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VICE ADMIRAL HANS ALFRED NYHOLM
1939 - 1940 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY AND NOTEBOOK OF DENMARK'S MOST NOTED AND DECORATED HEROES OF WORLD WAR II AND THE RESISTANCE TO THE GERMAN OCCUPATION OF DENMARK
COPENHAGEN DENMARK. Very Good. 1939. On offer is a super original manuscript artefact of World War II being the handwritten diary of Vice Admiral H.A. Nyholm Commander in Chief of the Royal Danish Navy and a hero of the Resistance during the German Occupation written when serving as a Commander of the submarine "Havfruen" or "Mermaid" from the immediate outset of the war September 1st 1939 until May 11th 1940 thusly encompassing Operation Weserubung the German Occupation of Denmark on April 9th 1940. This historical diary has approximately 50 pages of entries and notes written in the Danish language is unpublished is filled with regular dated observations by Nyholm handwritten in pencil. Together with a fine studio portrait photograph of Nyholm probably taken circa early 1946 Nyholm is wearing the single medal ribbon bar of the Knight of the Order of Dannebrog. The photograph measures approx 16.7 cm's by 10.9 cm. HISTORICAL NOTES: Vice Admiral Hans Alfred Nyholm; Early life and career 1898 - 1945: Hans Alfred Nyholm was born in Copenhagen Denmark on the 15th August 1898. He applied to the Danish Admiralty for service in the Royal Danish Navy on 17th May 1914 and was sent for apprenticeship aboard the Patrol Vessel "Absalon" from 11th July to 2nd August 1914 and to the Naval Barracks for further apprenticeship from 2nd August to 10th September 1914. During this period he was still a school student at the "Galster of Hoboll". It appears that he applied for entrance to the Cadet School in 1915 but it was not till April 1919 that he passed the exam for entrance to the Naval Cadet School and passed in top of his class being appointed a Second Lieutenant in the Naval Officer Corps from 1st October 1919. He was subsequently promoted to Lieutenant 1st Grade in the Officer Corps from 1st October 1920. Nyholm appears to have served in a shore based capacity before he entered the Submarine School at Scoff for training from 15th October 1925 to 1st May 1926 and was subsequently appointed Temporary Commanding Officer of the B Class submarine "Triton" from 8th May 1926 being appointed Commanding Officer from 4th October 1926 during this period from 14th to 20th May 1926 he was put in charge of two United States officers on secondment. Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander from 1st May 1927 he was posted to command of the C Class submarine "Rota" from 3rd June 1927 and to the command of the C Class submarine "Flora" on 2nd May 1928 followed by the A Class submarine "Najaden" on 14th July 1928 and to the C Class submarine "Bellona" from 17th August 1928. On 3rd October 1928 he was appointed to the command of the D Class submarine "Daphne" and would remain with this vessel through to 19th November 1931 during which time he participated in a mission to the Atlas Works at Bremen Germany for new U.T. Appliances and would also attend trials in a new motor at Kiel from 16th February to 17th December 1930 he was on service with the submarine division followed by from October to November 1931 he was Superintendent at the Submarine School for Engineers he was also awarded the Polish Order of Polonia Restituta on 24th September 1930. He was Temporary Commanding Officer of the B Class submarine "Neptun" from 1st February 1931 before returning to command the "Daphne" from 19th December 1931. Appointed to command the D Class submarine "Dryaden" from 21st January 1933 and again the "Daphne" from 13th October 1934 it was for services with this submarine that he was awarded the Belgium Military Decoration 2nd Class on 30th April 1935. Whilst with this submarine he also served as School Superintendent for the Submarine Sea Officers School. From 14th October 1935 through to 10th February 1936 he was again School Superintendent for Submarine Sea Officers School and from 5th November 1935 was appointed Deputy Naval Officer for the construction of the E Class submarines. Reappointed to the command of the "Rota" from the 7th February 1936 and to the command of the B Class submarine "Ran" from 31st January 1936 he was reappointed to the command of the "Dryaden" from 1st April 1936 continuously through to 15th August 1937 during which time he was promoted to the rank of Commander on 17th June 1937. Appointed to the commmand of the B Class submarine "Galathea" from 15th August 1937 and then back to the "Daphne" on 1st April 1938 he returned to the "Dryaden" on 30th July 1938. Appointed to the command of the new H Class submarine "Havmanden" on 8th October 1938 he was serving in command of the B Class submarine "Triton" from 10th December 1938 and was appointed to two other commands the "Havmanden" again from 21st February 1939 the "Bellona" again from 6th May 1939 and when war was declared in Europe in September 1939 was serving aboard the then brand new H Class submarine "Havkalen" with which vessel he would remain until the occupation of Denmark by Germany in April to May 1940. Nyholm's final appointment prior to the disbandment of the Danish Navy by the Germans was as Head of the Submarine Division from 11th May through to 16th September 1940. For his long and distinguished service aboard submarines Nyholm was appointed a Knight of the Order of Dannebrog on 2nd April 1940. DENMARK UNDER THE OCCUPATION: Nazi Germany's occupation of Denmark began with Operation Weserubung on 9 April 1940 and lasted until German forces withdrew at the end of World War II following their surrender to the Allies on 5 May 1945. Nyholm's services during the German Occupation: The best written evidence of Nyholm's service during the German occupation can be gleaned from the original recommendation for the award of the Honourary Member of the Order of the British Empire awarded to Nyholm for his services with Danish Naval Intelligence during the occupation. As Nyholm was specifically working in Denmark covertly in support of the Allies and particularly Great Britain - the British recommendation sums it all up: At the outbreak of war Orlogskapajn Nyholm was personal assistant to the Admiral commanding the Danish Navy. After a short time he was transferred to the Naval Intelligence department to collect intelligence concerning German Fleet movements in Danish waters and to obtain details