‎Collectibles‎

‎SHUMAN, JOHN A, III‎

‎COLLECTOR'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GAUDY DUTCH AND WELSH THE‎

‎COLLECTOR'S BOOKS PADUCAH KY 1991. 1 ST. TR PB. Very good large trade paperback with light edgewear to wraps. ISBN 0-89145-422-5 . 175 pages. Many color photos. Contents: descriptions of pictured examples symbolism availability of patterns pattern variations glossary acquisition care and ex. COLLECTOR'S BOOKS, PADUCAH, KY, 1991 paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : ZAH05-490-5 ISBN : 0891454225 9780891454229

‎THOMAS LUNT‎

‎LATE 1700s/EARLY 1800s ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN BOOK OF MATHEMATICS RELATED TO NAVIGATIONAL AND SAILING SCIENCE BY THE MASTER OF A SHIP GOING BETWEEN ENGLAND AND AMERICA‎

‎LIVERPOOL ENGLAND UK PORTSMOUTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. Very Good. 1800. On offer is a large fascinating late 1700s/early 1800s book of mathematics and navigational science. The book is quite large at 17” x 10.5” inches and about 70 pages in length. The subject headings include: “Logarithms” “Division By Logarithms” “Evolution by Logarithms” “Rule of Three By Logarithms” “Compound Interest by Logarithms” “Geometrical Problems” 13 problems “Plane Trigonometry” “Right Angled Trigonometry” “Oblique Trigonometry” “Plane Sailing” “Traverse Sailing” “Parallel Sailing”and “Middle Latitude Sailing”. Along with the headings examples cases and such there are also some exceptionally well drawn diagrams of the geometrical and trigonometric problems presented. Roughly 1/3 to 1/2 of the book deals with navigational science. However such mathematical subjects such as logarithms geometry and trigonometry are necessary for navigation so it is most likely this book was used by the author in pursuit of a life of seamanship. This is mostly confirmed on the very first page of the book. In different sized paper and unbound but in the same handwriting as the rest of the book there is a piece of paper with the heading “Abstract of an intended passage from Liverpool towards Portsmouth NH - kept on board the ship Martha - Thomas Lunt Master - Saturday June 1st 1822 at Midnight the Tuskar Light bore North.” There is then a chart underneath with the “date” “course” “distance” “difference in latitude” “departure” “Latitude by Dead Reckoning.” “Latitude by Observation” “Difference Longitude”and “Longitude by acceleration”. This chart is filled out for 14 days and dated 1822. The rest of the book may be from a good bit earlier however. Research has discovered that Thomas Lunt was a master of a ship from at least the late 1790s onwards. This book may date from Lunt’s schooling days possibly in the late 1780s or early 1790s then. Interestingly as well the paper on which the book is written is from T. Gilpin And Co. one of the first paper mills in America. The paper is from their Brandywine factory and the watermark on the paper bears the name “T. Gilpin & Co. Brandy Wine”. The paper is of good quality and was made most probably before 1817 when America's first endless paper machine was introduced an invention of Thomas Gilpin's based upon English models. Paper quality went down very quickly after and in only a few decades handmade paper like the paper in the book would be a luxury. The Gilpin’s were making paper from 1787 onwards so a date in the 1790s would be accurate. Altogether this is a fascinating book with the added interest of its fantastic hand-made paper. It was also formerly displayed at the Connecticut Science Museum in Hartford before it was sold. About 50 pages of handwritten pages with about 20 blank pages near the end. The spine is leather and the covers are binders board covered in blue paper. The covers are lightly damp stained but the binding is still pretty tight and structurally sound. A good bit of the pages display foxing but the foxing rarely affects the legibility of the content. The handwriting is still clear and legible throughout in clean and crisp script that is very easy to read. OVERALL: VG; Manuscript; Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS NAVIGATIONAL SCIENCE 19TH CENTURY NAVIGATION LOGARITHMS GEOMETRY TRIGONOMETRY SCIENCE IN THE 19TH CENTURY THOMAS LUNT SHIP MARTHA SHIPMASTER LIVERPOOL ENGLAND PORTSMOUTH NEW HAMPSHIRE T. GILPIN AND CO. THOM . hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0009164

‎Montgomery Ward‎

‎Montgomery Ward Spring & Summer 1985‎

‎Portland Oregon: Montgomery Ward. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Scarce hardcover version. Covers are lightly soiled. Several of the pages are slightly proud. ; Some foxing & light wear to the covers. Smells like old paper this should come as no surprise.it is old paper.; 9x13"; 993 pages . Montgomery Ward hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 18543

‎William Volker & Company‎

‎The Volker Color Book: a Catalog of Beautiful Window Shadings‎

‎William Volker & Company. Very Good-. N.D. Hardcover. The covers are soiled but the contents are very good to fine with just a bit of thumbing. No date but the only cars visible in the pictures in the front are early probably teens to early 20's. Contains actual samples of window shades sold under the Volker & Luxor brands. Pretty nice for someone restoring a period house. ; Oblong 24mo 5" - 6" tall . William Volker & Company hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 15484

‎GORDON PEETE GLEASON‎

‎1917 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY - JOURNAL OF A KEEN EYED ALL-AMERICAN NEWSPAPER REPORTER COMMENTING ON THE POLITICS OF ALBANY NEW YORK THE BUILDING OF THE BARGE CANAL CONSCRIPTION LYNCHINGS BEATING GERMANY AND HIS WIFE 'HIS LITTLE MOUSE'‎

‎ALBANY NEW YORK MANHATTAN NYC NY. Very Good. 1917. On offer is a super early New York State Americana being a home-front World War I 1917 handwritten manuscript daily diary and journal of Gordon Peete Gleason. Mr. Gleason was for a time a journalist based in Albany New York the war important Barge Canal of New York was the major issue of the day and Gordon's beat and his writings in this diary attest to his talents as a writer. From the very first page we note Gordon is a talented emotive observer and a very good diarist especially in that he touches all bases: he writes of every day things such as movies he went to see his family his work duties and the issues of the day and especially current events. The war weighs very heavily on his sharp mind from a global perspective and from his personal point of view and then there's politics; local national international all occupy his thoughts which he gladly shares in the diary. He is earnest but not naïve. He is very likable and an admirable individual. It is beautifully touching the way he describes his wife as 'his little mouse'. Research provides that our diarist was born 28 Apr 1890 in Albany NY and was a press representative for the State Engineer and Surveyor and was caring for an invalid wife and mother. His father was a Manhattan lawyer. In 1910 he is listed as a newspaper reporter in Manhattan then Albany; in 1920 as a newspaper agent in Albany and in 1930 he is a widower and he is a magazine editor in Lumberland Sullivan County NY. Here are snippets: January 1st "1917 ushered in and it starts out splendid for me. Buddy and I went down to see Governor Whitman inaugurated and he had a splendid military display. Went home full of liquid that cheers and going to bed was dead to the world and did not recover till 10:30 at night. March 16: Revolution in Russia. Czar overthrown and troops with the people. An allied move the Czar and his followers being inclined to a separate peace and some in the pay of the German Government. British win a victory in France and in Mesopotamia. Capturing Bagdad and about 20 miles of German trenches. April 17: American torpedo boat destroyer Smith fired on by German U-Boat. French started offensive yesterday 100000 German reported killed wounded or captured within 24 hours. We are still preparing for the fray. Congress is still haggling over the conscription bill. May 23 A horrid lynching at Memphis Tenn. A negro burned to the stake for murdering a white girl. Perhaps he deserved it yet the law should take its course and the South should give the negro a chance to improve himself. Just about every day has an entry. Often just a sentence or two. But there are quite a few entries where he goes on for several pages. He talks about the Draft and how married men are put in a "peculiar" position. Appears to feel somewhat guilty about not enlisting: I fear only for my dear ones and not for myself and was I independent I would have enlisted long ago. Still I owe Frances a duty and a great one and perhaps my duty means that I follow my present course.Also: As I ponder over the future and consider the past I feel I have been a failure. I can see no advancement ahead but I do see a position in the army. I feel certain I will be called to the colors and for myself I care not but for my dearest Mouse I pass many hours in worry.His draft number is 430 and it is reported missing. The last two pages contain a list of events and the days they occurred i.e. June 12: King of Greece abdicated the throne; July 1: Russia strikes in new offensive; July 20: Draft numbers drawn at Washington; etc. This is a very large 10 x 7.5 inch page a day. Some days a line and many days the page cannot contain Gordon. Overall VG.; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; ALBANY CONSCRIPTION BARGE CANAL RACISM LYNCHINGS GERMANY WORLD WAR I JOURNALISM JOURNALIST NEWSPAPERS BISMARCK 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 MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT . unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0001063

