‎Collectibles‎

‎Montgomery Ward‎

‎Montgomery Ward 1958-1959 Fall and Winter‎

‎Portland Oregon: Montgomery Ward & Co. Very Good. 1958. First Edition. Softcover. The spine is concave as usual with these big catalogs. Some light soil & rubbing. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 1090 pages . Montgomery Ward & Co. paperback‎

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‎Montgomery Ward‎

‎Montgomery Ward Wallpaper Book‎

‎Portland Oregon: Montgomery Ward. Very Good. 1947. First Edition. Softcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 84 pages . Montgomery Ward paperback‎

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‎Franke, C D & Co‎

‎C. D. Franke & Co. Inc.; Catalogue #20b: General Hardware Carriage & Wagon Material Iron Steel Heavy Hardware Mechanics Tools Auto Accessories Auto-top Fabrics And Trimmings Auto And Carriage Paints Etc. Etc. Special Carriage and Wagon Makers Catalogue B‎

‎Charleston SC: C. D. Franke & Co. Inc. Very Good with no dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Covers are somewhat darkened with a bit of tape residue at the top front. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . C. D. Franke & Co. , Inc. hardcover‎

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‎Morgan & Allen Company‎

‎Wholesalers Catalog: Clocks Diamonds Watches Jewelry Electrical Goods Silverware‎

‎San Francisco: Morgan & Allen Company. Very Good. 1935. First Edition. Softcover. Covers are creased & soiled. Interior is very good to fine. Lots of illustrations. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 118 pages . Morgan & Allen Company paperback‎

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‎Pacific Marine Supply Co‎

‎General Catalog No. 12: Marine Hardware Fishing & Equipment‎

‎Portland Oregon: Pacific Marine Supply Co. Very Good. 1925. Hardcover. Rubbing to the corners soiling to the covers. Contents are "fine". No published date in the book but the last date I find in pages is 1918. I am assuming it was published at some date after that. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 1469 pages . Pacific Marine Supply Co. hardcover‎

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‎Morgan & Allen Company‎

‎Wholesalers Catalog: Clocks Diamonds Watches Jewelry Electrical Goods Silverware‎

‎San Francisco: Morgan & Allen Company. Very Good. 1937. First Edition. Softcover. Covers are worn with tape residue upper right corner of the front cover. Contents are very good to fine. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 155 pages . Morgan & Allen Company paperback‎

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‎Geo B Carpenter & Co‎

‎Geo. B. Carpenter & Co. Marine Supplies; Marine Hardware and Yacht Supply Catalog No. 102‎

‎Chicago: Geo. B. Carpenter & Co. Very Good. 1912. First Edition. Softcover. Light cover/shelf wear. The contents are very good to fine. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 431 pages . Geo. B. Carpenter & Co. paperback‎

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‎C L Berger & Sons‎

‎Hand-Book and Illustrated Catalogue of the Engineers' and Surveyors' Instruments of Precisionmade by C. L. Berger & Sons Successors to Buff & Berger; 1902‎

‎Boston: C. L. Berger & Sons. Very Good-. 1902. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. The contents are "very good" to "fine" but the upper right corner of the front cover is chipped. Small spot at the top of the front cover some staining along the spine in the back. Neither impacts the contents. A scarce early catalog. Not only shows all the instruments but describes & tells how to adjust and care for them. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 212 pages . C. L. Berger & Sons hardcover‎

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‎Disraeli, Isaac Benjamin Disraeli‎

‎Amenities Of Literature‎

‎Cambridge: Privately Printed Riverside Press 1864. New edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vos 419 453 pages quarter leather pink boards edgeworn <br/><br/>A companion set to Disraeli's CURIOUSITIES OF LITERATURE and MISCELLANIES OF LITERATURE. Privately Printed, Riverside Press hardcover‎

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‎KERMIT E DUCKETT‎

‎1950s - 1960s ORIGINAL ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS NOTES OF A TENNESSEE PROFESSOR AND AUTHOR‎

‎KNOXVILLE TENNESSEE TN. Very Good. 1955. On offer is an interesting c1950s - 1960s manuscript notebook titled "Stars - Stellar Evolution" handwritten by Kermit E. Duckett b.1936 future Professor of Physics and Astronomy and published author of astronomy texts. The steno pad style book has approximately 37 pages of handwritten text formulas graphs charts etc. some clipped from publications and glued in. While Professor Duckett's name does not appear anywhere in the notebook the book was sourced from Duckett's estate. Overall VG.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF KERMIT E. DUCKETT ASTRONOMY STELLAR EVOLUTION STARS KNOXVILLE TENNESSEE SPACE ASTROPHYSICS UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE TENNESSEE WING CIVIL AIR PATROL AEROSPACE EDUCATION HOROLOGY HOROLOGISTS WATCHMAKERS TIME KEEPERS ASTRONOMICAL SPHERES IN THE SKY PLANETS PLANETARY BODIES 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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‎CAPTAIN JAMES M SHERBURN‎

‎1864 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF PIONEER NEW HAMPSHIRE MAN‎