of the production of German U-Boats in Danish shipyards. On 29th August 1943 when the Germans demobilised the Danish Army and Navy the Danish Naval Commander in Chief gave instructions for certain units of the Danish Navy in Copenhagen harbour to be scuttled rather than allow them to fall into the hands of the Germans. Orlogkaptajn Nyholm was one of the officers responsible for the successful execution of this order. Orlogskapitajn Nyholm then set to work to establish Resistance Groups among naval officers and men. These groups were used for the collection of intelligence and for training as guerilla troops in the event of an invasion of Denmark by the Allies. At the end of 1943 the naval and military intelligence organisations combined and Orlogskapitajn Nyholm was appointed to a senior post on the combined staffs. In response to a request from the British Naval Intelligence Division the network of the Danish Naval Intelligence was considerably increased and detailed reports of all German shipping movements were sent to England three times a day. In December 1944 several of his colleagues were arrested and some were shot. Orlogskapitajn Nyholm himself was arrested with compromising papers on him but he managed to swallow these. He was subjected to such brutal torture that it is unlikely he will ever recover from the effects but he steadfastly refused to betray his comrades. He was finally sent to Neuen Gamme where once more he was very badly manhandled but again refused to divulge any compromising information. He remained in Neuen Gamme until the capitulation. Orlogskapitajn Nyholm's outstanding services in procuring high-grade naval intelligence was of the greatest value to the Allied cause. At all times he displayed the greatest bravery and self-sacrifice and his conduct has been a source of great inspiration to his comrades.' The United States of America in awarding him the Medal of Freedom with Bronze Palm state this: 'Captain Hans A. Nyholm Danish Navy for exceptionally meritorious achievement which aided the United States in the prosecution of the war against the enemy in Continental Europe until 5th May 1945. Captain Nyholm accomplished the duties assigned to him with outstanding and distinguished success thereby materially aiding the United States in the war against the enemy and in the eventual liberation of Denmark. His fortitude diligence perseverance and energy in dangerous and difficult circumstances reflect the highest credit upon him and the Allied Armed Forces.' For his distinguished war services Commander Hans Nyholm was promoted to the rank of Commander Captain on 23rd May 1945 and awarded the Danish Medal of Good Service in the Navy on 23rd January 1946; the Officer of the Legion D'Honneur by France on 27th November 1946; the Medal of Freedom with Bronze Palm by the United States of America on 20th December 1946; and the Honorary Member of the Order of the British Empire M.B.E. by Great Britain on 30th May 1947. In addition he was awarded the title of Dannebrog Man on 22nd January 1948. The United States award is one of only 16 given to Danish recipients. Post Occupation services and achievements: Captain H.A. Nyholm Knight of Dannebrog and Dannebrog Man continued in the service of the reformed Royal Danish Navy post 1945. He was appointed to the command of the Royal Yacht "Dannebrog" on 14th January 1948 twice serving in this role the second time being in the Summer of 1949. No doubt as a result of Royal visits he was awarded the Royal Order of the Sword Swedish 2nd Class by Sweden on 16th June 1948 and the Commander of the Order of Saint Olav by Norway on 25th August 1948 though both of these awards may also have been belatedly in recognition of his war services. He had also been promoted to Naval Commodore on 18th February 1948. Promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral on 15th June 1950 he was appointed to the Command of the Danish Navy Coastal Fleet on 22nd September 1950 and was subsequently put in command of the Royal Danish Navy on 19th December 1951. He had been awarded the Commander 2nd Class Grade of the Order of the Dannebrog on 29th January 1951. Nyholm would remain Head of the Danish Navy & Chief of Naval Staff through to his retirement in 1961. Promoted to Vice Admiral on 1st June 1958 during his service as Head of the Danish Navy he would be grated the following Honours and Awards: from Denmark: Commander 1st Grade of the Order of the Dannebrog on 29th January 1956; Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog on 29th January 1961; Norway: Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olav on 11th September 1958; Sweden: Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Swedish Sword in 12th December 1961; United States of America: Commander of the Legion of Merit on 18th December 1959; Brazil: Grand Commander of the Order of Naval Merit on 26th April 1956; and from the Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau on 24th October 1958 and the Grand Officer of the House Order of Orange in June 1953. Vice Admiral H.A. Nyholm Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog and Dannebrog Man retired on 21st February 1961 and died aged 66 in 1964. Overall VG.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF VICE ADMIRAL H.A. NYHOLM ROYAL DANISH NAVY HAVFRUEN MERMAID OPERATION WESERUBUNG GERMAN OCCUPATION OF DENMARK ORDER OF DANNEBROG NAVAL MARINE NAUTICAL SUBMARINES SUBMARINER NAZI OCCUPATION HITLER WORLD WAR II WWII WW2 DENMARK DANISH VADE MECUM HANDWRITTEN HAND WRITTEN AUTOGRAPH AUTOGRAPHS SIGNED LETTERS DOCUMENT DOCUMENTS MANUSCRIPT MANUSCRIPTS WRITERS WRITER AUTHOR HOLOGRAPH PERSONAL 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 . unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 0001522
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Advance Thresher Company
Year Book of Advance Threshing Machinery Number 23 1909-10 Advance Machinery: Engines Separators Huskers Wind Stackers Feeders
Battle Creek MI: Advance Thresher Company. Very Good. 1910. First Edition. Softcover. Covers soiled. Wonderful illustrations of steam tractors and threshing engines. Some pencil notes on the back cover. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 68 pages . Advance Thresher Company paperback
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: 14386
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Catalogue of the Collection of Arms & Armour Early English Oak and Tapestry of the Late Morgan S. Williams Esq.
