora and drawings. The book appears hand made with three 3 text blocks bound with a canvas cloth over boards with leather tips on the front cover alone. 121 pages 6 X 8.5 inch. Overall VG. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: 1. BdM Camps were critical to Hitler's rise to power. One online source quotes Kurt Gruber the director of the movement saying: the Hitler Youth "a new youth movement of young social-revolutionary minded Germans" trained to risk their own lives if necessary to free Germany from "the shackles of Capitalists and the enemies of the German race." Also known as 'The League of German Maidens' or 'League of German Girls' the BdM was the female branch of the Nazi party youth movement the Hitler Youth. It was the only female youth organization in Nazi Germany. Also: "BdM.a very heavy emphasis on competition. Just about every task no matter how big or small was turned into an individual team or unit competition. This included boys and girls sports the quality of singing during propaganda marches and Winter Aid collections. Boys and girls were kept constantly busy. The Nazis took advantage of the natural enthusiasm of young people their craving for action and desire for peer approval hoping ultimately each young person would come to regard his or her HJ or BDM unit as a home away from home or perhaps as their real home." 2. The League of German Girls or League of German Maidens was the female branch of the overall Nazi party youth movement the Hitler Youth. It was the only female youth organization in Nazi Germany besides the RAD camp girls and boys. At first the League consisted of two sections: the Jungmadel or Young Girls League for girls ages 10 to 14 and the League proper for girls ages 14 to 18. In 1938 a third section was introduced the Belief and Beauty Society Werk Glaube und Sch"nheit which was voluntary and open to girls between the ages of 17 and 21. Sport was an important section into the movement to educate girls within the National Socialist belief system and to train them for their roles in German society: perfect healthy wife mother and homemaker. Their Home Evenings revolved about domestic training but Saturdays involved strenuous outdoor training. Some of the girl's work even drew harsh criticism from Nazi party leaders such as Heinrich Himmler who felt that these activities were not befitting young girls. Himmler stated in a speech at Bad Toelz: "When I see these girls marching around with their nicely packed backpacks - it's enough to make me sick." The outbreak of war altered the role of the girls as soon as they turned 18. They helped the war effort in many ways. The older girls volunteered as nurses' aides at hospitals or to help at train stations where wounded soldiers or refugees needed a hand. Often the sports training and other activities of the League stayed. After 1943 as Allied air attacks on German cities increased many girls went into para-military and military services where they served as helpers signals auxiliaries searchlight operators and office staff. ; German Language; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF CAMP MOOSBURG GROSSFAHRT LEAGUE OF GERMAN MAIDENS BUND DEUTSCHE MADEL BDM HITLER NAZI NAZI PARTY THIRD REICH ADOLF HITLER RAD NAZI GERMANY PROPAGANDA YOUTH MOVEMENT HJ HITLER YOUTH HITLER JUGEND REICHSARBEITSDIENST REICH LABOUR SERVICE GERMAN COMMUNITY VOLKSGEMEINSCHAFT KONSTANTIN HIERL WEHRMACHTGEFOLGE MOOSBURG AN DER ISAR LANDKREIS FREISING BAVARIA GERMANY STALAG VIIA SONNENWENDE HOLOCAUST GENDER STUDIES WORLD WAR II WORLD WAR TWO WW2 WW II HOLOCAUST WOMEN STUDIES 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 BRITAIN BRITISH BRITISH EMPIRE RAF World War I WW I TRAVEL GERMANY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT HANDSCHRIFT HANDGESCHRIEBEN MANUSKRIPT SÜTTERLIN VON HAND GESCHRIEBEN HANDSCHRIFTLICH UNIKAT EINZELSTÜCK DOKUMENT SCHRIFTSTÜCK KURRENT KURRENTSCHRIFT DEUTSCHE SCHREIBSCHRIFT OSTPREUßEN ADEL . hardcover
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John Waterer
A GUIDE TO THE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF OBJECTS MADE WHOLLY OR IN PART OF LEATHER
London: G. Bell and Sons 1972. first edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good . 8 x 10 in. Cloth boards. Condition is NEAR FINE ; like near new on all points. DJ is VERY GOOD ; very clean clipped one tiny tear. Ant. Stax. G. Bell and Sons hardcover
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EDMOND ROSTAND
CYRANO DE BERGERAC - THE AUTHOR'S PERSONAL COPY OF THE 1898 1st ENGLISH EDITION SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE TRANSLATOR AND DATED BY ROSTAND
London England: LAMSON WOLFFE & CO. Very Good. 1898. On offer is a true first English edition 1898 of Edmond Rostand's brilliant 'Cyrano de Bergerac' published by Lamson Wollfe London. This book is from the library of Edmond Rostand signed & inscribed to him in French by the translator Howard Thayer Kingsbury. Extraordinary opportunity to own this rare first edition of the true first translation from the library of the author and dated in his own hand. Condition: Slight chipping to head of spine. Some light rubbing otherwise VG. ; English; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; antiquité d'antiquariato LETTER AUTOGRAPH HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL LITERATURE AUTHORS FRENCH BUCH . LAMSON, WOLFFE & CO. unknown
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MRS HEREWARD CARRINGTON [MARIA ELENE CARRINGTON]
1977 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL OF ECLECTIC NOTES AND WRITINGS HANDWRITTEN BY THE WIFE OF RENOWNED INVESTIGATOR OF PSYCHIC PHENOMENA HEREWARD CARRINGTON
LOS ANGELES SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA CA. Very Good. 1977. On offer is an original six-ring binder journal with the handwritten notes and writings of Maria Elene sometimes Elena Carrington being her personal journal dated 1977 for the most part. Maria was the wife of Hereward Carrington who as one online source stated was "born Hubert Lavington 17 October 1880 - 26 December 1958 the well-known British investigator of psychic phenomena and author. His subjects included several of the most high-profile cases of apparent psychic ability of his times and he wrote over 100 books on subjects including the paranormal and psychical research conjuring and stage magic and alternative health issues." Mrs. Carrington's writing on almost every page of the 100 large 9 x 6.5 inch journal spans numerous subjects from famed attorney Melvin Belli's address and other notes on Belli; working on patents for shampoo/bleach; 2-3 pages on Laetril treatments; astronomy notes; pharmacology; geology; astrology; point form interviews Beatrice Lydiker; psychic phenomenon; homeopathic cancer cures; personal notes for decision making; notes on Maaslin; subliminal seduction and a myriad of other personal and business matters. The 1977 dated book is overall VG.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: PARANORMAL INVESTIGATION MAGIC PSYCHIC PHENOMENA WOMEN'S STUDIES HEREWARD CARRINGTON FEMINISM HUBERT LAVINGTON CONJURING ALTERNATIVE HEALTH MELVIN BELLI QUACKERY GENDER STUDIES SOCIAL STUDIES 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 AMERICANA Als 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
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ALEXANDER MACFARLANE
1904 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT LETTER OF CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE CARNEGIE INSTITUTION FROM ONE OF THE WORLD'S FOREMOST MATHEMATICIANS AND PROMINENT CANADIANS
GOWRIE GROVE CHATHAM ONTARIO CANADA. Very Good. 1904. On offer is a super boldly handwritten ALS autograph letter signed by Alexander Macfarlane 1851-1913 Scottish-Canadian logician physicist and mathematician. During his life Macfarlane played a prominent role in research and education. He was at various times in his life physics professor at the University of Texas professor of Advanced Electricity and later of mathematical physics at Lehigh University and co-founder and president of the International Association for Promoting the Study of Quaternions and Allied Systems of Mathematics until his death. He was also the author of a popular 1916 collection of mathematical biographies Ten British Mathematicians a similar work on physicists Ten British Physicists of the Nineteenth Century 1919 and he compiled a bibliography on quaternions in 1904. Significantly he invented of hyperbolic quaternions precursor to Minkowski space. He actively participated in several International Congresses of Mathematicians including the Paris meeting of 1900 where he described the counter-sphere in the topological ring of coquaternions. Dated Chatham Ontario Canada December 21 1904 1p 4to; to Prof. Woodward congratulating Woodward on his election as President of the Carnegie Institution.; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; LOGIC PHYSICS EDUCATION TEXAS CANADA CANADIANA MATHEMATICS ONTARIO CARNEGIE LEHIGH HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES . unknown
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Amelia Maria (Ely) Howe
1928 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY THE WIFE OF A NOTED BOSTON SURGEON DETAILING A LIFE OF CULTURE AND WEALTH
BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS MASS MA. Very Good. 1928. On offer is an absolutely super original 1928 diary handwritten by Amelia Maria Ely Howe who was the wife of noted Boston surgeon Dr. Walter C. Howe who would die in 1931. The diary offers up an amazing intimate look into the life of a prominent and wealthy family during the 1920s. This diary offers up some amazing historical reading including many high society events such as the theatre fancy dinners traveling and several social functions around Boston; most taking place at some of the prominent "hot spots" during the 1920s. She also talks about their annual trip to their summer cabin in Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. Right before they leave for Canada their daughter Emily leaves on an ocean voyage to Europe before returning home for her "Debutante coming out party" which took place on November 16 1928. Emily eventually marries a surgeon by the name of George Aaron Marks. Frederick their son had Epilepsy because on several occasions Amelia mentions his "Attacks" or "Sickness" which sometimes last for an hour. There are also several newspaper clippings pasted inside an one photo of a man standing by a car with a long fur coat on. She also mentions on different occasions that her husband is working on writing a prescription book. Here are snippets: 1928 "January 13th To Ritz Carlton with Mary Guild and Mrs. Humphries to hear Louis Brownfield talk on "How Characters in Fiction are Born." Then to tea at Brittany Coffee Shop. Found Cliff Bragdon here when I got home. He got Joe and brought her back to dinner. E. Dinning at State Door with Pill Jimmie Cosgrove and Dorothy Buchard. Then to Staller to dance. W. Cliff Joe and I to Copley Theatre to see "Clean Hands." "February 4th Packing & sewing. Pill to lunch. Train for Springfield with E. Jo and Isabella Grandin arrived Springfield. Met by Wallace Backus Cliff & Jim Haig. Drove to Amherst. Lord Jeffery Inn. Rooms 26 and 27. Isabella in 107. Had tea in our rooms and dressed for dance. Dinner and dance in College hall. Cocktails first in So College. Dance closed at 12. Back to inn then to So. College then to inn and so to bed." "February 25th Cards with Jim and F. Bridge problems &c. E. Lunching with Pill. E. F. Jim and I to Sheppard's for tea and dancing. E. Dinning at Sam Chard's and to track meet and Eliot Hall. F. Jim and I to Copley Theatre to se "Yellow Sands". W. Could not go. Had to see patients out of town." "March 22nd Sewing. Lunch at 12: 30 and Dr. Taft's. Downtown. Met E. And went with her to select costume for Eliot Hall masquerade. With Blanch Payne to tea for Harriet Whittier at Mrs. McEwen's. Type writing 98 notices." "March 24th F. And I downtown then to Horticultural Hall to flower show. Met W. There. Helen Guild showed us around. F. And I working on 98 notices. E. Dancing with Tom Chard Mrs. Kennedy to dinner. F. And E. To Wilbur Theatre then to Staller with Pill. Mrs. Kennedy left about 9: 30. W. Went home with her then to Harvard Club. I to bed. Did not really sleep till after 3." "April 10th to the Ritz to hear Robert Hillyer read his own poems. Reading and at my desk." "April 18th Downtown bought silk for blouse for grey ensemble. Lying down 3-4. Miss Walley here to tea. John and Margery Buchard and Pill here to dinner. Oyster Cocktails Oysterettes Cream of mushroom soup Croutons Celery Olives Broiled chickens Lattice potatoes Asparagus Bird rolls Nectar salad Lace wafers Ice cream Chocolate cake coffee. Cocktails caviar canapés and Italian wine." "May 21st W. And I took the 8 o'clock train to White River Junction. Arrived 1: 25. Mr. Stickney and Mary met us there and drove us to the Lakota Club in Barnard. Met Mr. Gleason and Mr. Jones. Hospitality extended. Fished all afternoon. Cloudy and foggy. Few fish very small. Talking by fire. Bed 8: 30. "June 22nd Helping Emily pack. Left for N. Y. On 1: 05 train. Jane Cool went over with us. Mr. And Mrs. Goodwin and Richard had seats right across the isle. Arrived N. Y. 6: 46 Pill met us. To Prince George Hotel got our rooms 272 and 273. Pill took us to dinner at "Tony's". Back to hotel. Mac Smith came to see me. Pill and Emily out dancing." "June 23rd Breakfast 7: 30. Pill drove us to Hoboken. Emily sailed on the New Amsterdam at 11. Pill and I back to New York. Lunch at Alice Foote McDougall's 57th Street. Left New York at 12: 45. Home at 11: 30. Pill's chauffer met him here and drove him down to the cape." Newspaper clippings pasted in state: "Miss Howe sails for summer in Europe. Miss Emily Howe the daughter of Dr. And Mrs. Walter C. Howe of 303 Beacon Street sailed yesterday on the New Amsterdam for Boulogne. She will spend July and August on the continent and expects to visit Mrs. William H. Sheppard Elizabeth Paine in England before returning for her debut in the fall. Dr. And Mrs. Howe and their son Mr. Frederick E. Howe will be at Cape Breton for the summer as usual." "June 25th Finished packing and closed the house. 2: 30 sailed on the S. S. Yarmouth. Sally Doyle came down to see us off. Very calm passage. Listening to music in the Veranda. Capt. Boyd and Catherine aboard." "June 27th Left Truro 9: 10. Bridge with two bank men on way to Sherbrooke bank examiners. Arrived Point Tupper about 3: 30. St. Peter's at 6. Radio Hotel. Shopping and bed early. Mr. Tryder fight promoter on train Truro to New Glasgow." "July 8th W. George and Colin to lake. Fished from 9 to 12. Got 22 fish. Colin rowed al over lake. Dead Water round the rocks old Hill place M. E. Brook. W. Took 13 ¼" fish on Parmachenee Belle up Dead Water. Windy clear bright sunshine. F. And I housework and cards. Watching sunset. Bed early." "July 13th Colin came and called W. He had fallen over the fence and ruptured a cartilage. W. Up with him 12: 30-4: 30. F. Had an attack while at chair. W. With him and brought him in on his shoulder. Round house all morning. W. And F. To lake 2: 30-6: 30. Three fish
. Taking list of things wanted in St. Peter's for Mr. B to get for us." Starting on July 24th to the 28th there is different handwriting and we believe Walter has written these entries. "July 25th W and there is a circle around W starts 8: 10 a. M. walks to station in 40 minutes. Met Tom Morrison started fishing at bridge near station and went up the river. Good pool below Tom Morrison's house and one in Alder's ca abreast of his house where found Dan Morrison's boy fishing with bait. Other good water between Tom and Danny Morrison's house. Went up as far as Danny Morrison's and returned same way. At 10: 30 a. M. Entertained by Tom M. At his house. Then down river as far as the falls nothing but falls but above and above culvert old road leads to good pool also good pool by old crib work. Brought home 14 fish; 4 large; put back more than a dozen small ones. Walked up to Bissonette's for bread and he drives me home." "July 31st W. And I left Halifax on the Blue ___ at 9: 30. Mac and Luderick left by motor soon after. We spent nearly all day on the observation platform. Saw the boys at Digby and once or twice later. Arrived at Yarmouth at 5: 30. Saw Capt. Boyd. Sailed on the "Prince George" at 6: 30. I went to bed very early. Mac and W. Talking till 11. Mac shared F.' s stateroom. Rooms 10 and 12. Mr. Whitehall is the conductor from Halifax to Kentville. Wrote to Emily at Brussels." "August 8th W. Called out at 5: 30 this a. M. To Mrs. Wyman. At 6: 30 Mr. MacDonald telephoned that Mrs. Mac D. Was starting in labor. W. Home to breakfast then to Phillips house. Home to lunch. Went to Phillips house and delivered Mrs. Mac D. Home to dinner then to Mrs. Wyman's. Home about 9: 30." "September 17th Percy took me down to the dock. Arrived there at 8: 30. The "Arabic" docked at 9: 45. E. Got through customs about 12. Mac came down to see her. Afterwards met us at the Grand Central and rode to 125th Street with us. Lunch on train. Arrived Back Bay at 6: 40. W. And Jim Hague met us there. Talking and seeing the things E. Brought." "October 2nd E. Not well. Nausea &c. Dot Buchard here to see E. She is feeling better. Went to Park Sq. Bldg. With E. To return her brown hat. Then she went to a Debutante lunch at the Longwood Cricket Club. Sewing. Jo Davenport called. E. Home to tea. Henry came to dinner. E. Out with Pill." "October 10th Downtown with W. Lunch at Republican Club. Jane Cool Elizabeth Kingsley Edith Orr and Jessie Degan. Henry Howe here to dinner. W. Dined at Copley Plaza Surgical Society. E. Out with Bobbie Blake. Henry and I to Copley Plaza to presentation of Bigelow medal to Dr. Chevalier Jackson." Another newspaper clipping on November 3rd reads: "Invitations have gone out from Dr. And Mrs. Walter Clarke Howe of 303 Beacon Street for a tea which they are to give on Friday Nov. 16 at the Algonquin Club in honor of their daughter Miss Emily Howe one of this season's debutantes. The hours are from four until seven and there will be dancing." "November 16th Emily's coming out tea at the Algonquin Club 4-7 a great success. Gerturde Harry and "Winks" Williston and Dr. And Mrs. Hoye came back here for cocktails and stayed to supper. Emily to dinner at Laura's and then to Cora Lefman's dance." "December 31st Gertrude and Mrs. Burrell here playing bridge with F. And me. Mrs. Burrell took the prize; a pack of cards. Had frozen fruit salad sandwiches choc. Cake and coffee. Dr. Johnson called and brought us a bottle of wine. James Tower dined here. F. To Sheppard Stores Colonial Restaurant to watch old year out with Al and Dot Hagar and two other girls. Home about 3: 50. W. And I watched old year out together." As with many diaries there are many names mentioned some of which are: Dr. Green Buchard McDonald Guild Percy Brown Pillsbury Blanch Payne Mathews Hopkins Tom chard Kathleen Hartwell Deborah Leary Chapman Bassett Stickney Pricilla White Dr. Loft Kennedy Halifax Thorndike Whitmore Alice Childs Frieda Moore Elizabeth Kingsley Charlotte Marshall Jessie Degan Dr. Edwin Leonard and many more. BIO NOTE: Dr. Howe's obituary in the 1931 New York Times: "Dr. Walter C. Howe Noted Surgeon Dies. Practiced in Boston for 29 years Reserve Medical Officer in World War. August 21st 1931 Dr. Walter Clarke Howe noted surgeon died suddenly tonight. He was born at Dedham fifty nine years ago son of Elijah and Julia Ann Hunt