‎Epsom New Hampshire. Very Good. 1864. James M. Sherburn's name when googled immediately brings up a site regarding the "James Sherburne Cemetery where besides others is buried the wife of James M. Sherburn James himself and as the following list shows many if not all their children: Capt. James M. Sherburne DIED Nov. 10 1867 age 56 ys. 11 ms. Betsey C. Blake wife of James M. Sherburn DIED April 20 1854 ae 41 y’rs 6 mo & 20 d’s. Adele Dau. of Capt. James M. & Betsey C. Sherburne DIED Apr. 9 1869 ae 19 yrs. 22 dys. Charles H. son of Capt. James M. & Betsey C. Sherburn DIED Sept. 14 1855 ae 9 y’rs 9 mo. & 9 d’s. Emeline P. dau.of Capt. James M. & Betsey C. Sherburn DIED Feb. 20 1853 ae 8 y’rs 9 m0. & 10 d’s. Mary E. dau. of Capt. James M. & Betsey C. Sherburn DIED July 16 1853 ae 1 y’r 3 mo. & 23 d’s. Charles H. son of Capt. James M. & Betsey C. Sherburn DIED Aug. 9 1854 ae 4 mo’s.Charles H. son of James M. & Lucy C. d 1861 ae 1 mo. not found. This information is not mine and as such we cannot 100% gurantee that it is the same due to the slight discrepancy in spelling with the "e" present at times and missing at others. All that stated this diary is a journeyman's trade diary more than anything alse. James seldomly writes of personal matters though he does mention having Christmas "up Mother Sherburn to diner.supper boiled Mother Bickford." Other observations include people falling down wells and breaking arms type thing but moreso this is a super economic detailing of 1864 New Hampshire. Prices of items costs of work 100s of names of people worked for and on and with. James was involved in many pursuits; lumber butchering hauling milling plowing picking apples curing and salting making cider. This diary also includes James' weather observations nearly every single day.; Manuscript; 64mo - up to 3" tall; Genealogy Civil War Era Pioneer New Hampshire 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 . unknown‎

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‎RB GARDNER et al R B‎

‎1878 - 1891 ARCHIVE OF DOCUMENTS LETTERS RECEIPTS ETC. HANDWRITTEN AND PRINTED RELATING TO THE BRIG 'ANNIE BATCHELDER'‎

‎Cuba/USA 1889. On offer is a very nice archive of 35 documents mostly DS dating from 1878 to 1891 all related to the Brig "Annie Batchelder" consisting of: ALS with fine content dated "Cubia Jan. 8 1889 Capt. H. V. Steelman. Friend Harding up to this time no change in the Leek. i am keeping two men pumping night and Day. i feel in hope it in top Some Where. if it in Bottom it bad." signed R. B. Gardner; a partial undated MD in pencil agreement for construction of a new hull; 7pp. account sheet for goods and services provided for the Brig "Annie Batchelder" by Shoe & Chard in Camden NJ dated 1880 10 1891 payment of wages receipts Philadelphia and New York all with ship vignette; 12 receipts for various services/ companies William E. Harper Chronometer and Watch Maker Philadelphia: for "glass in telescope;" Lamdin & Wheeden Sail Makers Baltimore; an 1886 receipt from Port Warden's N.Y. with early Telephone number; an 1879 DS Henry Delaney Ship Smith Philadelphia etc.; 3 Stevedore receipts; and 7 Watchmen/ Ship-Keepers receipts day and night service. Sizes varying from 7 x 3 to 8-1/2 x 13-1/2 folds some small breaks a few small edge tears/ chips file/ staple holes some creases-- overall G. Very Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Manuscript. unknown‎

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‎HERBERT W LEECH, Manager Mining Operations‎

‎1919 ARCHIVE OF TWO 2 ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT NOTEBOOK AND DIARY OF ARCTIC EXPLORATION AND MARBLE MINING IN THE FAR NORTH OF NORWAY WITH THE THREAT OF BOLSHEVISM LOOMING BY THE MANAGER FOR THE NORTHERN EXPLORATION COMPANY‎