London: Christie Manson & Woods. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1921. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 51plates pages . Christie, Manson & Woods hardcover
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 26702
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Hazelton Spencer (Renzo Cellini)
Hazelton Spencer Ex-Libris Bookplate
Very good . Image size 5"x7". Mounted on front cover of "Reliques of Ancient English Poetry" by Thomas Percy D.D. -- Printed name at bottom of the bookplate Renzo Cellini ------------------ Roma. -- I could find very little about the illustrator Renzo Cellini see in comments below. He seemed to be quite famous for his ceramics. "The painter and illustrator Renzo Cellini son of the painter Giuseppe was born in Rome in 1894. During the 1920s he alternated his work as an illustrator and graphic designer in Florence Leipzig and the Academy Italy. Around the end of the twenties he founded the pottery art magazine "Keramos" and reopen the collaboration with Ferruccio Palaces. from 1928 to 1934 he was artistic consultant for the Coen stores in Rome. in 1932 he exhibited some works at the III Show of the Fascist Union of the Lazio Region. In 1934 he died in Rome struck by tuberculosis".-archivioceramica.com. unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 9730
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Hara, Shinkichi
Die Meister Der Japanischen Schwertzieraten Masters of Japanese Sword Ornaments
Hamburg: Museums Fur Kunst Und Gewerbe. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1931. First Edition. Softcover. Spine chipped for the upper 2" 1" separation at the bottom of the front hinge. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 290 pages . Museums Fur Kunst Und Gewerbe paperback
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 26208
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anonymous
LENOX BELLEEK
NJ: Lenox Inc. 1909. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 7 x 12 in. Gray paper wraps with silk cord binding. Company catalogue from 1909 with lavish B&W photos of hundreds of items. Condition is VERY GOOD ; covers clean upper corner is torn away. Binding tight and text spotless. Antiques. Stax. Lenox Inc. paperback
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 33618
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EDNA HUNTINGTON MERRELL
1907 - 1910 ORIGINAL GROUP OF THREE 3 BIRD WATCHING DIARIES HANDWRITTEN BY THE DAUGHTER OF THE PRESIDENT OF RIPON COLLEGE
RIPON WISCONSIN. Very Good. 1907. On offer is an interesting original group of three 3 1907 through 1910 birding journals handwritten by Edna Huntington Merrell the daughter of Edward Huntington Merrell 1835 - 1910 who was a reverend but also the President of Ripon College in Ripon Wisconsin between 1876 - 1891. He was married to Ada Clark Merrell. All of his children also went to Ripon College including Ada his daughter. Edna did her bird watching around the state of Wisconsin and also on campus. There are also many names of other birders when they would go in groups. All told there are 280 handwritten pages but her entries stop abruptly in March of 1910 the month her father died. Overall VG.; Manuscript; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF EDNA HUNTINGTON MERRELL EDWARD HUNTINGTON MERRELL RIPON BIRDING BIRDERS BIRD WATCHING WISCONSIN RIPON COLLEGE WOMEN'S STUDIES GENDER STUDIES 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
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 0002005
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GRANVILLE S OLDFIELD
1841 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ALS AND HANDWRITTEN BY AN INTERESTING BALTIMORE MERCHANT AND ONE TIME CONSUL OF THE KINGDOM OF HAWAII WITH INTELLIGENCE REGARDING THE WINE TRADE
Baltimore Maryland MD 1841. On offer is an original one 1 page letter approx. 7-7/8" x 9-3/4" dated at Baltimore Md. Dec. 7 1841 from G.S. Oldfield to T.J. Tobias at New York City. Folded letter has blue "BALTIMORE/MD." cds postmark and manuscript "18-3/4" rate. The writer of this letter Granville S. Oldfield was a Commission Merchant in Baltimore and was for several years the Consul of the Kingdom of Hawaii for Md. & Delaware. He was a patron of the arts and his great collection of paintings of English Masters was auctioned in NYC by court order in 1862. Tobias was an eminent Jewish merchant in Baltimore and New York. In his later years he was primarily in the wine and liquor trade. He was born in England and was a nephew of Morris Tobias the famous watch & chronometer maker of London who was most active in the 1790's. The letter has great content about the wine business in which Oldfield writes that sales of Sweet Malaga are brisk and he urges Tobias to buy up as much as he can from the ships arriving at New York. He also writes of the market for Port and prospects for the Spring. "I notice Sweet Malaga is selling at 30c six months credit in New York. If you can purchase one or two hundred casks at that price and credit of a good brand I recommend your so doing from alongside the vessel of importation. You can easily obtain freight at 15c. Be assured this article will soon advance in price with you. It is selling here at 35c and you will not obtain it in a week from this at 30c. Peter Harmony Francis and others have.late supplies therefore look out at once. I will send you the Malensey as it will not sell here. The Port is moving slowly but surely. We shall have a fair trade all the Winter and our Spring sales will open early and bravely. I wish I could have heard friend Cuthbertson make that speech at the great dinner the other day." VG. . Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Manuscript. unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 0002047