‎SIR PERCY CLAUDE SPENDER‎

‎1953 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT LETTER BY NOTED AUSTRALIAN DIPLOMAT POLITICIAN AND JURIST‎

‎WASHINGTON DC USA. Very Good. 1953. On offer is a super Australia interest ALS by Sir PERCY Claude SPENDER 1897-1985 Australian diplomat politician and jurist. Spender entered politics in 1937 when he was elected to the House of Representatives. He held the seat until his resignation from federal politics in 1951. He represented the United Australia Party and from 1944 the Liberal Party. Upon Menzies return to power in 1949 Spender was made Minister for External Affairs 19 December 1949 - 26 April 1951 and Minister for External Territories. Spender's greatest influence on Australian politics occurred during this period. He led Australian delegations to the British Commonwealth Conference in Colombo Sri Lanka and to the Fifth Session of the United Nations General Assembly of which he was the Vice-President. On leaving politics Spender was appointed Australia's second Ambassador to the United States 1951-1958. He was the first Australian appointed to the International Court of Justice in The Hague 1958-1964 and was the Court's President from 1964 to 1967. TLS AS AMBASSADOR AT WASHINGTON DC 1953 1p. Says he will record a 3-minute statement while at United Nations The Price of Freedom. VG.; English; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; AUSTRALIA DIPLOMACY AMBASSADOR AUTOGRAPH HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT 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 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

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 00MV781

‎RETTA CRAIGHEAD [later TINCHER]‎

‎1912 - 1929 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF A GILDED AGE FEMME FATALE‎