‎SPITZBERGEN GREEN HARBOUR NORWAY. Very Good. 1919. Manuscript. On offer is an exceptional archive of two 2 significant historical handwritten note book and diary of Herbert W. Leech Manager of the Marble Dept of The Northern Exploration Company NEC in 1919. It is very interesting reading of the troubles this operation had as the books entirely describe through letters notations and diary entries all the work and grief his operations suffered. Herbert Leech the Manager reports in the letter copies to his superior Mr. W. Holmboe in Tromso from the MINA I Spitzbergen Recherche Bay or Green and King's Harbors. It appears right from the start that Leech was in a sad way as he reports of the ship being unsatisfactory breakdowns continual delays everywhere and always problems with the staff or contractors carpenters especially it seems and he complained of near open mutiny with staff some calling in sick for no reason others barely maintaining a guise as it appears this summer venture was ill-advised or doomed for other reasons. He writes the details of his needs and progress during the expedition including the never ending problems with the ship and his men as well as requests for supplies and spare parts for the engine etc. There are letters telling of the men refusing to work after disagreements over contracts and the continued intoxication of the steward. There are some details of their geological discoveries and the conditions they had to endure. There is a list of expenses incurred on the journey to Tromso Norway and other expense lists including wages of the men etc. The daily diary kept for approximately 3 months of the expedition during July to September in 1919 include details of the mineral deposits they had found in each area with estimated mining output and estimates of the cost of plant and buildings required to open a mine. The area they are surveying is around Spitsbergen including Green Harbour and Kings Bay. There are also geographical geological and technical notes throughout too. The NEC the famous explorer Shackleton was a large shareowner and involved in operations was a British firm firmly established in Norway's Northern and Arctic mining and exploration activities. These books are placed in a very important time as WWI had just ended and the rise of Bolshevism are pertinent as part of the historical backdrop. This is an entirely unique grouping and intimate glimpse into early 20th century arctic exploration and a rare look into their lives as historic explorers. The script is mainly in pencil and reasonably clear to read. HISTORICAL CITINGS: A: Shackleton now became involved in an undercover enterprise. A company the Northern Exploration Company was preparing an expedition to Spitsbergen. Shackleton was asked to be the leader. Ostensibly the company was going to mine mineral claims owned since 1910 by the company. Since 1910 the Germans had a meteorological station at Ebeltofthaven in West Spitsbergen which was only withdrawn at the start of the war. Spitsbergen was a delicate issue as it was administered by Norway a neutral country. With the backing of the British Government the Northern Exploration Company could establish a British presence on the islands. To prove it's commitment the government provided the expedition with an armed merchant ship the ELLA. Frank Wild now commissioned as a temporary lieutenant in northern Russia was selected by Shackleton as his assistant. By the middle of August Shackleton was in northern Norway at Tromsø on his way to Spitsbergen; it was the first time he had crossed the Arctic Circle. It was in Tromsø that Shackleton suddenly became ill. He "changed colour very badly" as McIlroy put it. He suspected a heart attack. Shackleton refused to undress so McIlroy could listen to his heart. This was the first hint that Shackleton might be suffering from heart disease. Shackleton had to turn back arriving in London in early September. Meanwhile the leadership of the expedition was placed under Frank Wild. The northern Russia campaign said General Ironside "was a side show of the Great War". Soldiers could hardly be spared from the front lines so troops were scraped from the bottom of the barrel to be sent to Russia. At this point no one was going to worry about the condition of Shackleton's heart. Early in October Shackleton sailed for Murmansk. As Shackleton wrote it was a "job after my own heart.winter sledging with a fight at the end". As he crossed the Barents Sea he wrote to Janet Stancomb-Wills "All is sheer beauty and keen delight. The very first.snow-squalls bring home to us the memories of our old South Lands. There is a freshness in the air a briskness in the breeze that renews one's youth". "This day 3 years ago the 'Endurance' was crushed in the ice" Shackleton wrote to his younger son Edward on October 26 "and we all were.sleeping on rather moving about on the moving ice with no home to go to. I have been to many places since then now it is the other end of the world". Shackleton had just landed at Murmansk. A fortnight later on November 11 the Armistice was signed. The war with Germany was over. However war in northern Russia was not yet at an end; the Allied forces were now fighting the Bolsheviks instead. The north Russia force had attracted various polar explorers: Macklin Worsley and Hussey from the ENDURANCE EXPEDITION; Stenhouse from the AURORA branch of the Trans-Antarctic Expedition; Victor Campbell the leader of Scott's Northern Party; Dr. Edward Atkinson from the Scott camp and Dr. Eric Marshall from the NIMROD EXPEDITION. Shackleton's official job description was "Staff officer in charge of Arctic equipment". In all actuality he was a glorified storekeeper. He had done most of his work in London and the outfits he now provided were doubtful; his own expeditions had been struggles against poorly designed equipment and clothing. The American troops in the region discarded the Shackleton clothing and boots and reverted to their own. Shackleton was now kept at headquarters in Murmansk with little to do. Shackleton wrote to Emily "I have not been too fit lately. I am tired darling a bit and just want a little rest away from the world and you". The strain of a divided self was showing itself in Shackleton. "I am strictly on the water wagon now" he wrote to Emily at the end of January 1919. He got thoroughly drunk on Christmas Day and in his own words "after a thought I have cut it right out it does me no good and I can tell my imagination is vivid enough without alcohol it makes me extravagant in ideas and I lose balance.I did not upset my superiors everyone was awash only it seems to take different people different ways. If I had not some strength of will I would make a first class drunkard". Shackletons' affairs were in a poor state; money was in short supply. Emily was fending for herself while Cecily was at Roedean and Ray the eldest boy was at Harrow. Shackleton hoped to cover the school fees from selling shares of his stock in the Northern Exploration Company but the transaction never happened. By the end of March 1919 Shackleton was back in London and demobilized after five months in the field. He was regarded well enough by The Times that an interview was requested. In that interview Shackleton stated that nearly half a million people "threw in their lot with us.against the Bolshevist menace. It is thus not merely a question of saving our own troops but a moral obligation to civilization.No domestic or political consideration should be allowed to interfere with steps being taken immediately to prevent anything in the nature of a reverse to our arms in these regions.In Murmansk as elsewhere the peasant is not a Bolshevist.but without armed support he is helpless.do not let us be too late.the British people do not yet realize what Bolshevism means.it is.becoming far worse than German militarism". CITING B The Northern Exploration Company NEC which annexed large expanses of land in Svalbard is engraved into Svalbard history. NEC's land annexations were concentrated where the most profitable mineral deposits were thought to be found. The company was founded in 1910 and was most active in the years around World War I. The background for the activity was the numerous occupations carried out by Ernest Mansfield in Svalbard prior to 1910. NEC bought his land occupations in 1911 and started the construction of Ny-London and the promising marble quarry at Blomstrandhalvøya in Kongsfjorden. NEC owned and operated many mines and prospects in Svalbard most of which were to exploit coal. Other mineral deposits were also prospected such as zinc asbestos iron and marble. Optimism prevailed despite frequent loss of capital in prospects that never materialized. They were big landowners but produced close to nothing. This was the era of Neo-Industrialism and in Svalbard there was a Klondike-like atmosphere in which everyone was affected by the fervour for mineral deposits. Investment capital was readily accessible. The optimism and vitality of the NEC has left many cultural remains. The NEC annexation signs can be found in all the areas they were active with text in three languages to make sure everyone understood this was NEC's land. Transporting equipment to Svalbard was long trying and expensive and the work seasons were short and hectic. The value of the buildings and equipment itself was often less than the cost of disassembly and transport back to the mainland. Installations were therefore often left on site and can today be seen as a witness to dreams for quick profit in enterprises that were discontinued after only a few years of trial operations To summarize: An historic first hand primary account and telling of the 1919 Summer season for the Northern Exploration Company through the manager's diary and letters including: 1 a book of letter-copy letters to head office some suppliers with tucked in notes receipts 60 pages; then 2 a book of financial dealings 30 pages and lastly and most importantly his diary 65 pages. This is a 7 x 5 inch flip style notebook and has some scattered technical geographic technical notes. OVERALL VG.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF NORWAY NORWEIGAN ARCTIC EXPLORATION FAR NORTH MINING SHACKELTON 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 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING 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 Spitzbergen Recherche Bay or Green and King's Harbors Blomstrandhalvøya in Kongsfjorden Tromso Northern Exploration Company Holmboe Svalbard Blomstrandhalvya . unknown‎