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KLAUS BREDEHOFT
1945 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT GERMAN NOTEBOOK DETAILING THE STUDIES CLASSES AND LECTURES TAKEN BY A FORMER AFRIKA KORPS SOLDIER IN DETENTION IN ARKANSAS AND THEN TEXAS
DERMOTT ARKANSAS KENNEDY TEXAS. Very Good. 1945. On offer is a fascinating original 1944 - 1945 manuscript relic of an Afrika Korps German soldier Klaus Bredehoft of Bokel Germany born 10.7.07 and captured in 1942 in North Africa held as a Prisoner Of War in the United States specifically in Kennedy Texas and Dermott Arkansas. This notebook is in a hand made cover with a loose tucked in text block appears to be a report card regarding studies and lectures attended while a POW. Almost entirely in German entries are signed off by what appears to be ranking Officers. The 8½ x 6¾ inch booklet has 10 pages of meticulously written notes signatures etc. Overall VG.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF KLAUS BREDEHOFT BOKEL GERMANY AFRIKA KORPS POW GERMAN EDUCATION JOURNAL DERMOTT ARKANSAS KENNEDY TEXAS PRISONER OF WAR WWII WW2 WORLD WAR II GERMAN PRISONERS IN AMERICA KENNEDY ALIEN DETENTION CAMP AMERICANAHANDWRITTEN 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 . unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 0002151
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XI TAO FANG
1975 - 1978 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY AND RELIC OF MAO ZEDONG'S COMMUNIST PARTY HANDWRITTEN BY A NEWLY ENLISTED SOLDIER DETAILING HIS IMPRESSIONS OBSERVATIONS AND INCULCATION IN MAO'S ARMY AND HIS SUCCESSFUL RETURN TO HIS VILLAGE AS MAO'S MAN
BAO DING CHINA PRC. Very Good. 1975. On offer is an exceptional historically significant manuscript relic of Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution being a diary handwritten by Xi Tao Fang started during his enlistment in the People's Liberation Army from 1975 to 1978. Xi Tao records and details his life in the military camp impressions of the army and the strong encouragement by others: from his recruitment officer to the guards that he should "learn from Comrade Lei Feng" a person characterized and praised by Mao as selfless and modest who was devoted to the Communist Party. The slogan was often used in nationwide propaganda. The People's Liberation Army decided to grant him a probationary membership to the Communist Party. After three years he agreed to become discharged and return to the place where he grew up named Bao Ding and was assigned to work at the local petroleum plant. He comments on the positive impacts of the years in the army-strenuous requirements both physical and psychological that have prepared him well for this position. Due to his exceptional performance at this position he became formally recognized as a member of the Communist Party. In all there more than 200 pages 10cm x 15cm and complete. Overall VG. ; Chinese Language; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF XI TAO FANG GREAT PROLETARIAN CULTURAL REVOLUTION CULTURAL REVOLUTION CONFESSIONS RECENT ANTI SOCIALIST ACTIVITIES ANTI CAPITALISM MAO ZEDONG MAO TSE TUNG GREAT LEAP FORWARD MAOIST SOCIALISM COMMUNISM MOVEMENT OF SUPPRESSING COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARIES MIAO ZI YU COMMUNIST CHINE CHINESE SINO POLITICS JIANG QING GRASSROOTS SOCIALISM PROPAGANDA POST FIVE YEAR PLAN 5 YEAR PLAN GANG OF 4 GANG OF FOUR LIN BIAO BEIJING PENG LUO LU AND YANG ZHONGFA 267 INDOCTRINATION RED CHINA CHAIRMAN MAO MARXISM-LENINISM CHINA MAOISM LIN YURONG HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito . unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 0001646
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S BRALEY GRAY JR
1934 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED HANDWRITTEN BY A MEMBER OF THE FAMED BOWDOIN MACMILLAN ARCTIC EXPEDITION ON A SCIENTIFIC JOURNEY TO THE WILDS OF LABRADOR NEWFOUNDLAND
NAIN HOPEDALE NEWFOUNDLAND LABRADOR. Very Good. 1934. On offer is a very interesting 1934 manuscript relic of scientific and arctic exploration being a handwritten letter dated July 7 1934 after their arrival in Nain Labrador in Newfoundland written by S. Braley Gray Jr. and sent to a family member in Old Town Maine. The letterhead reads in bold lettering "BOWDOIN - MACMILLAN Artic Expedition" along with Donald B. Macmillan and the names of the rest of the crew which includes the author of this letter S. Braley Gray Jr. The Bowdoin - Macmillan Artic Expedition of 1934 was for the purpose of studying and collecting birds and plants on the coast of Labrador and the Button Islands. The famous Artic explorer Commander Donald B. Macmillan and 7 Bowdoin alumni along with Dr. David Potter a professor of botany at Clark University and 2 of his students set sail from Portland Maine on the 88' schooner the "Bowdoin" on June 16 1934. The letter opens with talks of him S. Braley Gray Jr. being "bothered" by writing a letter that won't be read for weeks" and then states "I might as well start with where I left off to them - and it's Eider Ducks now - never saw so many in my life - swarms of 'em as we entered Hopedale through a maze of volcanic - that is thousands of years ago - islands". He later states that "Hopedale is about the best looking of the Eskimo villages". The letter goes on to "An Eskimo took us about 15 miles to some island - where we shot some eiders & collected eggs for the scientists and the Bowdoin College Artic Museum". He also makes reference to the schooner Bowdoin in a gale storm from the east "the wind kept flipping them out of our hands - and evertime we bent over a wave would wash up our back under the oil skin coat". The letter closes with "the anchor has just gone over - so if I want to mail this 'twill have to be terminated" and signed "Love Braley". The letter measures 11'' x 8 1/4'' and is overall VG.; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF BOWDOIN - MACMILLAN ARTIC EXPEDITION S. BRALEY GRAY JR. BOWDOIN COLLEGE NAIN NEWFOUNDLAND LABRADOR EIDER DUCKS HOPEDALE ESKIMO ESKIMOES CANADIANA EXPLORATION BOWDOIN COLLEGE ARTIC MUSEUM OLD TOWN MAINE HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 0001736