‎BOULDER COLORADO CHICAGO ILLINOIS EUGENE OREGON. Very Good. 1912. On offer is the original handwritten manuscript diary of a young woman named of Retta Craighead sometimes identified in the press as Craghead. The diary covers her life during the years of 1912 to 1929 from the time she was about 16 or 17 until she was 33 or 34. One hundred pages of entries in this 7" x 9" book make for a detailed telling of this fascinating woman's life and along with the handwritten entries Retta has peppered the pages with newspaper clippings revealing that Retta is socially active and in a family whose every bridge game soiree slumber party at Neva Brandyberry's fundraiser and ribbon-cutting ceremony is printed in the local Boulder newspaper. Even when she travels to a friend's home in another state the doings are press fodder. But from happy-go-lucky teenager she enters womanhood disappointed and angry. She will not be returning to her beloved friends at school her Father insists she tells us. No warning and she is instead doomed to be a teacher which she detests. This diary has so many levels. The reader learns that the girl becomes a woman and a 'femme fatale' at that; Retta is engaged two times but never seems to get married to any of the young men she talks about. There is also a hint of a scandalous affair with a married man. Then all of a sudden in 1921 she says she's been married now 4 years but says there are things she wishes she could say but doesn't. Towards the end of the diary we do not find any mention of Hugh the man she married save for his leaving. Sadly her heart gets broken many times but she never leaves out her heartfelt feelings and always expresses her deepest emotions. This is a rare peek into the heart and soul of a young Colorado woman during the Gilded Era this is a diary heartache and heartbreak. The other wonderful facet of this intriguing diary is that our diarist is an exceptional writer and besides using the diary as a confidant and catalogue of her emotional life we see Retta write super passages about the city of Chicago which is a city much in her life of those years. Additionally as our author is from Boulder Colorado and the details about her life there are also quite simply super. Lastly she spends time attending school in Eugene at the University of Oregon although her entries while in Eugene are brief. She does not write daily and some times Retta skips a month and in the later years she skips a few years but she jams the pages full with detail. Blithely when she does miss and then starts anew she calls it "A New Leaf." Here are snippets: 1912 'February 23rd Left school at 4 and had dinner at Mrs. P.'s then got my dress and met Ruth and went to Friday Musical club meeting. Then came home and took my dress and showed it to Agnes. Then had an early supper. Then hurried trying to get roses made for my hair then finally got dressed and Clint took me to the Sophomore German dance and O dear had the grandest time. It was awfully crowed. Got home about 2. Had such a time on the car it was so awfully crowded." A newspaper clipping places the party at Sternberg Hall. 1913 "June 25th I have not been keeping this diary but tomorrow I'm going to Chicago. I'm 20 years old and engaged to be married. Father has bought us a new car and we sure do enjoy it. Billy came over home from Lupton but we are so busy packing. Bill came up and took me to town and then had dinner. Then Ethel and I went to town and met him and we went and bot the tickets. Billy and I went to the house and to got the car and then he took me to Helen Lowter's reception. Billy and I took a long ride out in the country….she then goes on to say…I forgot to record the farewell scene so I will proceed to do it on this page. After said ride with dad and mama Billy and I strolled out on the second terrace to the summer house and sat down. Heaving a sigh that tore off 7 shingles. Then a heart rendering silence. At last Billy very sadly announced that he'd try to have the shingles on ere I return. There being nothing else to say we fell on each others neck and wept tears of brimey sorrow and parted. Billy promised to write every three hours." "June 26th We left Boulder at 6:45. Mother and father took us to the station. Billy stayed in Boulder so we 3 went to Brighton to catch the Chicago Train…." "June 27th Still very hot but arrived in Chicago at 4:30 and got up to Y.W. C.A. without much trouble. Registered and had supper then a bath and then to bed." "June 29th Breakfast at 8 and then I laid down on the bed and slept until 11. We intended to go to church. Then we dressed for dinner. After dinner wrote a letter then we met a woman who goes with us so we went to Jackson Park and saw sail boats and people swimming in Michigan Lake. There is a lagoon and the prettiest bridges across it. Not kept very well. We did not go thru the Field's building a building Fields bot after the World's Fair 20 years a go and just parts of the displays in Chicago to his museum. We had ice cream in the Ill building. They are not pretty. Came back to the Y.W…." "July 1st Got up and had to hurry so fast to get to breakfast then Mrs. Hood and I went to the business part of the city and shopped all morning. Came back to Y.W. for luncheon then at 2:30 went down and crossed the Van Buren Viaduct and over to the Olympian games. They are nothing more than just plain track meets. Then came back to Y.W. Saw suffrage parade practiced a while then dinner and then wrote home letters and went to P.O. for a walk. Came back and sat in the hall window and saw the boats on the lake. They are so pretty." She then talks about enrolling at Chicago Music College. "July 5th Went on the Christopher Columbus to Milwaukee. Left Chicago at 9:45. The boat was rather crowed but Oh! so grand on the water which was blue green and all different shades. It was so pretty. Got to Milwaukee at 3 p.m. Then we went to Palm Garden and had dinner. They were so slow we just had time to get back to the boat which left at 5 p.m. Coming back the sunset was so pretty. The sun looked like a big ball of fire and made such a pretty sunset and so many pretty clouds. The boat had lunch and café' rooms and we could see land on one side but on the other side just water and beautiful waves. My first boat trip I shall never forget it." "July 8th Practiced all morning…….Went to go to dinner to "King Joy Lo" A fountain in the center of the first floor with gold fish and clear water. The tables were inlaid with ivory with a dark material. We ate on the first balcony tables just for two. Had chop suey. There was music through the entire evening and Japanese men as managers and waiters. They just seemed to bring things out of the wall. I couldn't figure out where the kitchen was. Then from there we went to the ______hotel. Oh it was grand. They had the ladies waiting room on the 2nd floor and lounge chairs and everything in soft velvety red. I sat down at the writing desk and wrote some cards. Then we went to the P.O. and from there to a Hippodrome it was quite funny we laughed……" At this point in the diary she gives an extensive description 2 ½ pages long of her trip to Wabash County; Evanston Wilmette and Kenilworth. She mentions North Western University the Home of Francis Willard and so much more. There is also a Garrick Theatre Program pasted to the pages. "July 24th Practiced all morning and read in the afternoon then went to the city. Then after dinner we went to Groves then we walked down to the lake. Oh! so beautiful. There is something so inspiring about the water and as it came in the waves rushed and made such a little rumbling sound so dear. I love it; don't believe I'd ever tire of the lake. Then we went back to the house and they served us refreshments. Then Dr. and Jessie brought us home. We passed P_____ Palmer house a big millionaire's home. Also a different part of the famous Sheridan road and right close to the lake. Oh it was such a beautiful clear day in the morning. I looked over the lake for the longest time. The pretty green and blue shades and way off there is a lighthouse and the lighthouses can't be seen most days. In the evening when we were coming home we passed apartment houses that rent for $100." She also goes into the Blackstone hotel and describes that and has pasted an envelope from the hotel to the pages of her diary. There is mention of the Field's & Company store The Tiffany room Moody's Church etc. She takes a trip to Niagara Falls and Toronto and describes that trip also in detail. Finally towards the end of her stay in Chicago she takes another trip to Decatur to visit and stay with a friend. "August 5th Getting ready for the party. It was a grand success. Then went to the picture show with the bunch." There are several newspaper clipping attached to this page that talk all about the party on this day one of them says; "It was a very congenial circle of eighteen girl friends whom Miss Neva Brandyberry invited to her home yesterday afternoon to meet her friend Miss Retta Craighead of Boulder Colo. The girls brought their sewing and while some busied themselves with their needles others played and sang. The time passed all too swiftly until 6 o'clock when a two course luncheon was provided. Ferns and the pungent nasturtium were used in the room decorations." "August 18th Got up early and packed my suit case and dressed then went downstairs and Gerladine was quite sick. The Dr. came while I was eating and said "Scarlet Fever" and for me to skip if I didn't want to be put in quarantine but Mr. Pax never took me to the train at 8 and was so lonesome. Got to Wolscott at 11 and went to hotel and ate dinner. Got to Chicago at 5 and went to Y.W.C.A." "August 21st Got up at 5 dressed and at 6 took a car to Union station. Bought my ticket then Harry came and we had breakfast and I left for Portland at 7. Such a dirty time. Got there at 11 and cousin Molly met me and we arrived at her home at 1. Oh hungry as a bear. We had fried chicken then after dinner I slept awhile. She has a Negro mammy and Oh! I how funny and strange I felt when the negros came around me. We sat out on the ground after supper then at 9 some relatives came and that made it a little bit more exciting." She mentions that she is very worried that she has Scarlet fever. She was pretty good writing most days during this year but the entries stop on September 6th and with that the next page goes on to say; "A NEW LEAF 1915 February 2nd I am now in Eugene Oregon going to the university." She talks of being pledged into the sorority dances studies etc. "Well this June and all April and May have been such wonderful months. Prentiss asked me if I'd marry him and yes Oh! such a wonderful night and such a wonderful man. June 5th Sunday I went to church with Mrs. Brown and Catherine Riddle. We met Prentiss coming from town. He called right after lunch and we went up to Henderson Park and there in a quiet shady place he put on a diamond ring. Got back to the house about 4 and told the girls and Oh! such fun. Oh! so romantic. Each one kissed me. Oh! I love the girls so dear…." 1916 "ANOTHER NEW LEAF Sept. 1st Came to Canon City Colorado to teach school Music and English. Went home for Thanksgiving and Christmas." "February 7th The most disappointment I have ever had in my life. Father just refused to let me go back to school. Have cried all night. I am just sick. Never wanted anything so much in all my life before. Edith went back and Prentiss graduates. Oh! I just know I'll never get over this. Oh! I want to go so much think of all the good times. Moved to the Miller Hotel and it is a little lovelier then at Mr. Warners. But oh if I could only go I despise teaching. I hate. I thought surely father would say yes…." "March 6th Oh I just hate life. If I could just be and I believe I'd be happy. Oh! I hate teaching and school. I want to go back to Eugene for commencement. I just know I just can't and Oh! I just hate this old world. It is so cruel. These last months have been just almost been unbearable. It just wish I could die. Was never so unhappy in my life…." "April 19th A letter from Prentiss and I received the blow that would kill at first but as the hours wore on I began to think I could stand it. He wrote rudely and bold that I do not love you and a lot of other cruel things. I intend to return the ring. Oh it seemed as tho my heart would break away. I immediately wrote and told Stewart I didn't care for him and never would." There is a newspaper clipping around this time in the diary of the marriage between Prentiss Brown and Ida Mae Humphrey. Looks like the two had a "quiet wedding" in Corvallis. The clipping states that it was a "surprise to everyone." Retta then talks about climbing up Flag Staff going to Rockvale Glacier climbing etc. She seems so unhappy for quite some time and still wishes to go back to Eugene and mentions Berkley. She skips her entries from May-December and just has brief sporadic entries for the year 1917. There is also several pages full of newspaper clipping having to do with Retta and her family general news about the outings they took. This is when years are skipped and the next year represented is 1921. "April 29th Went to grand opera in Denver. Had a most wonderful time. Thrilled most to pieces. Loghengrin. Risa Rosa the leading lady. It was wonderful. Caught the last car home." "May 10th Married 4 years. H. Hugh gave me a dozen rose buds. To bed early. Hugh went some where else. Dear little book I wish I dared write a few things here but no. My heart is heavy often times. That's all." "July 5th A big celebration in Boulder and it was raining so hard in camp we broke camp and come down about noon. After dinner and a good bath we went to a movie. H. Mollie Linette and Clint……" "Dear little book such a busy summer so happy and yet sad. H. has gone and guess left July 18th." 1922 "April 16th Things are in such a horrid mess. Easter night a heavy heart and sad. Hugh is gone been gone since July." "September 13th School. Still cold. Went home and started for the country to get Jenkins and John. We played thru the cucumber fields then he took me to dinner then to a movie. He is awfully nice and I wish he were worth millions and millions. He is so honest and good and I hope he isn't so sick. He is lots of fun to play with and I could almost love him but I won't I won't. My dear old pal but oh! where are we going. I love him." "October 12th Went to the library tried to fight out my big battle and I know I'm a fool not to give it up but love is queer and I believe I'd be bigger to stay here than to runaway. Walk along way and tried to fight it out. I care but why should I the world's big but one." "November 1st This is a hectic fall. I just can't seem to get a hold on myself. I'm so unhappy but know it is the best. I am glad that I'm big enough to give up the man I really love and have loved all this time. It is wrong to love him I wonder how long I'll have to fight it out. It can't last always. The mornings are not so bad but the evenings and nights seem so hard to be brave. It is harder then last fall." Speculation: is she in love with a married man There are sporadic entries for 1923 and then all of a sudden Retta picks back up in 1929. The last eight pages are devoted to a trip they take to the East coast visiting Newport Providence Cliff Beach staying at the Breakers Hotel Rye Beach etc. Also towards the end of the diary she spends a lot of time driving into Denver to take unspecified "treatments". It seems like a lot has been quoted but it's only the tip of the iceberg. The cover on this diary is very rough but the pages are all attached to the binding and look clean. A superb diary.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" 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 DIARIES NEW YORK WESTERN NEW YORK ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT PRE SUFFRAGE WOMEN'S STUDIES FEMINISM GENEALOGY 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