Howe. His family was of Colonial ancestry. Hew was graduated from Phillips Andover Academy from Amherst College class of 94 and Harvard medical School 98. He was a member of Alpha Delta Phi. He had been engaged in practice in Boston since 1902. In the World War he was a reserve medical officer. He was on the visiting surgical staff of the Boston City Hospital for fourteen years and for seven years on the staff of the Boston Dispensary. He married Miss Amelia Ely daughter of Judge Frederick D. Ely of Dedham in 1906. Dr. Howe was a member of the4 American College of Surgeons the American Medical Association Massachusetts Medical Society New England Surgical Society Boston Surgical Society Natural History Society and the Harvard Club." BIO NOTES: From the Amherst College Biographical Record; Class of 1894 and it states: "3625. Howe Walter Clarke. S. Of Elijah A. C. 1849 and Julia A. Hunt b. Dedham Je. 21 1872. M. D. Harvard 1898; M. A. A. C. 1899. Alpha Delta Phi. Prepared Dedham H. S. And Phillips Acad. Andover. Harvard M. S. 1894-98; house surgeon Children's Hospital Boston 1898-99; Boston City Hospital 1899-1901; house physician Boston Lying-In-Hospital 1901-02; in Europe 1902; on surgical visiting staff Boston City Hospital 1903-17; surgeon Boston 1903-. Visiting surgeon Boston Dispensary; sec. Grad. School of Med. Harvard several yrs. ; fellow Amer. Coll. Of Surgeons." Amelia and Walter had two children Frederick and Emily." The diary is a good size measuring about 5" x 7 ½" and there is a stain on the outside spine and a small portion of the front cover but the pages are not affected and look great. Cover a bit loose at the binding. Overall G. ; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; WEALTH PRE DEPRESSION ERA FLAPPER ERA CULTURE TRAVEL CAPE BRETON NOVA SCOTIA POST WORLD WAR I HOWE GENDER STUDIES WOMEN'S STUDIES POST SUFFRAGE MASSACHUSETTS 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 AMERICANA MASSACHUSETTS . unknown
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SIR DOCTOR WILLIAM WILLCOX
1935 ORIGINAL BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 'ROUND THE WORLD' TOUR BOOK WITH HANDWRITTEN ENTRIES THROUGHOUT BY THE FAMED PHYSICIAN-DETECTIVE AND FATHER OF MODERN FORENSIC SCIENCE
AROUND THE WORLD. Very Good. 1935. Full-Leather. On offer is the super beautifully printed diary specifically for the British Medical Association World Tour of 1935. This official diary was owned by Sir William Willcox as evidenced by the personal letters and other related ephemera in the book's pouch. The book contains the itinerary for every day of the tour with information and maps relating to places visited as well as all the travel and dining arrangements and travel tips given in detail. Space meant for the purpose and other blank spaces are used by the author many many pages of handwritten entries relating to the voyage the crew the other doctors and medical related observations and traded words of wisdom from other practitioners. Here are some biographical notes based on an online review of a biography of Sir William: The Detective-Physician: the Life and Work of Sir William Willcox by PHILIP H.A. WILLCOX London Heinemann Medical Books 1970 pp. xiv 332 illus. £3.50. In this book Dr. Philip Willcox has described the life and work of his father Sir William Willcox K.C.I.E. C.B. C.M.G. M.D. F.R.C.P. who was physician to St. Mary's Hospital from 1907 to 1935 and an expert forensic adviser to the Home Office from 1904 to 1941. It is much more than a work of filial piety. It describes a brilliant career she like of which is no longer to be seen in the modern world. As Dr. Willcox writesin his introduction: 'Here was the case of a man who without outside influence or financial support in his youth at first earned his living as a schoolmaster paid for his own medical education at St. Mary's Hospital at a time when there were no state sponsored scholarships qualified as a doctor became a Home Office pathologist and analyst consultant physician and lecturer in several subjects at his medical school.' Before the first world war Sir William Willcox gave evidence in twenty-five trialsfor murder or manslaughter including those of Crippen Steinie Morrison and Seddon. After the war he gave evidence in other famous trials and throughout the whole of these periods he was on the consultant staff of St. Mary's Hospital treating patients and teaching students and also running a large private practice in the West End of London. His retirement from the staff of St. Mary's was marked by a packed and emotional final ward-round about which the Dean the late Lord Moran wrote: 'What everybody thinks was shown by the turnout. I have never seen anything like it.'Sir William Willcox was born at Melton Mowbray in 1870 and throughout his life he indulged in the hobbies of a country squire: hunting hacking and shooting. In the sunset of his life I myself remember shooting with him when he was on a visit to my parents in Buckinghamshire. Sir William Wilcox first took a degree in chemistry and then taught chemistry for four years in a private school becoming a Fellow of the Institute of Chemistry. Clearly these years laid the foundation of his great knowledge of toxicology. He did not begin to study medicine until the age of twenty-five and he qualified with brilliant Honours in the London M.B. at the age of thirty. Soon Willcox joined the distinguished line of Home Office pathologists-Sir Thomas Stevenson Pepper Luff Webster-and in his turn he trained Spilsbury and Roche Lynch. It is interesting to record that all of Willcox's distinguished honours from the State were won on war service in World War I. He served with the Gallipoli expedition and in Mesopotamia where he made a great contribution to the recovery of the British Army from the early disasters of the campaign. Everyone who is immunised with TAB vaccine as I myself am each year should remember that this was pioneered by Willcox and Sir Robert Archibald. In 1918 General Sir Alfred Keogh the great Director-General of Army Medical Services in World War I who was honoured with the Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath a very singular honour for a medical man wrote to Willcox and cast his mind forward to the post-war period: 'To you and to me the great interest is of course the question of the national health its relation to national efficiency to housing to poverty and the relation of industrialism thereto. I have some-but not very stronghopes that the medical profession will come to realise that its part in these great questions is bigger than they have been in the habit of imagining. But we have to get away from the ideas that are so prevalent if not voiced that we are merely technical advisers and cannot like other professions produce leaders of men. I see little signthat "Public Health" is really recognised to be that which it is. All the talk is of sick benefit clubs halfcrowns for the practitioner and so on. The great things are forgotten.' Sir William Willcox was one of the first to be concerned about the problem of barbiturate addiction and in 1926 while engaged on this topic we find him writing: 'The BMA representatives are very obstinate and very difficult to deal with.' Plus Ca change plw c'est la meme chose. Sir William Wilcox lived in considerable style in Welbeck Street in the house where he had his private consulting rooms. He kept horses and rode every morning in Rotten Row. I remember a very senior general practitioner in the country just after World War II bemoaning the decline in standards of dress. He remarked that consultants now come to consultations in the country in small fast cars and wearing tweed jackets whereas Sir William Willcox used to be driven down from London by his chauffeur in a Rolls Royce car and wore a morning coat and top hat and 'the patients were very pleased to pay a guinea a mile for that'. Dr. Willcox has rightly eschewed any temptation to sensationalize the narrative of his father's great work in forensic medicine and in dealing with drug addiction. The facts stand on their own and the life and work of Sir William Willcox make fascinating reading. Unfortunately the book is somewhat marred by a considerable number of printing errors for example 'tetronal' is wrongly spelt on page 255 and Norman Kerr's name is wrongly spelt twice on page 284. What has happened to the proofreaders that all publishers used to employ But this small imperfection does not diminish the great interest of this biography and Dr. Willcox is to be warmly congratulated on it. E. GREY-TURNER. Unpaginated but very thick leather bound 13 x 21 cm and overall VG.; Manuscript; 8.25 x 5.25 OBLONG; POLICE ENFORCEMENT EXPERT TESTIMONY TRAVEL WORLD TOURS AROUND THE WORLD TRAVEL DOCTORS FORENSICS MEDICAL MEDICINE HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL PERSONAL HISTORY MEMOIR MEMORIAL DIARY JOURNAL DIARIES JOURNALS LOG LOGS KEEPSAKE Travel Steamships Steamers Trains Railroad . hardcover
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JACOB F BLUM, HB REED, FRANK P MUHLENBERG et al H B
1864 ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF 71 MANUSCRIPT TELEGRAMS WITH ORDERS FROM THE WAR DEARTMENT OF THE UNION INCLUDING THE PROVOST GENERAL THE SECRETARY OF WAR et al