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MAYO, LESLIE ARNOLD
1928 - 1929 ORIGINAL PAIR 2 OF MANUSCRIPT DIARIES OF AN ENGLISH ENGINEER'S TIME TIN MINING TIGER HUNTING AND TRAVELING IN SIAM
SIAM THAILAND SOUTH EAST ASIA. Very Good. 1928. On offer are an interesting pair 2 of 1928 and 1929 original manuscript diaries handwritten by a young English mining engineer named Leslie Arnold Mayo while working in Siam. Using a large page per day 'Roneo Indexed Diaries' he writes approximately 311 entries in the 1928 diary and 235 entries in the 1929 diary ranging from a single line to a full-page usually at least a paragraph or two ending with his return to Dover on 3 October 1929 with occasional entries made while in Europe to the conclusion of the calendar year. The author provides a unique 'yin and yang' look at his time in Asia from the prejudices of a young man of his time and place balance with the topic of the perils of going native; the challenges of mining in contrast with the lure of making one's living abroad particularly in an exotic locale such as Siam. Mayo appears to have no little responsibility managing and working a tin mine near Langsuan then at Kopah in Thailand as he does the books calculates expenses and doles out wages writes daily reports some with drawings manages equipment repairs and hires the Siamese and Chinese 'coolies'. Mayo answers directly to the Superintendent of Mines and in 1928 received a salary increase. He is also in frequent communication with the Governor and even socializes with him. Beginning on New Year's Day of 1928 we understand he has been in Thailand for some time as he is comfortably situated in a bungalow at the Nai Hoot Juita tin mine in Langsuan Siam and he may have started his job there as early as the summer or autumn of 1926. Mayo does a great job bringing the essence of his life in Siam to the reader as he not only details his work but also his play and other activities: the journals contain many stories of encounters with tigers game hunting the miner's opinions of his contemporaries in the industry as well as the hired hands minor mishaps such as an injury to his knee a weekend spent in Penang and the sorted affairs of his colleagues. Mayo contemplates purchasing options essentially licences in other regions as well as investing in shares in the Australian owned mining company 'Huai Yot' which was involved in gold mining in Malaysia. Other large Australian companies such as 'Nai Hoot' are mentioned and interestingly Australians were the first to introduce dredges into tin mining in Siam in 1907 creating an influx of Western firms. Here are some snippets: "Chinese hari bazaar the coolies decided to do no work because I wouldn't give them a full day for 1/2 day's work. Had some trouble over sacking two." "Took F.R. round the mines dredge & power station & listened to what he had to say. He is a decent fellow a Scot from Edinburgh." "I went down to Tung Song Suratthani for money. Oscar Dorban got in. I was very pleased to see him & we discussed boxing especially his method of drying the samples & weighing them instead of finding their volume by displacement." ". 10 o'clock when I got my money from the bank. Caught the 11 am train to Ronpibon where Langdon met me & drove me out. White was on the train going to Haad Yai" "Received a letter from the OCPD Batu Gajah Office of the Consumer Protection Board inquiring about my pistol he wants me to apply for an export licence - nine months after I left the state." "Took a gang of coolies out to repair a broken bridge on the Langsuan road. had a beer & biscuits. Lazy in the afternoon & then went shooting. I bagged 4 with 6 shots." "A most energetic day. Went to the bore first thing & on my return struck the pipe line so decided to go up to the intake - some walk in all about 10 miles." "I can calmly accept the state of affairs - this life is quite bearable if one has enough work to do during the day. Today I was up late and spent most of the morning with the coolies shifting the dynamo field to the store. Siamese get my goat!" "The tractor with dynamo armature got stuck in the mud just outside the min & I with four coolies waited at Quentin Mooi till 1:30 PM for it. Got the tractor started after much trouble & watched it for 1/4 mile & then went ahead in the lorry from Q.H.H. with some motor starters. the lorry wheel came nearly off so had to walk the rest & send for a new wheel. the two trucks sent yesterday could not be used. they have no brakes. " "Sacked all the Siamese coolies in the morning through not turning up yesterday noon." "The governor called me into his house & gave me tea. Received my provisions from Bangkok I like the American cheese." "Went into Langsuan to answer a few questions of the 'Superintendant of Mines' - all over in fifteen minutes" "Met Clark in Langsuan he has just returned from a prospecting trip of the Chumphon district. " "Paid off