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000775b

‎UNIDENTIFIED‎

‎1938 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL LECTURE NOTES AND CASE STUDIES OF AN INSANE ASYLUM PSYCHIATRIC NURSING STUDENT‎

‎DAYTON KENTUCKY CINCINNATI OHIO. Very Good. 1938. Softcover. On offer is a sensational intimate look inside the world of insane asylums and of Depression-era psychiatric care seen from the perspective of young nurse training hands-on in two institutional settings: Speers Memorial Hospital Training School in Dayton Kentucky and the Longview Hospital in Cincinnati Ohio. While the author is not identified two newspaper clippings showing the 1938 graduating class of nurses assuredly narrows the search for local historians or collectors. Our writer has compiled lecture notes and observations from patient rounds detailing treatment and procedure in early mental institutions and asylums. She begins the seventy handwritten pages: "First Lecture at Longview" Longview Hospital located in Cincinnati Ohio. February 12 1938 Psychiatry Branch Medicine/Deals and Minds. Care of patients mental disease. Mental illness many groups. Organic Mental Illness syphilis alcoholic access central nervous system and infections. Manic Depressive unknown cause. Involution psychosis-Menopause. Many suffer from psychosis old age. Care of these patients in general. Absence and brutality. Forceful restraint and necessary! Intelligent handling; thought fullness and avoided. Many patients act an exciting cause and then some. Sedatives advised. Less used better off patient is. Hydrotherapy is advised before mechanical or chemical. Other times sedatives necessary. Direct observation of sedative should not be tolerated. Specific measures used in mental patients…." "Case No. 1. A white female who hears imaginary voice. Middle age. Plot against Roosevelt. Paranoid dementia praecox. Case No. 2. A young white male. Victim. Hebephrenic Dementia Praecox. Could not be heard. Scattering thoughts and ideas. No reality. Cannot associate ideas. Case No. 3. White male middle age about 40. Talks very low. Very sad cannot hear what he says. Thinks he is infected. Extremely depressed self accusing and delusions. Maniacal depressant psychosis and Involution psychosis practices self abuse. Case No. 4 Young female sort of funny. Patient very nervous. Keeps scratching head and turning around. She thinks she's neurotic and crazy. Talks in jerks. Gets tangled up with talking. ¾ admission at hospital. Maniacal depressive. Psychosis. Case No. 6. Patient male. Very old. Thinks Dr. owes him money. Will not sit down. Thinks he is Dr. Has Syphilis of brain. Talks constantly of banks and money." "March 19th 1938 1st Case admitted 1926. Was 21 years of age then. Onset occurred in last year of college. Worried about exam. Had delusions. Was absent minded and dreamer. Has no contact with people. 2nd case. Admitted in 1931 was 20 years old. Hebephrenic physical condition not good onset sudden. Made good grades in school. Very smart. Does not mix well. Never went out with boys. Loved home life mother and sister. Sits in a fetal position and hands and legs crossed. Keeps eye closed tightly. Schizophrenia cationic type. Had to be fed with tube _ times because she refused to eat…….4th case 1934. 39 years of age. Catatonic type. Patient attempted to hang self 3 times in Co. jail. Screaming. Thought baby was dead runs out screaming. Tried to runaway. Lack of cooperation. Mental retardation. Was in the state hospital 5 years. Patient hasn't talked since here. Mute. Negativistic attitude. Sits quietly in 1 spot has to be fed. 5th case. Ad. 1925. Was 35 years of age on admission. Single common school education. Thinks she a sacred woman. Has hallucinations and delusions. Thinks witches came to live with her…." She goes on to talk about treating syphilis using Arsenic Bismuth and Mercury. Also a section about questions on Psychiatry and description on Manic Depressive "Physiotherapy is very valuable. Tonic baths tend to preserve their physical health and stimulate general body activity. The continuous bath is the best means of allaying any excitement that may arise in these patients. Great interest is now being shown in the treatment of the schizophrenic patients with insulin." "VII Paranoia or Paranoid States This is a chronic progressive psychosis characterized by the formation of systematized delusions based upon a false premise. State hospitals approx. 1 % of this type. Very early in life this person has a peculiar suspicious personality. Also manifestations sexual traits. They become proud vain and regard themselves as superior to others. They gradually imagine people are jealous of them and owe this to some unusual gift which they think they possess. Finally they believe themselves to be Jehovah or a prophet………Very few go to mental hospitals as they are quite clever in keeping out of trouble. Often their disease is not known until they have preformed some gross antisocial crime or act……." "….Many physicians have lately been using artificially induced fever by means of the different high frequency currents. Of these diathermy and ultra high frequency currents are the most frequently employed. The most popular method is known as the Kettering Hyperthermia machine. In nursing the paretic patient it is important to keep these patients from committing some antisocial act. They should be kept under strict supervision. When convulsions occur they should be protected against injury. They should be given laxatives and cathartics and an occasional enema……." "Manic Depressive Psychosis Patients should be placed in properly equipped mental hospitals. It is essential to guard against sexual indiscretion in the early stage of disease. When excited it is best to put them in a continuous bath where they may remain for several hours. Wet sheets and dry packs are also used to allay excitement. Restraint by camisole or tying in bed should be used only in case of extreme necessity……." The journal goes on with information on schizophrenia paranoia child development; both normal and abnormal and general care of all diseases. It's really a wonderful vintage medical journal that shows just how far we've come when dealing with mental diseases. The journal measures about 6 ¾" x 8 ¼" and overall is VG.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; PSYCHIATRY NURSING INSANITY INSANE ASYLUMS SNAKE PITS TREATMENT PROCEDURE MENTAL DISEASE OHIO KENTUCKY MENTAL INSTITUTIONS DEPRESSION ERA GENDER STUDIES SOCIAL STUDIES WOMEN STUDIES POST SUFFRAGE AMERICANA 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 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 . paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0001201

‎LE FARINO, PFC, 4TH POTC T-55 L E P O T C‎

‎1943 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT NOTEBOOK OF DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING THE STATE OF AMERICA'S AMMUNITIONS ARMAMENTS AND METHODS OF BOMB MAKING: "MILITARY EXPLOSIVES REFERENCE"‎

‎SAVANNA PROVING GROUNDS ILLINOIS IL. Very Good. 1943. On offer is a super original manuscript relic of American World War II efforts being the handwritten 'Military Explosives Reference' handwritten and maintained by P.F.C. L.E. Farino 4th P.O.T.C. T-55. The clamshell type cover protects hundreds of lined pages of illustrations charts data observations and notes outlining the then state of the art 'Bombs Explosives Bullets and other Ordnance'. Dated 1943 Savanna Proving Grounds measures approx. 9" x 11" x 1.5" details what then would have been secret information given the location being the Army's top secret base frequently referred to as the Army's version of the Air Force's Area 51. Reference notes from one online source: "The US Army set up the Savanna Proving Grounds during WWI with construction starting in 1917. It was originally a remote site for the Rock Island Arsenal to test cannons. A multitude of unexploded shells remain in the area as a result. The Savanna name is easy to confuse with the Department of Energy Savannah River Site in South Carolina. That confusion worked in the favor of the Army as the Savanna site became the home for US Army nuclear weapons projects. Over time the Savanna installation became a super-secret development and testing lab where the US Army went when it wanted to be alone much like the Air Force's Area 51." The book is overall VG save for the title page being detached but present.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: SAVANNA PROVING GROUNDS US ARMY EXPLOSIVES TOP SECRET BOMBS EXPLOSIVES BULLETS ORDNANCE AREA 51 FARINO MILITARY EXPLOSIVES REFERENCE PERSONAL MEMOIR HANDWRITTEN HAND WRITTEN WORLD WAR II WWII WW2 ILLINOIS AUTOGRAPH AUTOGRAPHS SIGNED LETTERS DOCUMENT DOCUMENTS MANUSCRIPT MANUSCRIPTS WRITERS WRITER AUTHOR HOLOGRAPH PERSONAL AMERICANA ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT . unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0001453