Very Good. 1864. On offer is a significant historical relic of the Civil War being a book of 71 bound-in original handwritten telegraphs dated from May 19 1864 to December 6 1864. All appear to be handwritten and all have been folded at least 2 times or more. Many have original autographs by the sender. Several different types of paper were used to write them on. All in excellent condition. Examples of some of the subjects of telegrams are: Where to send white and colored recruits; payment amounts for recruits; forbidden furloughs granted to recruits by Provost Marshalls; Arrest Acting Masters Mate Edw. Parsons at Lebanon Springs and have him delivered on board the receiving ship North Carolina at Brooklyn Navy Yard plus many many more. The premium book is 8" x 10" with leather spine and corners with gilt stamped title on the spine attests to the importance of the contents. VG.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: CIVIL WAR GRAND ARMY OF THE UNION NORTH AGAINST THE SOUTH WAR BETWEEN THE STATES BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER AMERICANA UNION ARMY 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 AMERICANA Als 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. . hardcover
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Anonymous
China's Food Coupons
China: State Administration of Grain. Oblong hardcover with full color interior and with 31 actual coupons mounted in clear plastic display envelopes similar to postage stamp mounts. Square solid copy with minor wear on slipcase. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good /Very Good . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. State Administration of Grain hardcover
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Snow, Richard E; with cooperation from the membership of The Flying Eagle and Indian Cent Collector's Society
The Flying Eagle & Indian Cent Attribution Guide Volume 1 - 4: 1856 through 1909
Eagle Eye Rare Coins Tucson Ariz 2008 - 2009. 2nd edition. Paperback. Very Good. 4to paperback spiral-bound. Binds together Volumes 1-4 of the series covering 1856-1909. Vg condition. Author has initialed "RES" next to his name on the title page. Contents bright & clean no markings; few smudges to rear cover to minor effect. Each volume separately paginated: appx. 200 pp. each illus. Eagle Eye Rare Coins, Tucson, Ariz paperback
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UNIDENTIFIED
1950s ORIGINAL POLICE OFFICER'S MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL OF HANDWRITTEN ORDERS PROCEDURES ARRESTS RECEIPTS AND FINES FROM THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA
REPUBLIC OF MALTA. Very Good. 1920. On offer is an original fascinating c.1950s manuscript notebook handwritten by a police officer in the Republic of Malta. Procedures arrests fines orders receipts all attest to this policeman's hard work and dedication. The 6 x 4 inch book has 30 pages of notes mostly in English but some in we believe the Maltese language. VG.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF MALTA MALTESE POLICE WORK POLICE PROCEDURE POLICE POLICY EUROPE MEDITERRANEAN ISLAND COUNTRIES REPUBLIC OF MALTAHANDWRITTEN 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
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Hyman, Virginia Dulany; Hu, William CC, C C
CARPETS OF CHINA AND ITS BORDER REGIONS
Ars Ceramica Ltd. 1982. 290pp. Over sized yellow cloth hardback DJ VG with a small tear along lower front edge and light wear at corner tips bibliography chapter notes 50 color plates tipped in map chapter notes b&w illustrations Includes: Colours and dyes Carpet materials Symbolism Rug construction Rug shapes and usage The border regions . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Ars Ceramica Ltd. Hardcover
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REV CHARLES C KIRTLAND
1901 1903 1908 ARCHIVE OF THREE 3 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARIES BY VERY ACTIVE CALIFORNIA REVEREND
Sebastopol Sonoma Redwood City California. Very Good. 1901. Interesting turn of the century California diaries penned by Reverend Charles C. Kirtland. 1901 1903 and 1908 are present and a careful reading provides many interesting insights into the Reverend and the religious politics of the west coast. In 1901 Mr. Kirtland has tipped in a small number of newspaper clippings detailing his surprise resignation at the beginning of June and he proudly asserts on September 8th - "My first Sunday as pastor of the Sonoma Church morning text 1 Cor 3:9 evening text Matt 25:16." Only a week later - "Morning text 2 Sam 3:28 This was a memorial service in memory of our late martyred president McKinley. The pulpit was tastefully draped in black and a large flag." He returns to Sebastopol the following week to aid in further Memorial services for the President. Other snippets: "The subject of our prayer meeting: What Can I do for My Pastor attendance 8." Pretty disappointing I'll bet as the annual Church meeting convenes with 57 people!. The Reverend while not writing every day rarely fails to mention his sermons and the text he reads. He is fond of missionary sermons. Refers to seeing Booker T. Washington at the Mechanic Pavilion: "He could not make himself heard in the rear of the building. He is undoubtably the greatest man of his race a practical leader of his people." "A social was given in the church parlors - in spite of rain about 80 attended. Music and a farce by way of entertainment after which the young people played games." "Mrs. Dr. Rich who gave birth to a son last night is very low and not expected to live. Tonight's report a little better." Sadly as so often the case in these pioneering times the son died a few months later but Mrs. Rich survivied. "Little Jennie Hewgett who has been sick for about 10 weeks died this morning. She was a sweet child. 10 years old a member of our Sunday School." "Began a new testament study of the religion of Jesus - only idea is begin with the study of his earliest writings." Mr. Kirtland was also a man used to using his hands and feet. The diaries discuss vacations; one climbing Mt. Shasta always fishing hiking and packing up horses with provisions to head for camp. There is also a fair bit of contact from other preachers and reverends inviting Kirtland to preach in their churches this leads to Kirtland writing others to cover his pulpit. This archive will be a treasure trove for area historians and genealogists - there are hundreds of local names mentioned as to births deaths and marriages. All meetings and visits have the participants named. Super detail. These three premium Excelsior diaries are in very fine condition.; Manuscript; 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 AMERICANA Marriages Funerals Preaching California Religion Missionary Genealogy Sebastopol Sonoma Redwood City California . unknown
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KVS SCHWARTZENAW K V S
1749 SUPERB GOTHIC GERMAN LETTER OF MANUMISSION LIBERATING GEORG WILHELM SCHENK FROM THE SERVITUDE OF HIS MASTER JOHANN HEINRICH BRODER
HINTERWALDT - BRAUBACH GERMANY. Very Good. 1749. On offer is a printed for the most part German language manumission document with manuscript entries and signed dated May 30th 1749. This document is addressed to the honourable Deputy at Braubach regarding "Our dear and trusted Georg Wilhelm Schenk" and his release from the servitude of Johann Heinrich Broder at Hinterwaldt. Signed by K.V.S. Schwartzenaw. Research suggests that Mr. Schenk went on to a position writing reports of some import as they are still listed. Save for some light soiling and some chips to the left side this super document is overall VG.; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; MANUMISSIONBRIEF MANUMISSION SLAVERY FREEDOM LIBERATION HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL PERSONAL HISTORY MEMOIR MEMORIAL DIARY JOURNAL DIARIES JOURNALS 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 . unknown
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FINCH, RH R H
1937 SIGNED WHO'S WHO OF AMERICA PRE PUBLICATION PROOF SHEET FOR FAMED VOLCANOLOGIST WITH 'TART' COMMENT
Hawaii USA. Very Good. 1937. Unbound. Ruy H. Finch b.1890 - Noted Vocanologist. Typewritten statement signed on 1937 proof sheet for inclusion of WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA. Finch sassily writes back: "Why do you include all of the county judges in Hawaii It is true that they are appointed by the President but that is because of the organic act by which Hawaii became a part of the U.S. For the most part they are second or third rate lawyers. A few might be classed as fourth rate lawyers."; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA HAWAII VOLCANO VOLCANOES VULCANOLOGIST VOLCANOLOGIST . unknown
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JOSEPH A DU FOUR
c1900s ARCHIVE OF HANDWRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE DETAILING A PENNSYLVANIA MAN'S WAR EXPERIENCES IN SOUTH AFRICA'S BOER WAR AND WORLD WAR I
SOUTH AFRICA PENNSYLVANIA PA 1900. Excellent archive of handwritten correspondence for Joseph A.du Four spanning the early 1900s through World War I 30 items in all tells of his battles in Germany in World War I his medical release from the front. Du Four was in two wars in short amount of time relating how when he put on his blue uniform that it had been awhile since he put it on. The archive includes the handwritten letters what covers there are photograph cabinet card of him in his early years. Snippets and details include; how even though he was almost 60 when he was in South Africa he wants to continue having a crack at the square headed Germans again! It is his second war with the red flag
writing from H.A. Camp. His enlistment with the Rand Light Infantry writing to family back in Pennsylvania from Africa.he is one of the few that has gotten his Queen Victoria medal; ghow he was in the Boer War as a gunner in heavy artillery in Cape Town; writes of the Lusitania; the dirty work they pulled the Germans sunk that ship; he about the 'd-bombs' from the sky.and some of our boys are under the ground because of their work. There are also letters of him from Stellen Bosch South Africa. He also notes how he used to wear the blue uniform in Pennsylvania; how he has been up in the French Congo; a Capt. Russell is mentioned; writes of the surrender of the Boer general; writes of the red coats of the King of England fighting from the front for him. Much more including letters from Greylingstad in 1909. . Autograph. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 000623