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‎STONEMAN, Vernon C‎

‎A SUPPLEMENT TO JOHN AND THOMAS SEYMOUR Cabinetmakers in Boston 1794 - 1816.‎

‎Boston: Special Publications 1965. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. color plates. Quarto 105 pages pictorial brown cloth faded <br/><br/>The major study on these craftsmen. The Supplement vol. cites 73 additional pieces. Illustrated with color and b&w plates. Special Publications hardcover‎

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‎SUE‎

‎1937 - 1938 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A 17 YEAR OLD AMERICAN GIRL WHOSE PARENTS SEND HER TO THEIR ANCESTRAL HOMELAND IN HUNGARY TO STUDY VISIT RELATIVES AND PERHAPS MARRY A TRADITIONAL BOY ALL AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF IMPENDING DISASTER‎

‎BUDAPEST HUNGARY EASTERN EUROPE. Very Good. 1937. On offer is a unique original September 1937 through August 1938 manuscript diary that relates the life a young American girl named Sue as per the gift inscription who travels back to her ancestral country of Hungary for an extended holiday whose purpose was likely to find her a traditional husband. The pressure or desire for her to marry is apparent within days of her meeting her European relatives. 'Went to visit Gene's grandmother and aunt. Real congenial people….they talked to me as if I were to become Gene's wife….some dope thought I would fall in love with him within three days.' Sue writes wonderfully of her times traveling regularly to Budapest and the activities of a 17 year old American teenager abroad. There were movies and shows and skating and shopping and dining and more dining and opera and chess and so much more. She also enrolled in the Fodor School of Music. She begins with her travels crossing the Atlantic on the Normandie and then across Europe to Hungary where she stays with relatives dates dozens of men - mostly doctors - and visits the local sites for nearly a year. She does a super job also capturing the tone of the country and the events in other parts of Europe. In one she comments on Germany annexing Austria and how her parents want her to come home. In another she comments on the "Jewish laws" that they are unfair and that "everything is dead". Sue was insightful and articulate and one cannot but be a little chilled reading her personal account with the knowledge that World War II looms on the horizon. Green leather has a leather strip for locking the diary had to be cut. Overall VG.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF PRE WORLD WAR II WWII HUNGARY TRAVEL AMERICANA BUDAPEST AMERICAN YOUTH IN EUROPE GENDER STUDIES WOMEN'S STUDIES EASTERN EUROPE 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 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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‎J A McCune‎

‎c1800s ARCHIVE OF SEVENTY-FIVE 75 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT LETTERS NOTES AND GENEALOGICAL AND LEGAL DOCUMENTS OF A BUSY SHIPPENSBURG PENNSYLVANIA ESTATE ATTORNEY‎