‎Montgomery Ward‎

‎The 1955 Christmas Book‎

‎Portland Oregon: Montgomery Ward. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Two pages have been cut picture of a doll cut from each . Otherwise light soil and nearly very good . ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 295 pages . Montgomery Ward hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 26534

‎Hermann von Gottschall‎

‎Sammlung von Schachaufgaben. Vierter Teil‎

‎<p>224 Seiten</p> Druck und Verlag von Philipp Reclam jun paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : biblio1119

‎RALPH FREDRICK MACDONALD‎

‎1925 FASCINATING ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LETTER WITH DETAILS OF THE SCOPES MONKEY TRIAL HANDWRITTEN BY AN OFF THE WALL OBTUSE MAN TO HIS FORMER TEACHER‎

‎CHICAGO ILLINOIS IL 1925. On offer is a fascinating original July 1925 letter addressed to 'Mr. Hertzog' supposedly a well known Los Angeles radio personality though we cannot confirm regarding the ongoing infamous Scopes Monkey Trial. The letter is on the stationery of Mrs. H.B. Devine of Chicago Illinois but is signed by Ralph Fredrick MacDonald. Formally called 'State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes' the trial was a landmark American legal case in which high school science teacher John Scopes was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act which made it unlawful to teach evolution. Prosecuting was three time presidential candidate for the Democrats William Jennings Bryan while Clarence Darrow unsuccessfully defended Mr. Scopes. The letter refers to a news clipping absent regarding Dr. Metcalfe's testimony. MacDonald appears to have been in Hertzog's class knows Hertzog's son Walter and refers to Hertzog's claims about the existence of plant life 50 - 75000 years ago then he refers to 'those huge monsters' dinosaurs existing billions of years ago and then the letter turns into a diatribe wherein he states he 'hates Japs' and believes in white supremacy and prefers Greek architecture. All in all a very interesting association to the trial and peek at one man's radical and racial views at the time. Overall VG. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Manuscript. unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0001634

‎CULBERTSON STEVENS et al‎

‎1890s ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF MANUSCRIPT LETTERS BETWEEN ABILENE KANSAS AND ONE LAND AGENT'S FAMILY ABOUT HIS HOLDINGS IN ILLINOIS‎

‎ABILENE KANSAS APPLE RIVER GALENA ILLINOIS. Very Good. 1890. On offer is a great late 19th Century original archive of 16 handwritten letters 30 pages all told relating to Culbertson Stevens Real Estate and Loan Agent in Abilene Kansas in the 1890s. Most of the letters have to do with his land back in Galena Illinois and Apple River where his mother still lives. There are letters by her some by Culbertson and a few written by the men living near the land and finally some letters to and from his brother L. S. Stevens who owns a Mercantile Agency in Chicago. Here are some snippets: "C. Stevens Real Estate and Load Agent Abilene Kas. Nov. 3rd 1890 Dear Mother Your letter received. Am glad you went out to Apple River. Mr. Emmor is entirely mistaken about what I said and you may read him this letter when he comes in. I wrote him to allow parties to mine on the land but they must fill up the holes after the stopped work. I told him not to pasture any more cattle on the land as the expenses ate up all the profit. He went on and fixed the fence without any authority from me nor did he write me he anticipated fixing the fence and taking in cattle. He never had any authority to cut and sell wood and I am to think he has done this of course people will tell stories on him or anyone else for that matter who looks after the property. I have always thought Mr. Emmor was honest and would do what was right. With love C." "Galena Nov. 5th 90' Dear Son I have been looking over your letter this morning and fear my letter in some respects might be misleading….Mr. Euar spoke of working up a party to run a level some place there and spoke of he and Loren being concerned in the scheme said he had sent L. specimens &c. I suppose L. knows all about it. One thing Ed spoke about was he sent in a petition last spring to have the road changed and it would run on the line between Mr. Martin and us but failed because we were not represented or had not given our consent. He said he knew we should have been written too about it but he did not move in it until so late. He did not have time to speak to you…….I seemed to me it would be better for us to have that road closed up then there would be no traffic through our land….Have heard nothing from Jennie's folks for a long time. I had a paper from Eureka yesterday. The Perry house is burned and a lot of other buildings and she can send it to you….Your mother S. C. Stevens." November 10th 1890 Dear Brother I send you a number of letters received from mamma read them over and you will see what is the matter. I wish you would go over to Galena and straighten this out. I guess Mr. Emmor so instructed to rent the pasture or lay out any money in fixing fences. He had no authority to cut a strip around the land or sell my wood. He has done all this without consulting me and I do not know but what it would be a good idea after you have settled up with him to let Ed Page look after things. I do not like the way Emmor has done. Can't you and Maggie go over for a few days while you attend to this Mamma would be delighted to have you go. I received the pictures of Culbertson the II. He is a fine boy and I rather judge from his eyes he will make a great shooter. I will have to have to lend my hammerless gun to him sure. With love to you all C." Overall VG.; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF CULBERTSON STEVENS 19TH CENTURY ABILENE KANSAS REAL ESTATE AGENT L. S. STEVENS COMMERCE ECONOMY BUSINESS MID WEST ALS AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED AMERICANA WESTERN 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

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0001942

‎COMMODORE [?] JOHN DOWNES‎

‎1852 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A PASSIONATE OPINIONATED MAN WHO DETESTS THE FREE SOILERS LADY'S BLOOMERS AND INTERFERING FOREIGNERS TRYING TO TELL AMERICANS 'WHAT IS WHAT'‎