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UNIDENTIFIED TRAVELLER
1822 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT EUROPEAN TRAVEL DIARY OF AN OBSERVANT BRITISH GENTLEMAN
England Germany France. Very Good. 1822. On offer is a Georgian era travel journal/diary dated from June 20th 1822 to September 6th 1823. Our traveller while unidentified by the illegible signature the writer is undoubtedly the father or grandfather of famed musician and musical agent Robert Whyte from whose estate this book was apart of; and as the writer makes extensive notes and observations on this his 4th visit to Germany Paris and London in well over 80 pages his identity may yet be revealed or confirmed upon further research. Daily entries get easier as one gets used to the author's scrawl. Illness seems to have dogged our diarist alot on this trip. Besides the illegible name on the front that we can not make out along with the title "Journal Pt 4 My 3rd Journey to Germany in June 1822". Research will no doubt yield many many details from this determined writer. Overall the book 8.25 x 6.5 inches is in very good condition save for some light general signs of ageing to the boards with the pages being very good save for some edges being a little ragged. The spine is nice and tight. The unused last dozen pages have been cut out but the text appears complete.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 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 TRAVEL EUROPE TRAIN STEAMSHIP STEAMER OCEAN GOING GERMANY ENGLAND FRANCE King George IV Georgian Era Whyte Britain . hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 000119
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HUXLEY, ALDOUS
TWICE SEVEN
London: Reprint Society Ltd. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1944. First Edition. Cloth. Fourteen short stories in "Twice Seven". Signed by the author on a free endpaper. Book is in very nice shape with only very light signs of ageing; some very light soiling to the boards and bumping to the tips. Paste down title treatment on the spine is bright sharp and crisp. No fading to the spine at all. ; English Language; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; Autograph Signed Literature Philosophy Arts Aldous Huxley Brave New World ; Signed by Autograph . Reprint Society Ltd. hardcover
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PVT GEORGE S ROUNTREE, JR [later Ensign]
1943 ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF HANDWRITTEN AUTOGRAPH LETTERS ALS DETAILING THE DISASTERS AND DEPRIVATIONS OF BOOT CAMP AND BASIC TRAINING
VIRGINIA VA NORTH CAROLINA NC FLORIDA FL. Very Good. 1943. On offer is a very nice World War II archive of 22 letters most 19 handwritten by Pvt. later Ensign George S. Rountree Jr. of H. Q. Battery 557th C.A. Bn. AA dating from April 7 to October 5 1943 initially from Camp Lee Virginia then Camp Davis North Carolina and later the Naval Air Station in Jacksonville Florida George gets discharged from the army and accepts a naval commission a couple are typed 19 have envelopes. Collectors and historians will find very good content concerning his experiences in boot camp and basic training. Here are some snippets: Camp Davis: " . We had a little excitement out this way yesterday afternoon. Two Douglass Dauntless dive bombers flying in formation got tangled up and both fell within 30 yards of each other about a half mile away from our building and on one of the ranges. One pilot managed to parachute to safety but the others died when both planes caught on fire as soon as they hit. There have been several other crashes around here lately-- most of them fatal." ". spent most of the day riding around in a jeep-- going from one firing range to another. Even got fired at by accident but suffered no damage." The letters are all written to his wife Mary in Johnson City Tennessee. Folds some light toning issues otherwise very good; envelopes have expected wear and tears.; Manuscript; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; AMERICANA WWII WORLD WAR II ARMY NAVY NAVAL FLORIDA NORTH CAROLINA ARCHIVE BOOT CAMP VIRGINIA ROUNTREE BASIC TRAINING 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 . unknown
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UNIDENTIFIED
1940 - 1944 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT GERMAN HOME FRONT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY THE DAUGHTER OF A HIGH RANKING OFFICER COMMANDER OF A PANZER DIVISION AND PARTICIPANT AT THE BATTLE OF STALINGRAD
Würzburg Germany. Very Good. 1940. On offer is an extraordinary original manuscript German home front diary handwritten by the young daughter perhaps 18 or 19 of an officer who would soon become a Colonel-General and one of the Nazi elite. Research suggests that this man may have been Hermann Breith or Josef Harpe but local researchers will certainly have enough clues to be certain in the future. Collectors and historians will agree as to the utter uniqueness of this World War II home front diary. Beginning March 24th 1940 and ending on June 19th 1944 when the woman is drafted into a FLAK Anti-Aircraft unit. The book's upbeat floral pattern of the small square journal hardly belies the backdrop of the horrible War years and the suffering the likes of her father perpetrated. Entries range from the banal to the historic: March 17th 1942 she records: "Father is promoted to General Oberst". A later entry notes when her father is ordered to Hitler's Headquarters and many many more references to life within the 'military life'. Her last entry records being drafted into anti-aircraft service as increasingly elite layers of society were eventually stripped of their status and forced to participate in the War and many such women were near the end. She mentions dating a pilot wearing a Spanish Cross denoting service in the Luftwaffe. These people obviously lead a very elite life. Lots of political discussion and we read of the Nazis sending agents to give political classes and much more. It has entries for almost every day with 100 pages filled in front and back. Here are some snippets: "My Diary" from Easter 1940" March 24 1940 "Easter! Daddy is on vacation! Coffee with lots of Easter eggs. Purzi shot a duck. Laid in the lounge chair in the sun. In the afternoon we played board games. Dad showed pictures from the Front. In the evening we sat and chatted." May 10 "War has begun in Holland Belgium and Luxemburg. German troops marched into these countries. Germany will definitely win!" May 17 "Did train station service" - Provided soldiers with tea from 4:30 - 8 pm." May 21 "Train station service from 4 - 8 pm." May 29 "Went into the city and sent my soldier a package by field postal service." June 5 "Had to stay in bed. Big victory at Dünkirchen. Bells were ringing flags were waved. Dad was made general of the Panzers!" June 6 " Fever is gone but had to stay in bed anyway." June 7 "Was allowed out of bed but not quite feeling well yet." June 10 "Back to school today. Italy declared war on France today. Narvik Norway ultimately subdued by the Germans. A great victory day!" June 13 "2:30 - 9:30 Train station service Served coffee to 3 troop transports. The mountain hunters were very nice." June 14 "German troops have entered Paris! Got a letter from my soldier from the field." June 17 "France wants a ceasefire. Heard a special broadcast announcement in the city. Bought a birthday gift for Mom in the city." June 22 "Ceasefire signed" June 24 "Ceasefire signed by Italy in the evening. At 7:35 in the evening the German "Reichsregierung" learned of the armistice. 6 hours at later at 1:35 am there was a ceasefire. Experienced the solemn moment at night by the radio. Bells ringing "Now Thank We All Our God." June 25 "School holiday - went with my class to visit the wounded." July 1 "Last vacation day. It was a wonderful vacation. The war in Russia is proceeding very successfully." 12 Sept 1940 "Wrote to dad in the afternoon. Gila had night-shift and there met Oberleutnant Baumann Stukka-flyer with a golden Spanish cross EKI-I." Spanish crosses awarded to veterans of the Spanish Civil war from July 1936 - April 1939. Oct 28 "Air-raid alarm. Not in school because of a cold." Nov 13 "In the evening there was a very interesting presentation about the German colonists in Brazil with slides at the Academy." Nov 29 "Was sworn in as a Party member in the evening." Jan 30 1941 "Great celebration day. The Führer speaks. Germany will definitely be victorious." March 14 "Received orders to the R.A.D. To Krautheim/Jadst Take courage the thing will go wrong! Roasted in the sun. Prepared for orals. Sewed overshirt." March 21 "Got my marks at 5 in the afternoon. I am free of orals! Got a gold bracelet from Mom and from Grandma a ring. Thank God I've got my diploma! We are going to Munich. Mom has reserved rooms at the Regina Hotel." March 29 - April 2 Descriptions of what she saw and did in Munich. On March 31st she describes going to see an opera La Traviata - "fantastic music" and when they returned to the hotel suddenly her father was standing before them. He departed early in the morning on April 2nd. April 4 "Travel to the R.A.D. Arrived at 5 pm at the camp in Krautheim." April 5 "Sewed tags into clothing. The girls are very nice. Letters from Mom and Jochen." April 6 "Proclamation by the Führer. War with Yugoslavia has begun. Wrote to Mom. The first Sunday in the camp. Wrote to Dad." April 9 "5 important things during political schooling!