my boring coolies luckily I had about 500 spare in the safe. Made lists of the boring tools in store. went for a walk to the dredge on the No.3 mine hole the power house & No.5 mine." "Brown from Nawong Pat is down here he is going to take Jay's place at P.S.H. Jay was nearly murdered on Wed. night at 9:30 o'clock by coolies who got into his room they held his woman & hit him on the head with an axe she escaped & rescued Jay & they had a fight but the coolies got them again & attempted to cut jay's throat - they made a cut 3" long." ".Imagine being tied to a black woman like Cundy - ugh. And now she has adopted a Siamese kid!!! Of course she looks after him well & is I truly believe faithful.I could never do it - pray to God that reason always controls my passion at any rate in that respect."; travels on company business to Penang and elsewhere in Malaya when investigating mining options and taking bores ".The journey took just under three hours & about half the way I rode owing to broken bridges & the amount of water on the road. The cart rocked & swayed over the rutty road & there was an unpleasant smell from the oxen. The driver - an Afgan - was certainly the most villainous looking man I have ever met he was a large & tall man wearing only khaki shorts & a dirty white shirt with a coloured handkerchief at his throat & an automatic on his hip. At Behor I stayed with Dawson - Aussie - & Agar - Irish - his assistant. The former owns a semi lode - semi alluvial mine. They live like natives the animals run all over the "bungalow" coolies walk in at will with their hats on - but it was better than living in a Chinese shop."; a giant iguana shot in his garden ".I've had it skinned the Siamese are having a feast and I shall give it to Mum to make shoes of."; tiger predations ".Clarke was greatly excited.& decided to set four spring guns but some Chinese came in the morning & cleared the undergrowth & built a machane a raised platform used in tiger hunting."; ants in his trousers ".Scratching all morning."; drinking and its attendant nightmares in one being shot by a coolie and set upon by a Chinese whore; his reading Hardy Dickens Hugo Anatole France Zane Grey et al. etc. Note: We list separately a 1932 diary written by Mayo detailing his time surveying in Southern Rhodesia. Overall VG.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ENGLISHMAN IN SIAM TIGER HUNTING LANGSUAN KOPAH MINING ENGINEERING TIN MINES THAILAND COOLIE LABOUR SOUTH EAST ASIA NAI HOOT JUITA MALAYSIA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown
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ALMON W HOWES
1896 ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF BUSINESS AND PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE AND THE HANDWRITTEN DIARY OF A NUGGET COLORADO GOLD MINER
NUGGET COLORADO GILPIN COUNTY. Very Good. 1896. On offer is a super archive of manuscript letters and a diary handwritten by Almon W. Howes who lived in Nugget Colorado as a gold miner. Mr. Howes does a great job describing his life and works in short entries over 63 pages that starts on April 6 1896 and ends on January 31 1898. Along with the journal there are also about 20 persoonal and business letters and documents that were received by him from various relatives and business associates some of the envelopes have a Nugget postmark that further flesh out and add depth to history of this miner's life. He begins on April 6 1896: "Began work for the Ohio K M & M Co. Made a relocation of The Little Lizzie and called it the Oakland. Lost my watch on the way over to the Louisa. Shoveled about 3 ft of snow off the top of the Louisa and cleaned snow out of shaft. Sunk 8 ft in snow to find dump of Oakland. Did not find it. Fine day." He worked on the Louisa shaft until 5/7/96 then started working on the Oakland which he says is 2'6" x 6' on the bottom. He is sending samples and snaking logs for the cabin. Here some more snippets and observations from the entries: took quartz out of the Oakland and white iron; Several other outfits coming in; They had to leave their cabin. Miner's meeting in Nugget; Living in a camp. Big storm w/houses blown down. Maud Estelle prospected for lead found honeycomb quartz sent a sample; E have not got a ten foot face yet; Finished the M & made another one called the Loyd Lee; Had the Loyd Lee surveyed working on cabin again; No food for a week other than bread and beans; Talking about the Topsy Mabel & Piedmont & Ingram claims taking measurements; Went to the Hoober Knocker Boomerange & Plateau mine; Cut timber to build a water closet; Located the Blue Betty lode. It is a relocation of the Scotch Lassie; Located the Trout Lode; Started working on the road; measured the Mabel measurements are listed Mabel is his claim; Elections working on his blacksmith shop; temperature is 15 below zero; working on tunnel again excavating; put off a shot explosion; went to Denver & had piece of steel removed from his eye paid $1.85 to record deed; back working in the tunnel; cleaned out my location hole on Loyd Lee; Trout Lode was surveyed & recorded $9.25 always working on tunnel; broke rock in tunnel; Got knocked out w/powder smoke; went to Loveless tunnel; Has been making timbers almost every day for some time; Went to see Placer; went fishing at Jim Peak Lakes; Went up Montana Hill & went to see the Victor; Fishing at Tellers Lake; Helping friend build a cabin; Begins work on the Mabel; Paid for Republican postage; Someone threatened to have him arrested if he did any more work on the Mabel; worked on the Mabel; Got a receipt from the Republican someone left on the stage; was sick for over