‎CAMBRIDGE MASSACHUSETTS MASS MA. Very Good. 1852. On offer is a superb original historically significant 1852 manuscript diary handwritten by John Downes of Cambridge Massachusetts as evidenced by his two signatures. While we cannot confirm ownership we believe the author is Commodore John Downes a famed American naval officer with a storied career who lived from 1786 to 1854. The writer's preoccupation with the weather the wind direction and other comments give us no pause to suggest this ownership but a local historian or researcher should have little problem confirming. The diary was created on blank pages sandwiched among and in-between two 1852 Farmer's Almanacs which in turn are laid into a hard bound covers by bookseller Kidder & Cheever of Boston. Bound in between the two almanacs are a number of pages used by Downes to record almost on a daily basis his thoughts events weather politics ornithology etc. There are over 55 well filled pages handwritten in a tiny very legible manner using the pages to maximum ability. Historians and collectors of the pre Civil War period will be hard pressed to find a more erudite observer and commenter on the era's politics philosophy and current events. In fact Downes is very opinionated passionate man and right from the beginning of the writing he affirms his indignation of women's bloomer and a professor 'trying to tell Americans what is what'. 'All being most of the materials for an American Revolution'. Downes begins the 1852 year by writing "Janry 1852- New Years Day. Very warm for the season. Yesterday closed with a rainy evening and we had heavy showers through the night. The Year 1852 commences with a French Revolution on its hands. What else it may pick up on its way toward Doomsday remains mostly hidden; but we shall see quite fast enough. Already on hand we have Prof. Kossuth who is endeavoring to enlighten the benighted people of these Unites States on what is what and other interesting particulars. We have Free Soilers and Abolitionists and Bloomers and Woman's-Right-ers and some other small materials for an American Revolution if the talent were equal to the will but happily they are not world- compellers they move not mountains nor man but themselves. Thermometer at bedtime 33 deg. He continues on with various snippets throughout the year including in part "January A woodpecker I saw this morning is beyond my present learning. It was not the Red-headed for his head was not red but black as a newly caught fugitive slave… our harbors are being blocked with frost… our marine is being stripped of spars and rigging and brought ashore and harnessed to horses. Describes snow and the various adorned sleighs… We saw one this afternoon in its semblance of a long black hull with "bright" varnished sides; and called the "Constitution" another fitted out as the "May Flower" both freighted down to the benches… we saw another which was fashioned something after the manner of a swan. I should judge the Captain and crew of this craft might count up to about sixty individuals…reminisces about what sleighing was like 40 years before then gives a creative discourse of tavern and drink vs. church… Went to Boston … to attend Dr. A. B. Gould's lecture before the Lowell Institute…thermometer bulb broke because of cold … this evening we go to the Opera where Madam Anna Thillon is turning the heads of all Boston… saw Madam Thillon in the Black Domino. It is difficult to imagine the sad work a more beautiful woman would make amongst the youngsters -- oldsters too for that matter… went sleighing… past West Cambridge to Lexington and saw the monument erected on the spot where the first business were given when we fell out with John Bull nearly 80 years ago… finest sleigh ride we had for the last 20 years… Dined at Middlefield's and had a first rate old fashioned boiled Indian suet pudding; the first for many years… saw several heavy avalanches of snow…passing through Washington St. met an old friend Thomas Comer the musician. Shook hands and talked to him of old times… his hair gray but otherwise he is not a day older than he was 20 years ago. Besides his profession as composer and musician he was an actor of much more than ordinary merit. I have never seen his equal in the character of the mock prince Dandini in Cinderella. Passed the evening at Mrs. Uphams where we had music and dancing… but the dancing… may I never set eyes on that abominable dog = polka again… Went to Boston… bought Dean's New England Farmer not with any intention of digging an existence from the bowels of the earth but that I love to read of matters of husbandry…rain has prevented our attending a Bissextile dancing party at Groton this evening … Spent weekend between Groton and Worcester with Dr. Green … Not at all pleased with the Lawrence Academy Administration. This administration… seems to have discovered a fearful clement of sin in the practice of dancing by young people at the juvenile gatherings called Balls… the young folks are were admonished to remain at home on the evening of the party given by the ladies of Groton with Mrs. Governor Boutwell as lady patroness on pain of the administration and heaven's serious disapprobation and of everlasting expulsion from the Lawrence Academy and of ditto damnation… Attended Prof. Pierce's lecture on mechanics at the college this afternoon. Went to Boston saw my friend Charles Bradlee Bradlee was a Boston music publisher who was the first to copyright in 1835 the "A-B-C" song that everyone today knows as the song to teach kids the alphabet the first time… for twelve years… April A furious northeast rain storm commenced last night. Wind blowing a hurricane. The storm has continued with unrelenting fury from yesterday until this morning. Last night we had lightening and thunder. The papers speak of many shipwrecks on the coast… Most of the inhabitants of the city of Cambridge have gone in to Boston today to partake of the Lajos Kossuth foolery that is going on there. The Freesoilers have got him and are striving with their whole soul to make a political honest penny out of him… May Had a call from my friend Obadiah Rich Boston Silversmith. It is 12 years since I have seen him. Found him nearly blind… June 21 News comes from Baltimore that Genl. Scott has been nominated by the Whig party as its candidate for the Presidency of these United States. O Trumpery! O Moses … Class day at the College… dancing shouting and banners and instruments of music and noise. Uproarious cheering for President Sparks for the Professors each by name for tutors each by name for Daniel Webster louder yet and for everybody and everything loudest of all. Attended Mrs. Spark's levee …quite a brilliant affair… Beauties from all points of the compass… Commencement Day at Harvard University. Did not attend the commencement exercises… Mrs. President Sparks party in the evening… on presenting ourselves she drew his wife's arm within her own walked to the tables and presented her with refreshments with her own hands and with her own easy irresistible manners. I have never seen my little wife more graceful and beautiful and I considered her fully entitled to the attentions she received… Worked hard at occultations all day; from anxiety to get them done seasonably for the U.S. Nautical Almanac… July 16 attended the meeting of our scientific club in the evening. Most of the talking performed by Prof. Agassiz who stoutly maintained that all the varieties of the human race white black red brown etc. cannot owe their origin to one common stock. Pity that some of our abolitionists could not have been present and have shown him his errors . throughout New England and from out West we have complaints of a very severe drought… many factories stopped for want of water… storm… telegraph wires are down everywhere… unless the thirsty earth drank up the rain as it fell we shall have no end to the account of mills and bridges destroyed… Aug. 3 took a walk to Fresh Pond. Saw the two young grizzly bears there… Aug 20 Spent the evening at Dr. Gould's with Capt. Davis Prof. William Chauvenet and Prof. Cornelius Felton… Sept. 15 Streets all mud so that the sheep and cattle on their way to Brighton to be butchered have not the most delightful walking… Oct 1 Bought of Drake a copy of the first English edition of Don Quixote. Date 1620… Oct 29 Daniel Webster was buried at Marshfield on the 20 October 1852. His funeral was attended by several thousands of people. He died on the morning of the 24th and was 70 years old… Nov. 8 Lucy Chase called this morning with Mrs. Bigelow. She gave me a kiss on parting which I shall not forget soon… Lucy was an abolitionist and Freedman's teacher… This month December so far has given us an uninterrupted season of warm Indian summer weather… our windows are open and our thermometers makes nothing of getting as high as 65 or 70 degrees… Lilacs are coming into leaf again What man made global warming in 1852 too Our fellow subjects in the Southern and Western parts of our Union have not been so fortunate. Prof. Winlock from Kentucky tells me that they have had winter there these four weeks… the folks in Siberia saw a total eclipse of the sun. It is feared several gongs were broken on the occasion… The Quebec Gazette says the sleighs are out and the mail steamers have gone into winter quarters… the skating club has commenced operations by erecting a skating saloon on the Queen's Wharf. But whenever it comes a lady's turn to sprawl herself and her petticoats all prone upon the ice with their heels gesticulating at the clouds; it is to be hoped that the gentlemen skaters have the good manners to look the other way. Unless indeed that Bloomerism has become an accepted revelation with the blue-nose sisterhood; in which case there will be no danger; and the gentlemen may look on and laugh… gives a long and sarcastic rendition of a penance service he attended at church… Went to Boston and procured $100 for Lottie. She calls it pin money. I can't for the life of me imagine what a lady can do with so many pins…. "The second almanac gives a printed reference to a Pro. Miller's death on Dec. 29 1849. Downes concludes that this is Rev. William Miller who founded the Millerite movement present day Seventh Adventists and the reference rankles Downes. He pens on the same page "And who the deuce is Pro. Miller Or is it Prophet Miller the true Millerite Messiah that our learned editor considers worthy of mention. Where is the apostle of Peace Johnny = missionary and Col. Pluck We would like to see mention of them!" The covers of the book are G to VG the inside almanacs and pages in F to VF condition. ; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF JOHN DOWNES CAMBRIDGE MASSACHUSETTS CHARLES BRADLEE FREE SOILERS ABOLITIONISTS WOMAN'S-RIGHT-ERS GENDER STUDIES PRE SUFFRAGE SUFFRAGE LAJOS KOSSUTH OCCULTATIONS ASTROLOGY ASTRONOMY OCCULT HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRE CIVIL WAR POLITICS CURRENT EVENTS ANTEBELLUM NEW ENGLAND 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

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0001960

‎AIME GIRON, Lawyer, Poet, Novelist‎

‎ARCHIVE LOT OF 16 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT LETTERS FROM THE FILES OF AIME GIRON FAMED FRENCH POET NOVELIST AND LAWYER‎

‎France. Very Good. 1890. Manuscript. Super archive of sixteen manuscript letters for the most part signed with numerous signatures requiring further research. Mostly fine to Very Fine. Most are literary matters some letterheads with dates ranging from 1860s to 1880s. Aime Giron was well suited to both act on the behalf of literary artists as an attorney and confidant as a reknowned poet and novelist and a director of "Figaro". Very rare.; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; POETRY LITERATURE FRANCE POET NOVELISTS CONTEMPORARY OF ZOLA FIGARO 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 ARCHIVE LOT 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; Signed by Autograph . unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 00JT75