‎SHIPPENSBURG PENNSYLVANIA PA. Very Good. 1850. On offer is a huge archive of letters notes and correspondences of an estate lawyer named J. A. McCune of Shippensburg Pennsylvania. For the most part the correspondence originates from Cumberland Franklin and Adams counties. The majority of these correspondences are information about estates. A few are orders of orphan's courts. This superb archive is a treasure trove of genealogical historical and legal history of the area. Many names mentioned include Grove Smith Pague Croft Sailhamer Bomberger Reese Duncan Hoffman Hostetter Clark Negley Hain Rebuck Adams Speese Unger Whitmer Perkins Buchanan Stouffer Landis Kyle Staren Gish Stephenson Benson Hauk Owens Hycus Longenecker Plasterer Rhodes to name but a few. This very busy attorney was involved in many many public and private pursuits of Pennsylvania interest from dealing with the Turnpike Co. to handling estates for many of Shippensburg citizens. VG.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF 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 GENEALOGY PENNSYLVANIA SHIPPENSBURG ESTATE LAWYER CUMBERLAND FRANKLIN ADAMS . unknown‎

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‎MR AND MRS GRANT AND LELAH SHANK‎

‎1907 - 1926 ARCHIVE OF EIGHT 8 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARIES AND ONE 1 ADDRESS BOOK BY A HARD WORKING INDIANA FARMING FAMILY‎

‎Lagrange Angola Indiana IN. Very Good. 1907. Manuscript. On offer is an amazing family archive of eight 8 handwritten manuscript diaries and one 1 address book. Remarkably and very uniquely the diaries are written by both Mr. Grant b. July 7th 1887 and his wife Lelah Shank b. Sept. 3rd 1886. Living in Lagrange Indiana we find the first entry of the first diary proclaims that on January 1st 1908 they have been married one year. They are dedicated diarists who record their daily financials - earnings costs purchases etc. local events and even historical moments in time such as Jefferson's birthday Monroe's birthday and so on. Place names family and friends and clients and daily events are all recorded. Most days they both write their separate activities but if only the one of them writes they always detail the other's actions. Overall Lelah writes about two-thirds to three-quarters. Here are some specifics: Place Names include: Brighton Lima Briton Mongo Brighton Angola Flint and Ft. Wayne. Events include: rabbit hunting pitched quoits hauling wood bad weather and the mail carrier did not come entertained a boil birthing sows and sheep called our home on the telephone '08 paid off the mortgage of $2400.00 '08 paid dog tax Old Settlers Day cutting rye picking whortleberries going to the cider mill working on car a fire that lasted 4-5 days Grant votes for Taft went to Red Cross. Names Mentioned: Arthur Berner Earl. Seaman Fred Kilpatrick Chas. Ernsberger J. Hains Willie and Bessie Sison Miss Gage Clyde McKenzie Dan Ely Professor Bailey Preacher N.C. Fair Grandpa Davis Sherman Williamson A. Merifield Rollo Kilpatrick Andrew Rauk Fream Ingle Mr. May B. McAlly Mr. Marfield Grandpa Whalen Dale Stayner John Heffer Amos Long Sherman Williamson Frank Libby Mrs. Caspar George Graff. Please note that this was a large family farm with many many hundreds of contacts and family and business dealings. There are hundreds of names and events mentioned and this is merely a smattering. Overall VG.; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF GRANT FAMILY GENEALOGY PRE SUFFRAGE LAGRANGE ANGOLA INDIANA FARMING WOMEN STUDIES GENDER STUDIES Hand Written Personal Memoir Handwritten autograph autographs signed letters document documents manuscript manuscripts writers writer author holograph personal Americana Indiana World War I WWI ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT . unknown‎

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‎JIM MILLER‎

‎1886 - 1908 ARCHIVE OF HANDWRITTEN AND TYPESCRIPT LETTERS BACK HOME FROM AN INTELLIGENT OBSERVANT SENIOR MINER WRITING HOME FROM THE WILDS OF IDAHO AND SOUTH AFRICA AND THE HORRORS OF THE BOER WAR‎