a week; The Republication started today; started working on the Topsy; began a new hole in the Topsy; managed post office & store for someone who left town for a while; having trouble finding the lead in the third hole; Bad storm cabin shaking down to the foundation; his father died on Christmas Day; there was a forest fire; received a letter telling him to be ready to pull out for Alaska as soon as he gets word; Will start for Denver on Thursday to head for Klondyke. The book is 11 3/4" long and 5 1/4" wide and each of the 63 pages are full and there are a few more pages in the back of expenses. Overall VG.; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF NUGGET COLORADO GILPIN COUNTY GOLD MINING PANNING FOR GOLD ALMON W. HOWES AMERICANA PLACER GOLD COLORADO MINERAL BELT DENVER HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown
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: 0001785
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WB BEATTY W B
1936 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL AND DIARY OF ONE GEOLOGIST'S WORK FOR THE ALASKA SUNSHINE GOLD MINING COMPANY
PORCUPINE CREEK HAINES ALASKA AK. Very Good. 1936. On offer is a very interesting manuscript journal handwritten by W.B. Beatty who self titled his book 'Porcupine Creek Journal Haines Alaska
.Alaska - Sunshine Gold Mining Co. and beginning June 20 over approximately 50 pages through to August 25 1936 details his work in the field while doing geology and survey work. Tipped in at the back is a wonderful original photograph of Dave Hatch's Cabin on the road to Porcupine Creek. Overall VG. ; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ALASKA - SUNSHINE GOLD MINING CO. PORCUPINE CREEK W.B. BEATTY HAINES ALASKA GOLD MINING SURVEYING ALASKAN GEOLOGY DAVE HATCH'S CABIN AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . unknown
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: 0001912
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Claudius Galen [Claudii Galeni] [Claudius Galinus]
CLAUDII GALENI IN APHORISMOS HIPPOCRATIS
Leyden: Lugduni Batavorum. Very Good. 1633. Original Vellum. Claudii Galeni In Aphorismos Hippocratis commentaria.-- Editio nouissima à multis. diligenter repurgata ab Adriano Toll.-- Lugduni Batavorum : ex officina Ioannis Maire 1633 Maire Jean; Foës Anuce. In very good shape save for some overall general soiling to the vellum as would be expected and a cracked inner front hinge. There are some handwritten words perhaps names of previous owners and some tiny notes on the title page.Title-page with small woodcut vignette.BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES: CLAUDIUS GALEN 131-201 was physician to five Roman emperors. He was a teacher philosopher pharmacist and leading scientist of his day. During his life he produced five hundred books and treatises on all aspects of medical science and philosophical subjects and his ideas were to formulate many of the scientific beliefs which dominated medical thinking for about 1 500 years. Galen was the great compiler and systemiser of Greco-Roman medicine physiology pharmacy and anatomy. Because he displayed a view of God and nature shared by the Christians of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance he was regarded by them as a fellow-Christian. This goes some way to account for the attitude of the Church towards free thinkers such as Paracelsus who challenged Galen's teachings. Galen's influence can be still seen today. The word "galenic" is used to describe drugs and medicines made from vegetable and animal ingredients using prescribed methods. ; Latin Greek; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; RARE ANCIENT VELLUM MEDICAL MEDICINE PHILOSOPHY LATIN ROME SURGERY SURGEON DOCTOR DOCTORI HIPPOCRATES ETHICS SURGERY 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.; Signed by Autograph . Lugduni Batavorum hardcover
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: 000609
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ARNOLD DAGHANI
c1950s ORIGINAL HAND DRAWN ART WITH HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT NOTE ON THE REVERSE
SUSSEX ENGLAND ROMANIA ISRAEL 1955. On offer is an original undated Arnold Daghani 8 x 5.5 inches hand drawn work of art on paper with a German language note to a friend requesting in part that he make a charitable donation of 25 pounds in Daghani's name when he is in Cambridge verso. Signed 'Daghani'. VG. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. German Language. unknown
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: 000930
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LEUSDEN, JOHANNES
Philologus Hebraeus - AN EXCEEDINGLY IMPORTANT comprehensive study of Judaism and Jewish life including Kabbalah by one of the GREATEST HEBRAISTS
Utrecht: Ultrajecti. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1657. Half-Leather. Leusden Johannes 1624-1699. Philologus Hebraeus : in quo pleraeque quaestiones generales philologico-Hebraicae concernentes textum Hebraeum Veteris Test. dilucidè pertractantur : in sine adjunctus est catalogus Hebraicus & Latinus sexcentorum & tredecim praeceptorum in quae totus. 1657. 