‎Author Not Stated‎

‎LIBRI INSIGNI XIV-XVI SECOLO 1949‎

‎Milano: Libreria Antiquaria Hoepli. Very Good. 1949. Hardcover. Ex-Lib. Clean white paper covered boards with brown lettering. Text tight clean & intact. Pictorial frontispiece. 50 important manuscripts & bindings with many full page color illlustrations. Books about Books; Ex-Library; Color & B/W Illustrations; Folio 13" - 23" tall . Libreria Antiquaria Hoepli hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 9445

‎Buick Motor Company‎

‎Buick Valve-In-Head Motor Cars: a Pictorial Catalog of the Nineteen Fifteen Line of Buick Four and Six Cylinder Models Illustrating and Describing Buick Excellence Etc.‎

‎Flint MI: Buick Motor Company. Very Good. 1915. First Edition. Softcover. Light to average wear. What cool cars! ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 32 pages . Buick Motor Company paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 14202

‎KENNETH L WHITING‎

‎1960s ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF LETTERS AND EPHEMERA WRITTEN BY AN ASSOCIATED PRESS JOURNALIST OBSERVING AND WRITING ABOUT THE MANY TRIBAL AND CIVIL WARS IN 1960s AFRICA‎

‎AFRICA. Very Good. 1960. On offer is an original grouping of correspondence between a journalist for the Associated Press Kenneth L. Whiting to friend Patricia Ann Chapman. The letters have been separated from the envelopes but there are over 50 pages of writings all told. Ken was a prominent AP correspondent who traveled Africa's coast covering revolutions and civil wars during the times when these countries are gaining independence from Europe and this archive is significant to the African Civil Wars between War Lords among such countries as Ghana Ivory Coast Liberia the Congo and Nigeria. This rare first hand account by a trained observer during this very unstable time in Africa will prove a trove of information to historians and researchers of the period and place and the every day hardships in Africa at that time in the 60s. There are some more personal letters and some of the letters are hand written but most are typed. Some of the letters are on original stock from the Associated Press in London England. There is some unused letter head from the Bristol Hotel in Lagos Nigeria. Overall VG.; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF 1960S AFRICA AFRICAN CIVIL WARS AFRICAN WAR LORDS KENNETH L. WHITING PATRICIA ANN CHAPMAN GHANA IVORY COAST LIBERIA THE CONGO NIGERIA ASSOCIATED PRESS JOURNALIST JOURNALISM TRIBAL WARS 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

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0002055

‎Martha Wetherbee and Nathan Taylor‎

‎SHAKER BASKETS‎

‎N.H.: Martha Wetherbee Basket Shop 1993. Second edition. Paperback. Very Good . 9 x 11 in. Heavy paper wraps. Lavish B&W plates. Condition is VERY GOOD ; minor edge wear covers very clean.Binding tight and text spotless. Antiques. Stax. Martha Wetherbee Basket Shop paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 21986 ISBN : 0960938427 9780960938421

‎LIZZIE [ELIZABETH] NICHOLLS‎

‎1914 - 1915 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A CHARMING HARD WORKING SOCIALBLE EMOTIONAL LOVING TEENAGE GIRL PRAYING TO GOD FOR THE LOVE OF HER BOYFRIEND WHILE INTIMATELY DETAILING HER LIFE OF WORK SCHOOL CHURCH AND FAMILY IN RURAL IOWA‎

‎ORIENT IOWA. Very Good. 1914. On offer is an exceedingly charming original 1914 - 1915 manuscript diary handwritten by Elizabeth Lizzie Nicholls from Orient Iowa who is a young teen girl coming of age in rural Iowa prior to World War I. She writes from January 1st 1914 through to November 1915 in amazing detail about her daily life loves family and friends with gusto using over 160 pages in this Rexall Store flip style notepad often writing densely and on both sides of the page. She is a very emotive girl and she uses her diary to pour out her heart. One achingly beautiful entry has her praying to God for the love of her boyfriend David. She so longs to hear him ask the question: Will you be my wife She provides for historians and collectors of the era and the area and times in detail which would prove a treasure trove of Iowa genealogy and pre War background as she is so very active sociable girl and a superb diarist. The 6.5" x 4.25" book is VG. ; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ORIENT IOWA GENDER STUDIES WOMEN'S STUDIES RURAL LIVING PRE WORLD WAR I AMERICA ELIZABETH NICHOLLS AMERICANA 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 ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT 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

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0001610

‎Barquist, David L‎

‎American Tables and Looking Glasses in the Mabel Brady Garvan and Other Collections at Yale University‎

‎Yale University Press New Haven and London 1992. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Uht Charles Photographs. Size: 4to. Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight covers and spine fully intact. Small 4to. Bright blue gilt stamped cloth over boards 423 pages Notes to the Catalogue Index Diagrams of Terminology Donors to the Collection Bibliographical Abbreviations Concordance of Art Gallery Ascension Numbers and Catalogue Numbers essays by Elisabeth Donaghy Garrett and Gerald W. R. Ward illustrated in black and white 30 color plates. Book is very slightly bowed. In a color illustrated dust jacket that has a 7 inch diagonal tear starting at top edge near spine. In a Brodart jacket. "This volume contains detailed entries on 140 tables 22 related objects and 47 looking glasses ranging in date from the 1670s to 1990. Each entry includes at least one illustration of the object extensive information on the construction materials and history of each piece and a commentary discussing its importance. Two interpretive essays place the objects in their social context and provide an introduction to the volume. Forty-three fake altered or misidentified objects are catalogued in a special section." This is a heavy book and may require extra shipping charges especially to International destinations Illustrator: Uht Charles Photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 5 lbs 2 oz. Category: Art & Design; Furniture; Books; ISBN: 0300052405. ISBN/EAN: 9780300052404. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 009774. . 9780300052404 Yale University Press hardcover‎

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‎The Wheeler, Osgood Co‎

‎Catalogue No. 12‎

‎Tacoma WA: The Wheeler Osgood Co. Very Good. 1914. First Edition. Metal post in hard covers. Spine ends rubbed covers lightly soiled. The contents are "fine". Each section is numbered separately. Sections on doors windows sash trim turned work lumber etc. B/w pictures & dimensions. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall . The Wheeler, Osgood Co. hardcover‎

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‎MISS GERTIE B BARRETT‎

‎1868 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL WHO RELISHES CANDY ELEGANTLY FROSTED CAKE AND CHESS‎

‎Massachusetts Mass MA. Very Good. 1868. Manuscript. On offer is a delightful original 1868 Civil War era handwritten diary kept by a very young girl named Gertie B. Barrett b. May 4th 18. Nice hand writing but still playing with her dolls we estimate she is 9 or 10 years old. Research suggests that she is somewhere outside of Boston Massachusetts area. Our young diarist does a commendable job sharing her day to day life through mid-May she gets sick and sputters out entries that include details of going to school her teachers and siblings visits to church and grandparents games such as chess and backgammon sliding ice-skating and a long sickness in the Spring. She goes frequently to St. Paul's Mission fights with her sister tells of being given 'a lot of elegant frosted cake' on a visit 'went over to Grandma's and much candy' 'Lizzie and Gertie Mary and Momma all jumped on a rotten potato' 'our Jemiah climed a tree….there she sat throwing corn at our old bobtail rooster' recipe for Indian Pudding are a few of the bits of her life she shares with her diary. She also mentions names of playmates and visitors: Fanny Patton Ira Kent Annie Merrill Mrs. Rand Mrs. Macdonald Mary Hayes Maggie Webster Julia Thoms . This full leather diary was a Christmas gift from Mary. Clasp flap over fore-edge fully intact. Marbled edges. 4 7/8''. Complete in one volume. Some general rubbing but overall VG. ; 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ST. PAUL'S MISSION CIVIL WAR ERA MASSACHUSETTS PRE SUFFRAGE WOMEN'S STUDIES Personal Memoir Handwritten hand written autograph autographs signed letters document documents manuscript manuscripts writers writer author holograph personal Americana Pioneer ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT . unknown‎