‎COUR D'LENE IDAHO JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA. Very Good. 1886. On offer is a sensational archive of 18 multi page letters most handwritten and some typescript from Jim Miller to his mother and sister. Mr. Miller was a senior gold and silver miner who had worked in the western United States and in Africa mostly. The letters some on company letterhead date from 1886 to 1908 and each are several pages long and diary-like having great content. Mr. Miller is an intelligent and charismatic writer detailing his work and adventures and the archive is especially rich regarding his times working for one of the largest mining operations in Southern Africa during the Boer War. He has many many striking insights observations and comments regarding the conflict. Here are some snippets: "I started out in the summer on a prospecting trip got so far into the mountains that I didn't know where I was went all by guess had no idea where I would come out and cared less. Came out finally at Lewistown on the line of Washington and Idaho Territory after traveling about five hundred miles over the toughest part of the territory. Had no particular place to go so I came to the Cour D'lene to seek my fortune. The town of Wardner is less than a year old and has over one thousand inhabitants and still increasing. The biggest mines that have ever been found in Idaho are supposed to be those that worked in and around Wardner. This country is well represented by Black Hillers the town is named after one of them. It is safe to say that one half of the people in the Cour D'lene country are from the hills. The first one that I have met since I left the hills was in Wardner. This is about like all other mining camps the principle business places are saloons and gambling halls with a few stores. The English papers would lead one to believe that British and Boer have shook hands and agree to be friends that day will never come. When the Boer prisoner returns to his farm and finds only the remains of his house what was once his happy home it will take years and years if ever they do forget the useless destruction of their homes. He is going to invite you to spend the summer with them and they would take a trip through the national park. I would like to have you go and I will pay all expenses. It will be your first chance to visit the western country and maybe George might invite you to stop at Denver the only city in the west. Labour troubles both white and black strikes are the order of the day. If it was not for the Martial law one would not know that the country was in a state of war although there are plenty of columns moving about this district about all they seem to do is travel back and forth over the same road. It is reported that all the Boer leaders are being wined and dined by the British at various centers entertained at the expense of the British taxpayer. Rumor there is a possibility of a general surrender under the terms offered anxious for peace before the coronation. This is a much larger mine then I was on in the states. It is now the third largest gold producing mine in Africa provided we get sufficient native labour it will be the largest Gold Producing Mine in the world we employ 500 white men and 3000 native. When the reports of the San Francisco disaster reached Johannesburg there were many anxious people waiting telegrams from Fathers Mothers Sisters or Brothers who were living in or near the city. I know the part that was destroyed really better than I know Joliet. Have been in Spokane four weeks trying to settle up some business. The Superintendent at the mines is more despised than Cleveland and he is considered the meanest man in the United States. The Sup has to have a body guard. I intend to start for Lewiston Idaho tomorrow expect will have a time getting there as the streams are rising very fast. The snow has been very heavy in the mountains this winter. We started to unwater the mine pumping and hauling at the rate of one million gallans per 24 hours I am unable to say how long it will take. Had a breakdown in one of the shafts and it took weeks to repair it. During that time kept the mill running from one shaft. That was the most trying time I have ever had on a mine. Can buy a woman in this country for 200 dollars in Mexican money good able bodied one quite capable of doing a mans work. While waiting at Elk City for supplies I received work from Mr Clement offering me a good position in Africa. The principle topic of the day is the unsettled question of the importation of unskilled labour there is one thing certain they can not work this country without plenty of cheap unskilled labour. The mining industry of this country is only in its infancy. It is impossible to get sufficient native labour for the natives will not work. Not being able to get up to the mines has been a great disappointment. One consolation there are thousands of others in the same fix. The less the british people say about this war the more they will shine for they have nothing to be proud of. They have been the laughing stock of the world. It seems the British Army are like their women give them time and they will finish it. There have been several instances where the Boers have surrounded and captured parties of British while the officers were enjoying a dance. Of course that is not allowed to be made public. Those in the field know everything is lost and they will continue the guerilla war as long as they know their families are well provided for the by the British. Some of the preachers who are encouraging them were taken out and shot as they have done with some Boers who went on commando again after being released. Everyone outside of military are thoroughly sick and disgusted with the whole business." Included with the archive of letter is a small account book kept by his sister in the early 1900s and a cabinet card of Mr. Miller. Overall VG.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; WHITEWATER DEEP BANKET GOLD MINE SIMMER AND JACK BOER WAR RACE RACIAL MINING IDAHO GOLD RUSH AFRICA SOUTHERN AFRICA GOLD SILVER 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; Signed by Autograph . unknown‎

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‎RAY JOHNSON with JOHN TERREAULT‎

‎1933 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT TRAVEL JOURNAL DETAILING A DEPRESSION ERA CANOE TRIP FROM MONTREAL TO NEW YORK CITY AND BACK - BONUS FEATURE: CANADIAN BOY MEETS AMERICAN GIRL - MARRIAGE ENSUES!‎

‎MONTREAL CANADA NEW YORK NY USA. Very Good. 1933. Cloth. On offer is an archive of three 3 composition notebooks and a letter documenting two men John Terreault and Ray Johnson who appears to be the inspired writer of the two who canoe from Montreal to New York and back in 1933. 111 pages with all pages full with writing. Included is a letter from Ray Johnson to Helen Cotes. The letter is 8 pages full and is written after the canoe trip. Ray met Helen in Little Falls NY during the canoe trip back from New York. They continued to correspond and eventually got married and moved to Pickle Lake Canada while Ray worked in the Pickle Creek Gold Mine for awhile. They eventually moved to Carthage NY and then to Manlius NY. These books are a charming relic of the Depression era and a bit of Americana of a time never to be repeated. VG.; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; MONTREAL CANADIANA TRAVEL CANOE PORTAGE OVERLAND ADVENTURE PRE WORLD WAR II DEPRESSION ERA 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. . hardcover‎

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‎Multiple Contributors‎

‎SCRIBNER'S MAGAZINE 1887 JULY - DECEMBER Volume II Published Monthly with Illustrations‎

‎New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good. 1887. Hardcover. Clean marbled boards brown leather corners & spine with raised bands & gilt lettering. vi 768pp. Text tight clean & intact. Numerous B/W illustrations. Camping & Hunting in the Shoshone; Cavern & Cavern life; the modern Nile; Tornadoes. Bound Magazine ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 768 pages . Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover‎

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‎Smith, Artemis‎

‎This Bed We Made‎

‎U.S.: Monarch 467 1964. Solid with two creases on the spine a reading crease along the spine on the front cover and the covers show wear from rubbing. 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good. Monarch 467 paperback‎