through Yugoslavia 20000 prisoners and generals. Saloniki Thessaloniki was taken a part of the Greek army capitulated. A very happy day. Worked a lot in the garden. The feeling of togetherness is especially strong." April 20 "Swore my oath to the Führer Received a pin. A morning ceremony in the City Hall for the Führer's birthday. In the afternoon a book fair." April 23 "In the evening Dad called unexpectedly/suddenly. He was coming from Yugoslavia. Great joy! Got a package from Mom and letters from Gi. And Jochen B. Packed my suitcase." April 24 "An early bus at 7 am to . Arrived at 11:30 in Würzburg. Great reunion joy!" May 5 "Was D.U. Excursion to Stüppach with the comeradeship fellowship In Grünwald looked at a Madonna. Wonderful colour composition. In Hirschen I ate 4 fried eggs with lots of butter without stamps. In the evening heard a magnificent speech by the Führer in Asanstadt. At night we returned to camp and had a beautiful supper served by the leaders feminine." April 5 "Got up at 5:50 again. As of today we will have 8 hours external duties. In the afternoon the section leader female from the district came for inspection. Big excitement in the camp! In the evening Mr. Greusch the examiner checked our blankets. A big trouble box! Received letters from Mom and Wilma." April 7 "Cleaned garden tools early. Listened to a newspaper report. Sang a lot of canons rounds. During the external duty in the afternoon the Colonel Field Master from and asked me how I like it. After I heard that Molotow in Russia is deposed. Wrote to Dad." May 13 "Hess landed in Scotland! Great excitement!" June 22 "A pity! Toiled in the kitchen the whole Sunday! Russia declared war against us. A difficult struggle is looming for us. Wrote Mom a letter. June 26 "Early 6:52 am departure for holidays. Wonderful! Arrived in W. Würzburg at lunch time. Evening with Gila Hellwig and Lieutenant Mark in Charlott. Very nice." July 2 "Back in camp. Assigned to garden duty. In the evening we played the grammophone. July 3 "In the evening a serenade by 10 soldiers. We all listened on the balcony." July 4 Big fight in the camp. Heavy duty lecture." February 19 1942 "Early in the morning the news came on the radio that Dad was honoured with the oakleaf by the Führer. Wrote immediately to Dad. Got a letter from Hilde B." February 21 "In the night a air-raid alarm. Cleaned the operating room until 1 am. During the alarm the doctor performed a c-section." March 3 "Dad became Colonel-General." April 1 She has returned home: "In the morning for the first time in a long time I slept in. Unpacked my suitcase. In the evening sat cozily and told of my adventures over red wine and cookies. Dad told about Russia. After three hours there was an air-raid alarm." Jan 30 1942 "The Führer spoke at 5 pm. The last time I worked in Susi's room. Wrote to Mom. Big Fight with Mrs. Doctor about the serving of dinner. Mr. Doctor has been drafted." July 1 1942 "Special announcement at 10 in the evening: Sevastopol has fallen. The strongest fortress in the world was defeated by our soldiers. Colonel General v. Manstein is promoted to General Field Marshal. Field-Marshal General" December 20 1942 "Dad arrived from Russia. Mom picked him up at the train station. Very joyful reunion." February 1 1942 "In the afternoon the rumour runs wild in the lecture hall that the "nurses aid exam will already be at the end of March! That would be a big letdown. We laughed terribly. Wilfrid and Ulla picked me up from the Julius Hospital
. We all sat under the high fence. In the evening we listened to "Something for Everyone". Mom was invited to Mrs. Heglmann's for tea in the afternoon. In the evening Gisi called. A letter from Dad finally arrived after we hadn't heard anything from him for 14 days. Things look very serious in Stalingrad. A part of the Paulus Army had to surrender." February 4 "We've had to ultimately surrender at Stalingrad. One of the greatest heroic deeds of world history ended there. From now on everyone in the homeland feels more than ever how serious this war is for us. Theatres are closed. Finally got mail from Dad and Gisi. In the evening I went home with Hanna Meyer
." April 18 "Two Air-raid alarms at mid-day." April 19 "In the early evening heard a speech by Goebbels in the radio. For the first time heard a lecture by the Gailer. As a final experiment he demonstrated "At the risk of a life" centrifugal force. In the afternoon I practiced in the laboratory." April 20 "Führer's Birthday. Flags everywhere. In the evening Mom and I toasted the Führer with wine. In the afternoon we examined blood and I was at the X-ray for the last time. Vacation starts now but there's still a lot to learn before the exam." Then later near the end she reports: "Integration orders draft notice from the Wehrmacht out of Nürnberg. At 10 am I am to report there
." Roughly 4 inches by 4.5 inches and 1 inch thick. Overall VG.; German Language; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF STALINGRAD HOME FRONT FLAK ANTI AIRCRAFT EASTERN FRONT GERMANY VS. RUSSIA SOVIET UNION WORLD WAR II WORLD WAR TWO WW2 WW II HOLOCAUST THIRD REICH GERMANY NAZI GENDER STUDIES WOMEN STUDIES WOMEN IN WAR FEMINISM 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 BRITAIN BRITISH BRITISH EMPIRE RAF World War I WW I TRAVEL GERMANY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT Hitler Jugend Sonnenwende League of German Maidens League of German Girls Hitler Youth Bund Deutscher Mädel Brieth Harpe Panzers . hardcover
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VARIOUS
1880s ARCHIVE OF HANDWRITTEN AND PRINT DOCUMENTS AND LETTERS REGARDING THE CAREER OF A BUMBLING INEFFECTIVE BRITISH RAILWAY ENGINEER IN COLONIAL INDIA
MADRAS INDIA. Very Good. 1884. On offer is an archive of six 6 items relating to one man's career being an unsuccessful railway and mining engineer in India in the late 19th century including: a rather terse and angry 4 page handwritten letter dated 1894 regarding the poor performance of the Mechanical Engineer on site and steps to repair the performance of the Mohpani Coal & Iron Company; a pair of printed testimonials: 1 for the Bengel Iron and Steele Company 1894; and 2 for South Eastern Railway 1878; partially printed signed document attesting a particular 'Fitter' having been a member of the Railway Volunteer Corps from Station Jamalpur signed by C.H. Lashi dated 1886; a 2 page handwritten letter wherein the English recipient is to present himself post haste to Calcutta and receive duties of an Engineering type by Duncan MacMillan and Co.; a partially printed signed folio sized document to T.G.E. Scaife from the Bezwada-Madras Railway dated 1896 from the Chief Engineer regarding a pay increase but also comments that Mr. Scaife will not be a success for a variety of reasons expounded upon. Some faults but overall G.; English; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; INDIA RAILWAYS RAILROADS ENGINEERING SUB CONTINENT MADRAS MINING HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL PERSONAL HISTORY RELIGION ROYALTY NOBILITY CALLIGRAPHY PAPAL VATICAN CATHOLIC ROMAN CATHOLIC ECCLESIASTICantiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento Manuscrito Bezwada-Madras Railway . unknown
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UNIDENTIFIED
1897 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT TRAVEL JOURNAL DETAILING A CROSS COUNTRY TRAIN TRIP FROM BUFFALO NY TO CALIFORNIA
Buffalo New York NY to California CA. Very Good. 1897. On offer is a handwritten manuscript 1897 diary whose unidentified author has overwritten the printed dates using the book for an extended trip in May 1897. The book is a maroon leather 3-1/2" x 5" flip book style with gilt edges. The diary begins with the handwritten date May 5th 1897. The writer a young man as evidenced by entries of shaving one morning and comments wherein he notes that he is unmarried and without children. details a cross-country trip by train from Buffalo NY to California and back again. The first entry reads: "Left Bfo 6 pm on ORC Special Shenandoah No looks like 55 or 5. Have ME Murphy for partner. Had supper between Dunkirk and Erie. Badges passed to all on board after we left Erie. A very nice party on train. Exchanging cards. Presented everyone on train with bouquets. Changed engines at Dunkirk. Erie & Cleveland. Retired 11:50 pm." Other interesting snippets: "Saw graves of 4 where stage was held up
killed three and then was killed; went bathing 3 of us inc one from Australia and from New Zealand; A total of 24 leaves providing 48 pages of entries with each page nearly completely filled. A very detailed account the author tells of card games descriptions of other passengers sightseeing notes dinner observations and much more. There is also a fair bit of 'California comparisons' in that the wirter spends a fair bit of time observing and commenting on the differences one sees in California and especially regarding the 'gals'. One entry where the author attends a fancy ball at a hotel he comments that it "was quite a jam with dresses the likes of which one has never seen." A very interesting travel journal from the perspective of a western New York man. The odd stain on the pages but otherwise overall VG.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; 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 DIARIESTRAVEL BUFFALO WESTERN NEW YORK TRAIN RAILROAD ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT . hardcover
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UNIDENTIFIED
1967 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DAIRY OF ONE YOUNG MAN'S SERVICE AS AN ELECTRICIAN'S MATE ABOARD THE STORIED USS RICHARD B. ANDERSON IN VIETNAM
USS RICHARD B. ANDERSON VIETNAM MEKONG DELTA. Very Good. 1967. On offer is an interesting manuscript 1967 Vietnam War diary handwritten by an unknown Electrician's Mate while serving on the USS Richard B. Anderson from April 29th 1967 through to September 4th 1967. Intriguingly the next day's date is written but there are no further entries. The book over its 140 or so entries details life on a hard working ship from "routine" shipboard life as well as touching personal notes regarding his wife and birth of his son plus the horrors of war: he writes of a pilot who was shot down thirty miles south of Hanoi and how the VC quickly surrounded him and basically used him as "bait" as they knew rescue attempts would be made. Unfortunately the entire crew of Big Mother 67 was lost in an attempted rescue. The ship was involved with Search and Rescue SAR operations and had just refuelled the ill-fated chopper. FROM WIKIPEDIA: Richard B. Anderson earned four battle stars for service during the Korean War and eleven during tours off Vietnam. She was awarded the Secretary of the Navy's Meritorious Unit Commendation three times in addition to the Humanitarian Service Medal and her personnel earned the Combat Action Ribbon five times. Included is shoulder patch of the USS Richard B Anderson. The standard Navy log book is overall VG.; Manuscript; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF USS RICHARD B. ANDERSON VIETNAM WAR US NAVY SAR OPERATIONS SEARCH AND RESCUE BIG MOTHER 67 NAVY NAVAL ELECTRICIANS MATE MARINE MARINERS 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
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A GULHNER
1861 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT RELIC OF MID 19TH CENTURY GERMAN MILITARY ARTILLERY AND GUNNERY SKILL AND TECHNIQUE