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‎E D TOWNSEND, ASST ADJUTANT GENERAL‎

‎1864 GENERAL ORDERS No. 116 "DECLARED UNFIT FOR FURTHER FIELD SERVICE BUT FIT FOR DUTY IN THE VETERAN RESERVE CORPS"‎

‎Washington DC. Very Good. 1864. Disbound. CIVIL WAR - General Orders No. 116 March 23 1864 18pp. Non-commissioned officers & privates declared unfit for duty. Gives name rank & company. Signed in print. Disbound. VG; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; CIVIL WAR MEDICAL LEGAL LAW GOVERNMENT HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA . unknown‎

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‎DR JOHN ARTHUR WILSON‎

‎1922 1928 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARIES HANDWRITTEN BY ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST NOTED CHEMISTS‎

‎Milwaukee Wisconsin WI. Very Good. 1922. On offer are original 1922 and 1928 manuscript diaries handwritten by noted chemist Dr. John Arthur Wilson. Dr. Wilson was one of the most distinguished chemists in America at the time and was so renowned that his scientific articles and papers were translated into many foreign languages and published in scientific journals throughout the world. These diaries detail and document his busy business and social life: he writes of working in his lab writing his book doing research going to Jones Island attending matinees giving lectures at different universities attending many dinners & meetings related to work. He writes of having lunch at Pfister and going to the Athletic Club. He frequently "called on the folks in the evening". A highlight of this diary is when he writes daily about a vacation to California on the Gold State Limited train. The trip lasted from June 3 to June 25 1922. Here are some snippets: January 26 1922: "Had luncheon at the Pfister with Statton Copeland and Steisig. Discussed problems pertaining to the experimental work at Jones Island." February 17 1922: "Attended dinner and meeting of the Chemical Society at the Medford. Prof. Harkins spoke on "How Atoms are Built and the Nature of Isotopes." April 12 1922: "Showed the tannery and laboratories to members of the senior chemistry class of the University of Wisconsin in the afternoon. Called on the folks in the evening." May 12 1922: "Was the guest of the Shriners at luncheon. Addressed them on Water Filtration." June 3 1922: "Mother W. Woogie & I left for California at 2:00 P.M. Harold & Mildred met us at the station. Left Chicago on the Golden State Limited Rock Island at 6:30 P.M. R.R. time. June 4 1922: "The train stopped for nearly an hour at Kansas City. Strolled around the city near the station." June 5 1922: "Our train was delayed for 2-1/2 hours at Corona New Mexico by a freight engine breaking down on our track. Strolled around the station at El Paso during our short stay." June 6 1922: "Our train made up all of its lost time reaching Yuma on time. Our car was switched onto the San Diego and Arizona Railway. Had a delightful ride from Yuma to San Diego across a desert through the Carrisso Gorge and through parts of Mexico. Reached San Diego at 2:45 P.M. Registered at the U.S. Grant Hotel. June 7 1922: "Motored over to TiaJuana in Mexico where we spent an hour and then to Coronado where we had luncheon at the the Hotel del Coronado and then spent most of the afternoon on the beach." June 11 1922: "Visited the Pickford-Fairbanks Studio and witnessed part of the filming of the new Robin Hood picture." June 12 1922: "Left Los Angeles at 9:00 A.M. and arrived at Santa Catalina Island at 12:15 via S.S. Avalon. Registered at Hotel St. Catherine." June 21 1922: "Arrived at Salt Lake City at 1:40 P.M. Registered at Hotel Utah. Visited the Mormon Tabernacle and then went for a drive around the city. Although it was hot in the city snow-capped peaks were plainly visible." June 22 1922: "In the morning motored out to the curious mining town of Bingham to see the great Utah Copper Mine. Spent the afternoon at Saltair and had a delightful swim in Great Salt Lake." Sept 7 1922: "I was elected Chairman of the Leather Division." Sept 9 1922: "Visited Phoenix Leather Tannery Company. Showed process of making leather." Dec. 17 1922: "Completed manuscript of the Monograph The Chemisty Of Leather Manufacture. Duplicate shipped to Professor John Johnston at Yale Univ." Dec 25 1922: Saw Robin Hood at the Alhambra. We had seen part of the filming of this picture on June 11." At the back of the 1922 diary he lists his 1921 income as $8412.40 with "taxes" of $304.29. Some of the 1928 entries: January 9 1928: "Prof. Men's Club at noon. Dr. E.W. Wenstrand and Mr. E.A. Bacon Jr. spoke on "What It Means to Be a Non-Professional Artist." Chemists Circle at the Astor in the evening. I was installed as President for 1928 and spoke on "Recent Developments at the Sewage Disposal Plant." February 17 1928: "Lectured to the pupils of Lincoln High School on "Positions in Industrial Chemistry." Attended a meeting of the Milwaukee Tanners Association." February 29 1928: "Saw "Two Girls Wanted" at the Davidson after which we joined Nola and Bill at the Club and danced." March 27 1928: "Director's meeting of Prof. Men's Club at noon. In the evening presided over the annual meeting of the Security Management Co. 110 attended dinner. Mr. Puslicker was the principal speaker. Was re-eleced a director and president of the company." March 8 1928: "Called on the Borns to hear Freddy's new 5-tube 1500 volt amplifier. Got caught in blizzard on the way." April 11 1928: "Saw Ethel Barrymore in The Constant Wife at the Davidson. April 30 1928: "Prof. Men's Club Frank Vaughn spoke on the "FUTURE OF COMMERCIAL AVIATION".May 23 1928: "Saw "Pirates of Penzance" at the Davidson after which we danced at the Club." June 5 1928: "Reached Syracuse at noon. Spent the afternoon with Mr. Webb visiting the Nettleton shoe factory. Left Syracuse at 5:30 spent a few hours in Albany and then started on for Boston." Aug 20 1928: "Prof. Men's Club at noon - Heller described experiences hunting lions in Africa." September 8 1928: "Reached New York at 5:30 P.M. Registered at the Commodore. Saw Dennis King in "The Three Musketeers" at the Lyric." September 11 1928: "Attended the first session of the Leather Division in the afternoon. Sonia & Frank dined with us at the Ocean House. Received a letter from Reed telling of my election to the presidency of the Am. Leather Chemists Association." Sept 24 1928: "Prof Men's Club Fred Homer spoke on "Why an engineer should be President of the United States." October 6 1928: "Attended football game between Notre Dame and Wisconsin. Received letter from Prof McKee announcing that I had been awarded the CHANDLER METAL." December 7 1928: "Attended a dinner given in my honor by the trustees of Columbia University after which I gave the Chandler lecture and received the Chandler Medal." BIO NOTES: He was Chief Chemist at A.F. Gallun & Son's and "he was awarded the Nichols Medal for the year 1931 at the meeting of the New York Section of the American Chemical Society on March 13 1931 in recognition of his outstanding achievement in colloid chemist applied particularly to leather and sanitation". The American Leather Chemistry Association was founded in 1903. In 1959 Salem Oil & Grease Company established and financed a memorial lecture as a memorial to Dr. Wilson to be given at each annual meeting of the ALCA. It was designated as the "John Arthur Wilson Memorial Lecture" with awards still being given out today. Both of these diaries are in excellent condition for their age with tight clean pages no marks rips tears or loose binding and no musty smells. These were very well cared for and Dr. Wilson's handwriting is very easy to read no blurring of lines or smeared ink. The front of the diary he writes his address as: 203 Juneau Ave Milwaukee Wisconsin. They both measure 3" x 5". VG.; Manuscript; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN CHEMISTRY SCIENCE SCIENTISTS TRAVEL AMERICANA 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 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

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0001235