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‎ETHAN A HITCHCOCK [to HERBERT HD PEIRCE] H D‎

‎1899 ORIGINAL TYPED LETTER SENT BY THE U.S. SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR ETHAN A. HITCHCOCK TO THE SECRETARY OF THE U.S. EMBASSY IN RUSSIA DISCUSSING THE UPCOMING 1900 PARIS WORLD’S FAIR AND U.S.-RUSSIA RELATIONS‎

‎WASHINGTON D.C. to ST. PETERSBURG RUSSIA0. Very Good. 1899. On offer is an interesting letter sent by Ethan A. Hitchcock the U.S. Secretary of the Interior under Presidents William McKinley and Herbert H. D. Peirce a the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in St. Petersburg Russia. The letterhead reads “Department of the Interior Washington.” and is dated “September 25 1899.” The letter is two pages long and concerns a few different subjects. Firstly Mr. Hitchcock extends pleasantries towards Mr. Peirce saying “we are glad to know of the arrival of the Friesland and presume that you and the family are safely established.” He then lets gives a quick update to Mr. Peirce of his latest news saying he returned home safely on the “good steamer St. Louis” but only after “just escaping however a severe hurricane of one day’s duration.” He writes that he will be leaving Washington soon “with the President and Cabinet for Chicago and a further tour in the West.” Finally the longest paragraph records some frustration with the plans for the upcoming 1900 World’s Fair in Paris also known as the Exposition Universelle. Hitchcock writes that he found a recent letter by “Mr. Peck” to be “eminently unsatisfactory as he does not seem to take hold of or grasp the situation.” The Mr. Peck Hitchcock is referring to is Chicago businessman Ferdinand Peck whom President William McKinley had chose as commissioner-general to the exposition. What Mr. Peck is failing to do could not be determined by me but Hitchcock goes on to give some details by asking Peirce to “write me a letter.to the State Department pointing out the opportunities and advantages of availing the goodwill and assistance of the Russian Government in this matter with an explanation of the enormous advantages to our American exhibitors at Paris.something may be accomplished.” Hitchcock finishes the paragraph by stating that “it does seem too bad to let such an opportunity for extending our commercial relations with Russia.fail for want of action.” Hitchcock is clearly asking for Peirce’s help in setting Ferdinand Peck straight. The letter is finished with warm regards and a signature by E. A. Hitchcock. The letter is two pages long typed and in very good condition. There is almost no age-toning of the letter whatsoever and the ink is still dark and fresh-looking especially the “Department of the Interior” letterhead. Mr. Hitchcock’s signature is clear handwritten in black ink. Background: Herbert Henry Davis Peirce May 11 1849 - December 5 1914 was a United States diplomat who served as Third Assistant Secretary of State from 1901 to 1906 and as U.S. Ambassador to Norway from 1906 to 1911. Ethan Allen Hitchcock September 19 1835 - April 9 1909 served under Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt as U.S. Secretary of the Interior. President McKinley appointed him Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Russia in 1897 and in February 1898 Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary the first Ambassador accredited from the United States to the court of Russia. He was recalled in 1898 to serve in first McKinley's and then his successor Roosevelt's Cabinet. As Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock pursued a vigorous program for the conservation of natural resources and reorganized the administration of Native American affairs. Hitchcock died April 9 1909 in Washington D.C. at the age of 73. Hitchcock was buried at the Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis Missouri. OVERALL: VG; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORD: HISTORY OF ETHAN A. HITCHCOCK HERBERT H. D. PEIRCE U. S. SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR PRESIDENT WILLIAM McKINLEY FIRST SECRETARY OF THE U.S. EMBASSY ST. PETERSBURG RUSSIA DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FERDINAND PECK 1900 WORLD’S FAIR EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE 1900 PARIS FRANCE STEAMER ST. LOUIS US-RUSSIA RELATIONS TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN POLITICIANS McKINLEY PRESIDENCY CABINET OF PRESIDENT McKINLEY AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D’ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown‎

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‎W WILTON WOOD‎

‎1869 SUPER ORIGINAL ALGEBRA CYPHER BOOK HAND WRITTEN BY A YOUNG LONG ISLAND MAN WHO WILL GO ON TO PROMINENCE AS A LOCAL BUSINESSMAN‎

‎HUNTINGTON LONG ISLAND. Very Good. 1869. On offer is a superb example of an algebra notebook from 1869. This 18-page notebook is in excellent condition. Once belonging to W.W. Wood from Huntington Long Island the notebook is filled with examples of algebra problems and their solutions. The notebook covers a period from April 6th 1869 to June 23rd 1869. The writing is a combination of pencil and ink. It is written in a very firm hand and contains no erasures. Several entries are signed "W. Wilton Wood" which happens to be the name of a prominent local business man who lived in Huntington Long Island. This is an excellent example of mid-19th century advanced mathematics worked out line by line in longhand.; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; HISTORY OF 19TH CENTURY 1860S UNITED STATES W. WILTON WOOD; ALGEBRA; HUNTINGTON LI LONG ISLAND MATHEMATICS IN MID-19TH CENTURY AMERICA ALGEBRA PROBLEMS MATHEMATICS EDUCATION IN 19TH CENTURY AMERICA 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 . unknown‎