ULM GERMANY. Very Good. 1861. On offer is a superb relic of mid-19th Century militaria and German artillery and gunnery skills and technique being a manuscript book titled 'Portie-Tafeln nebst Ertäuterungen für sämmtliche Geschütze der Bundesfestung Ulm'. The 85 page handwritten book is a technically detailed manual with many tables charts graphs with explanations of the guns at the Federal fortress at Ulm in a beautiful calligraphic hand in German. Dated 1861 and with the name of 'A Gulhner' inscribed on the front page one finds part of the Appendix pages 75-85 which relates to gunnery at Berlin. A few blank leaves at the end bound in the original grey-brown cloth the ink slightly browned but very clean and sound 160 by 110mm. Some of the contents and guns detailed include: 24lb short cannon kurze kanon; 18lb battery cannon batterie kanon; 12lb battery cannon; 6lb battery cannon; 12lb field cannon feld kanon; 6lb field cannon; 25lb long howitzer lange haubitz; 25lb short howitzer kurze haubitz; 10lb long howitzer; 10lb short howitzer; 7lb long heavy iron howitzer lange schwert eiserne haubitz; 7lb long heavy bronze howitzer lange schwere bronzene haubitz; 7lb short howitzer; Ricochets with 18lb battery cannon rikoschetiren; Ricochets with 12lb battery cannon; Ricochets with 25lb short howitzer; Ricochets with 10lb long howitzer; Ricochets with 10lb short howitzer; Range under 60 deg elevation bombenwerfen unter 60° elevation; Range under 45 deg elevation; Range under 30 deg elevation; Shell throw for 7lb mortar; Shell throw for 12lb mortar; Appendix Anhang; tempirung der Lundrohre; Shot Tables for the pulled fortress cannons at Berlin in the year 1861; Schuss Tafeln für die gezogenen Festungs Geschütze Berlin im Jahr 1861; further reference to Berlin January 1861. HISTORICAL NOTES: One online source provides: The Confederation Fortress of Ulm built 1842-1859 was the central point and main training area for the defence of southern Germany and was one of five federal fortresses of the German Confederation. With its 9 km main circumvallation Ulm was the biggest fortress in Germany in the 19th century and it is still one of the biggest in Europe. After the defeat of Napoleon in 1815 and the Treaty of Paris the victorious powers agreed to defend the German Confederation states. The fortresses were one of the few realised projects of the Confederation. The fortress at Ulm was planned as a closed polygonal wall system by the Prussian construction manager Moritz Karl Ernst von Prittwitz und Gaffron and built under his supervision. It straddled the Danube and surrounded the cities of Ulm in Württemberg and Neu-Ulm in Bavaria and had 16 detached forts and an extensive moat system. In war it was planned to place 20000 men in the fortress Ulm had at this time 16000 citizens and an expansion to hold 100000 men was planned. In peace it was mostly occupied by 5000 men of the federal army and the double-headed eagle symbol of the Confederation was embossed on all artillery. Today about two thirds of the fortifications are preserved. Overall VG.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: GULHNER BUNDESFESTUNG ULM CONFEDERATION FORTRESS OF ULM BERLIN ARTILLERY GUNNERY PRUSSIAN FORTIFICATIONS EXPLOSIVES CANON PRUSSIA GERMANY HAUBITZ ARMAMENTS MUNITIONS BOMB MODERN WARFARE HISTORY OF 19TH CENTURY WARFARE 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 HANDSKRIFT AUTOGRAFER EGENHÄNDIGT HANDSKRIVET HANDSKRIVEN MANUSKRIPT BREV SIGNERAD SIGNERAT SIGNATUR NAMNTECKNING AUTOGRAF HANDSKRIFTER . hardcover
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HARRY PHELPS
1900 - 1902 1916 - 1918 PAIR 2 OF DETAILED LOGBOOKS FROM THE LIFE OF COMMODORE HARRY PHELPS FIRST AS AN OFFICER ON THE USS CINCINNATI IN THE CARIBBEAN AND LATER AS A RETIRED CITIZEN LIVING A SIMPLE LIFE IN NORTH CAROLINA
ABOARD THE USS CINCINNATI SOUTHPORT N. CAROLINA 1900. On offer are two exceptional and detailed logbooks and journals from Harry Phelps a Lieutenant then Commodore in the United States Navy around the turn of the 20th century. The first book dates from 1900 and covers the period from October 1900 to November 1902. The second diary covers the period from 1916 to 1918 although the cover says 1906. The two diaries are filled to the brim with writing about his life career and day-to-day activities. His writing is very simple stating in a matter-of-fact way the details of his day. For example: Saturday October 13th 1900. We line out at half past seven have breakfast soon after eight and I go to the office by nine and am busy until noon when I go up to luncheon on my while. It is raining so I go back by the cars. I got to the carpenters shop to fix some shelving and work in the office from two to four when I walk home. I put up two shelves in our room and then shave and dress for dinner. After that I have a smoke and just before eight go with Ely to the National Theater to see Lord and Lady Algy which is very good in general. Home at half past eleven. I make some cocoa and we have supper and a smoke and turn in at half past twelve. At the time of the first book Phelps is living in Washington D.C. and working at the Judge Advocate Generals Office. He spends most days working there though he does not go into specifics of the work he is doing there. He is also quite fond of spending time on the weekends at a carpentry shop where he fixes clocks builds furniture and reads the paper. It seems to be his weekend get away. At the end of 1901 Phelps travels to New York to recommission the USS Cincinnati after extensive repairs were done on it at the New York Navy Yard. We go to the commandants and repast and I meet the clipper M. Jean.and go over to the C dock where the ship is then secured and go on board and at two-forty-five we put the Cincinnati in commission. I go up in the yard to get some instruments and things return by four and look up the dynamo rooms and some other things and at half past five go over to the Columbia. Each page consists of two long columns for the day however Phelps does not abide by the dates in the diary but instead crosses them out and writes the dates himself. In February the ship goes out to sea: I line out at quarter past seven reach the ship by eight have breakfast and then write until half past nine.after breakfast I read a bit and play cards until half past four when I get word we're going to sea so I get out the charts and instruments. At half past five I go shower by six have dinner and then sit and talk with my medic until eleven oclock when I turn in. From May 1902-January 1903 the USS Cincinnati protected American citizens and property in the Caribbean during political disturbances at Haiti Santo Domingo and Panama and brought relief supplies to Martinique after the devastating eruption of Mount Pelee. On the way down to the Caribbean the USS Cincinnati passes a ship carrying Prince Henry of Prussia: .shave and dress have chow and then go to quarters at nine and give a salute as the President passes with Prince Henry to the launch of the yacht. The event that Prince Henry is going to attend is the launching of Kaiser Wilhelm II's new yacht "Meteor III" christened by Miss Alice Roosevelt at Shooters Island in New York City. On the way down the Cincinnati stops at the Port of Charleston: I turn out at seven oclock and find Easter Sunday a beautiful day.have chow and at half past eight we get underway and start into the Port of Charleston with a pilot anchoring at ten oclock. I am busy until noon getting various papers up and cleaning away the electric plant up at which I finish after breakfast. He spends about a week and a half in Charleston doing various activities reading writing playing cards visiting with people he knows in the city etc. The ship makes stops in Haiti St. Vincent and the Grenadines St. Lucia Martinique Santo Domingo and Panama. In Martinique Phelps observes: We approach the island at Chateau Belair then we close around the north east and south coast to port. The whole northern part is completely devastated by the volcanic eruption towns and in fact the entire country being completely buried by the mud and ashes. After breakfast I have a smoke lie down until four fix up some notices to mariners and then go on deck. We are under way at five and stand out around the western side of the Island. I get a departure at six.I go up and change the course a bit and pilot the ship to an anchorage off Port Castries where we anchor at eleven oclock. By the middle of June 1902 the ship is patrolling off the coast of Venezuela and Curacao then it heads back towards the end of the year to patrol more of the Caribbean islands such as Haiti. The first journal ends in San Juan Puerto Rico on November 27th 1902. Though the cover of the 2nd book states 1906. next book starts on March 28 1916 in Southport North Carolina. Phelps is by this time retired from the Navy and his life is considerably more consistent. His days consist of reading the paper visiting his daughter playing cards with friends going to the movies working on his home and other rather normal activities of a retired older man. The days are still written in an almost identical style to the ones from 10 years before. A typical day reads similar to this: Monday April 10 1916. I turn out at eight oclock make fire and read a bit then put fibre seat in one of our chairs.by noon play some cards and at noon go for the mail and return for dinner read until half past three start pump on small latch and go to post office return and secure pump and talk until five.have supper.read a bit go to the movies with My Marnie stop by Jimis.read to half past eleven and turn in at twelve oclock. The book goes until October 22 1918. Phelps would die at the end of 1919 in an automobile accident. Both books are in good condition. The front cover from both of the books is detached. The 1902 book is missing its spine leather while the 1916 book has one with significant wear. The pages within both books are still in good condition showing only limited foxing or age-toning. The handwriting is legible and easily readable in black ink throughout both books only occasionally showing fading or bleeding through the other side. In the first possibly Phelps has written in the coordinates next to different dates that the USS Cincinnati was at sea. It provides some very interesting contexts to the words written during those days. Background: USS Cincinnati C-7 was a protected cruiser and the lead ship of the Cincinnati-class cruiser for the United States Navy. She was launched on 10 November 1892 by New York Navy Yard; sponsored by Miss S. Mosby; and commissioned on 16 June 1894 Captain Henry Glass in command. She was the second ship to be named after Cincinnati Ohio. From May 1902-January 1903 Cincinnati protected American citizens and property in the Caribbean during political disturbances at Haiti Santo Domingo and Panama and brought relief supplies to Martinique after the devastating eruption of Mount Pelee; Harry Phelps was an officer in the United States Navy and a member of the United States Naval Academy Class of 1880. The Harry Phelps Papers span Phelps' thirty-six year naval career covering from 1877 to 1913 and consist primarily of letters written by Phelps to his mother encompassing Phelps' time as a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy his work with various survey teams and his time at the Judge Advocate General office in Washington D.C.; From the Wilmington Morning Star: News has reached the city of the death in Norfolk of Commodore Harry Phelps well known here and in Southport. Commodore Phelps from what can be learned was killed in an automobile accident. His remains were sent to Oregon for interment'. His widow Mrs. Mamie Phelps was prior to her marriage Miss Mamie Thompson of Southport. OVERALL: VG. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Manuscript. hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 0009181
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IRENE NAFZIGER [?]