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‎LEWIS MORRISON‎

‎1932 - 1945 ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF TEN 10 MANUSCRIPT DIARIES HANDWRITTEN BY SCOTTISH IMMIGRANT TO AMERICA FACTORY WORKER AND SYMPHONY VIOLINIST AND MUSIC TEACHER WITH THE DEPRESSION AND ONCOMING WORLD WAR ALWAYS IN THE FOREFRONT‎

‎NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT CT. Very Good. 1932. On offer is a super archive of ten 10 small manuscript diaries for the years 1932-1933-1934-1936-1938-1939-1940-1941-1943 and 1945 handwritten by Lewis Morrison of New Britain Connecticut a Scottish immigrant arrived in the U.S. in 1913 born November 25 1890. At first glance it is easy to assume Mr. Morrison is a labourer with little to say in his diaries as the entries are somewhat terse and sometimes sporadic but perseverance finds a labourer and intellectual a man who plays the violin teaches reads prodigiously attends concerts and other entertainments and is somewhat of a renaissance man. The ten diaries provide a unique picture of the Depression from a singularly hard working yet very cerebral man. He appears to work for Russell and Erwin a hardware factory plus teaches music students and plays the violin in an orchestra. His entries are generally factual such as what he did how many hours he worked who his students are car maintenance books he reads movies he sees. There's an undercurrent of humor and intelligence in many of the entries and frustration at the economic climate. Some quotes are: Factory goes on 5 hours a day - 25 hours a week. Car greased in Bristol 27745 mileage. Door Check dept. closed for 4th week. Broke E string in middle of Haydn symphony. Aneita's 6th birthday - picnic at Rockwell Park. David visits us in new Buick 8 - we ride around block. They seem to struggle financially due to the Depression. One entry says "Visited Welfare Department City Hall at landlord request to try for help towards rent payment. $58 behind to date." I have not read much in the other nine diaries but they appear to have similar content. Each is about 2/3 to 3/4 full if not more. He briefly notes newsworthy events such as Bruno Hauptmann's execution for the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby hearing Lloyd George on the radio traveling to Nova Scotia he notes his 20th Anniversary in America heard Yehudi Manhuin sic voting socialist at Trade School the "New Deal" the end of Prohibition bombing of Pearl Harbor death of President Roosevelt the atom bomb the end of the war etc. Genealogical information indicates he was married to Nettie Morrison from Canada was 5' 5" with hazel eyes a slight build and ruddy complexion had a daughter named Anita he always spells it Aneita and died in June 1971. Most of the diaries measure 2 3/4" by 5 3/8" one is smaller. Overall VG.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF NEW BRITAIN LEWIS MORRISON CONNECTICUT SCOTTISH IMMIGRANT SYMPHONY MUSICIAN VIOLINIST RENAISSANCE MAN DEPRESSION DEPRESSION ERA PRE WORLD WAR II WWII WW2 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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‎JOHN C TROY‎

‎1941 - 1942 SENSATIONAL ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A ROUGH READY AND RIBALD MONTANA MAN DETAILING HIS SERVICE IN SITKA ALASKA PRIOR TO AND AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF WORLD WAR II‎

‎SITKA ALASKA AK HAVRE MONTANA USA. Very Good. 1941. On offer is a very interesting very bluntly written detailed World War II manuscript diary handwritten John C. Troy 39601846 from Havre Montana. Using a large 5½ x7 ½ x 1 ¼ premium "My Year in the Army" undated journal with his name and city gilt stamped on the cover Mr. Troy is a character and has quite some personality which he unabashedly shares with his diary. Using the free endpapers he sets the tone when he writes: "Sitka Alaska The home of many fishermen. It has four bars three whore houses three whiskey stores and three cafes. When it's the army's pay day one has a hard time in finding room in any of them." For the most part the book is about 90% diary but as it is undated he uses it as a 'catchall' too - names addresses autographs drawings maps poetry transcribed songs and much much more. He also peppers the narrative with little stickers much like small postcards all of the Sitka area. He writes as little as a paragraph sometimes many pages on a particular day. Beginning with "Here it is the army life and likes and dislikes of it." he starts on April 10th 1941 declaring the "largest hangover of my life" through to late April 1942 all the while in Naval Air Station Sitka. He writes on every facing page and then doubles back when he reaches the end creating a massive 300 pages in all. This is one of the most interesting manuscript relics of World War II we have ever had the pleasure of reading. Overall VG.; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF JOHN C. TROY HAVRE MONTANA SITKA ALASKA WWII WORLD WAR II WW2 WORLD WAR TWO GULF OF ALASKA NAS SITKA NAVAL AIR STATION SITKA JAPONSKI ISLAND SITKA SOUND 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 SÜTTERLIN VON HAND GESCHRIEBEN HANDSCHRIFTLICH UNIKAT EINZELSTÜCK DOKUMENT SCHRIFTSTÜCK KURRENT KURRENTSCHRIFT DEUTSCHE SCHREIBSCHRIFT OSTPREUßEN KALININGRAD ADEL 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

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