1927 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG WOMAN DETAILING HER FIRST YEAR IN THE ST CLOUD DAVENPORT KISSSIMMEE PART OF FLORIDA
ST. CLOUD DAVENPORT KISSIMEE FLORIDA FL. Very Good. 1927. On offer is an original 1927 manuscript diary handwritten a young woman whose name we believe is Irene Nafziger and the diary details her first year in the Davenport Kissimmee St. Cloud Florida area where she and her mother moved to in 1927. We surmise Irene might be a Nafziger as she mentions Grandma Nafziger. There was a Henry Nafziger in Davenport during this time. Irene a clerk and a teacher rarely misses a day and relates the mundane day to day duties and chores but also she shares her feelings to her diary. The diary is in decent shape but is coming off the binding and has some staining. Overall the 4½ x 7 inch book is G.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF IRENE NAFZIGER KISSIMMEE ST. CLOUD DAVENPORT FLORIDA HAINES CITY WOMEN'S STUDIES GENDER STUDIES ORLANDO AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS AMERICANA 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
Riferimento per il libraio : 0002091
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UNIDENTIFIED
1935 ORIGINAL DEPRESSION ERA MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A CHARMING PIOUS AND VERY ASTUTE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WOMAN WHO KEENLY OBSERVES MUCH OF WHAT AILS HER BELOVED AMERICA
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NEAR PASADENA HERMOSA BEACH. Very Good. 1935. On offer is a superb original Depression era manuscript diary handwritten by an optimistic pious down-to-earth Southern California woman who entirely fills a 4-day at a glance diary. Of particular note to historians and researchers of the era besides the day to day workings of busy family and their struggle to work and live will be the political commentary she writes. Here is a sample: "It is appalling to see how many socialists and communists organizations there are in the US - how many ministers and college men are among them - how radical they are - how atheistic and blasphemous many of them are and how supine our Government is about it - rather how much the administration is doing to encourage communism and socialism. Surely we are close to a revolution - if not a bloody one - a real departure from our form of gov. Only God can save us." Far and away from a 'standard' diary the unidentified author proves to be a charming erudite All American woman with a keen eye and an awareness of the politics and events occurring in her beloved country during the Depression and pre Word War II United States of America. The 7 1/2" x 5" x 5/8" has some rubbing and chips to the cover but is overall VG.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF PASADENA HERMOSA BEACH LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA DEPRESSION ERA PRE WORLD WAR II WW2 GENDER STUDIES WOMEN'S STUDIES SOCIAL STUDIES SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA POLITICS COMMUNISM SOCIALISM AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS PHOTO ALBUM PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS HANDSCHRIFT HANDGESCHRIEBEN MANUSKRIPT 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
Riferimento per il libraio : 0001712
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CHARLES S SKINNER, FREDERICK CEASAR DE SUMICHRAST, FRANK H JACKSON
1905 ORIGINAL OFFICIAL MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL OF THE VICTORIAN CLUB OF BOSTON
BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS MASS MA. Very Good. 1905. On offer s a superb original 1905 - 1906 manuscript trip back in time being the official handwritten journal of the Victorian Club of Boston. The unpaginated book is about 80% full and has approximately 100 pages of handwritten meeting minutes election nominating ballots banquet menus published meeting reports and other related ephemera. For the most part the writer is Club Secretary Charles S. Skinner and later Secretary Frank H. Jackson. Changes to the handwriting indicate we believe additional notes by Club President Frederick C. de Sumichrast an esteemed author and renowned Anglophile. There are numerous tipped in items including 1906 Empire Day Banquet ephemera notes of talks on Russia Australia etc. The premium 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" book is missing the spine cap but is otherwise VG. HISTORICAL NOTES: The Victorian Club organized in 1897 was considered the representative of the English people in Boston. Frederick C. de Sumichrast was a Harvard Professor specializing in French. He was the president of the Boston-based Victorian Club. He was conspicuously pro-British-Empire as can be seen by his writings 'Americans and Briton' and 'Why Britain Is Great'. He was also well known in his time for his works on yachting.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF CHARLES S. SKINNER FREDERICK CEASAR DE SUMICHRAST FRANK H. JACKSON THE VICTORIAN CLUB OF BOSTON PRO BRITISH PRO ENGLAND PRO BRITAIN ANGLOPHILES EMPIRE DAY VICTORIANA AMERICANA SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONSSOCIAL CLUBS 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
Riferimento per il libraio : 0001971
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Jerry Maren The Munchkins Wizard of Oz
Signed Wizard Of Oz VHS
MGM / UA. Very Good. Octavo fine in white plastic case. <br/><br/>Jerry Maren was the Lollipop Kid part of the Lollipop Guild with the Munchkins in the film "The Wizard of Oz". A versatile performer he went on the perform as Little Oscar for the Oscar Mayer meat company and as Mayor McCheese and The Hamburglar for McDonalds Corp. He also had a walk-on in a "Seinfeld" episode. Maren was the last surviving cast member from the 1939 film. This photograph is boldly signed " Jerry / Maren / Lollipop / Kid " in black ink and undersigned by Marcella Krienzler who was married to Emil Kranzler one of the village Munchkins. Also signed by Mary Ellen St. Aubin co-owner of The Midget Club in Chicago with her Munchkin husband Parnell First Trumpeter Karl Slover; Townswoman/dancer Margaret Pellegrini and Anna Mrs. Frank Cucksey Mitchell Note: likely signed after Emil's death in 1993 at a convention at the OzCot in Chesterton Indiana. MGM / UA unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 0010425
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Burton, John Hill
The Book-Hunter Etc.
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood & Sons 1862. First Edition. Several un-cut top edges. Original flat brown endpapers minor aging clean and tight. Decorative binding in light and dark brown with black stamped bordering rippled spine bumped head and foot of spine bumped and worn corners. 384p. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Engravings / Chapter Vignettes. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. William Blackwood & Sons Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : SB10933
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JM HAMMONS J M
1865 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LETTER HANDWRITTEN BY AN AUBURN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY GUARD AND CIVIL WAR VETERAN THANKFUL HE RETURNED FROM HIS SERVICE IN THE CAROLINAS FOR 'UNCLE SAMUEL'
AUBURN NEW YORK NY 1865. On offer is an interesting original manuscript letter dated December 16 1865 Auburn New York handwritten by J.M. Hammons wherein he describes him work at the state prison believed to be the Auburn Correctional Facility. Mr. Hammons writes his friend Hosea Edgerly a chatty warm letter describing in short his work overseeing the prisoners in the shoe department his happiness with the easy work conditions but particularly interesting is Hammons subtle reference to the Civil War mentioning working for 'Uncle Samuel' in North and South Carolina in the army and pondering on how lucky he was to come home safely stating 'only those who have been soldiers can form a correct idea of what the soldier has to endure.' The author writes of a job opportunity in Detroit but prefers Auburn now feeling like home and he urges his friend to visit and more. The 8" x 6" paper folded to make four 4 pages has two 2 fold creases light general fading and overall is VG. Very Good. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Manuscript. unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 0001690
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ABDIEL & JANE
1858 CHARMING EARLY PIONEER HANDWRITTEN AUTOGRAPH LETTER FROM ILLINOIS
Giraed Illinois 1858. Superb early pre Civil War letter in lovely hand by ABDIEL & JANE - ALS GIRAED ILLINOIS 1858 4 full pages 4to. Wonderful letter to cousin urging him to come west buy a farm and be their neighbor. Super snapshot of early life and family warmth. Fine. Autograph. Manuscript. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 0MV208
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