8vo original vellum nice condition save for some general light soiling and the vellum boards are showing some curl. Copy with late 18th century signature of "EX-LIBRIS MARSHALL". An old dealer has indicated the book is form the library of the famed chief Justice John Jay Marshall which I am not able to confirm or deny. "Among the prominent Dutch Hebraists and theologians was Johannes Leusden from the University of Utrecht. One of his most important studies the Philologus Hebræus editio princeps Utrecht 1656 goes far beyond a philological research of the Hebrew language and is a comprehensive study of Judaism and Jewish life. " An entire chapter is devoted alone to Kabbalah and the Kabbalists. For those interested in bibliography there is a pioneering section detailing the known surviving manuscripts of the Bible. Leusden also edited very important editions of the Hebrew Bible including the fames 1661 Athias edition. The team of the Christian Leusden and the Jewish Athias resulted in the attraction of both a strong Jewish and Gentile clientele and very successful publishing venture. ; Latin Hebrew; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Judaica Kabbalah Jewish Traditions Bible study Kabbalist Kaballah jüdischjüdischeThorahTorasefertalmudJudaicHebraicachanukkiascarce booksignedJudaicaLubavitchANTIQUE . Ultrajecti hardcover
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 000425
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MARRIETTA ANDERSON
1911 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF 5 YEAR OLD LUCY BARNFIELD AS TOLD BY HER GRANDMOTHER: AMERICANA TREASURE
BELMONT NEW YORK NY. Very Good. 1911. On offer is one of the most charming diaries we have come upon. Handwritten by Marrietta Anderson this diary records retells and relates the adventures - and misadventures - of 5 year old Lucy E. Barnfield of Belmont New York. Lucy is the granddaughter of Ms. Anderson. Grandma Anderson Marietta wrote this diary to give to Lucy's other grandmother Grandma Barnfield. What we get is a moment in time capturing the 1911 high-spirited hi-jinks cast Lucy as a 'Pippi Longstocking' of Upstate New York and of course the entire essence of the family their events and their milestones. Humorous and entertaining Grandma Anderson does a wonderful job. Here are some snippets: Lucy wants a Nanny Goat instead of a Baby Brother: L. has been teasing all winter for a baby brother or sister but she has about decided she just as soon have a nanny goat. Lucy and Grandma See the First Airplane over Belmont: New York.Cal Rogers and the First Airplane to Fly across the U.S
.Lucy & I with everybody else saw the first aeroplane to pass over Bel Belmont New York. Rodgers in his coast to coast race for $50000. A lovely day & a beautiful sight. Probably L. will live to see a great many airplanes out this way. He went over the town about 11 a.m. The church bell rang so everybody could go out & see it
.Everyone Loves Lucy at the Picture Show: L. and I went to the morning picture show. A real pretty girl was in the picture & Lucy in her loud voice said 'She looks just like my mother.' Every one laughed. Lucy Sneaks Out to the Store to Buy Bananas: L. did her first shopping on her own account. Went to one of the stores & bought 3 bananas & said I would come & pay for them. I explained to her how she must not do that without first telling me. Lucy Cuts Off her Hair While Grandma Naps: I took a nap & during that time L. got into all sorts of mischief - cut her hair - dressed up in Papas coat & hat etc. Includes a 2-Page List of Lucy's Christmas Gifts: Toys Dolls etc. Grandma Anderson describes: Lucy recuperates from an operation. Doctor prescribes cold liver oil for her until she is 10 years old. Lucy goes visiting and falls off her hosts' porch railing into the snow scareing everyone. apron sale and chicken supper at the church attending Tourist Club meetings. Grandma reads a book to Lucy titled Grandpa's Little Girls by Alice Turner Curtis. Lucy want the "bear to see his shadown" to signal the first day of Spring. Attending a concert at the concert hall to hear the Budapest Hungarian Orchestra. Attending a party with cousins in Wellsville New York. Picnicing in the woods. Gathering hickory nuts. Lucy sews balls of carpet rags. Attending a concert of the English Opera Singers at the Town Hall. etc. etc. Also included is detailed information about life in the town of Belmont in 1911 including: Local school closes 2 rooms because of a scarlet-fever scare in town and the death of a child. Fire in town burns a store. Whooping cough in town. Watching the first airplane fly over Belmont etc. Other people mentioned in this diary include: Paul Hardy Robert Hardy Bishop Walker Mrs. Paul William Hyde Dr. Barry Doris Sorton Jane Hall Mrs. Ellis Mr. Merriman Jane Hall Mrs. Ely Francis Ely Mr. Katis Mrs. Vanderhoof Grandma Norton Mr. and Mrs. Willet Bessie Browning returns from Honolulu Hawaii etc. Also included are references to Akron New York; Fort Thomas New York; Buffalo New York; Silver Creek New York; Cleveland New York; Wellsville New York; Williamsville New York; etc. According to the 1910 Federal Census during this time Lucy was living with her grandparents Mr and Mrs. James H. Anderson. Lucy and her grandparents were living in Belmont New York in Allegany County. Today Belmont is a village within the town of Amity New York. It is in New York's Genesee River Valley. Later In the 1920 Federal Census a 13-year-old Lucy E. Barnfield appears in West Bloomfield Township Oakland County Michigan. She is listed as the daughter of William Barnfield and Mary Barnfield and was born in New York. This appears to be the same Lucy of this diary. ; Manuscript; 64mo - up to 3" 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 . unknown
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: 000770
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LS FRY L S
1887 - 1903 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY BY A MISSOURI MAN TAKING A GRAND TOUR OF WESTERN AMERICA BY STAGECOACH RAILWAY AND STEAMBOAT PLUS 15 YEARS OF MILESTONES AND GENEALOGY
PLATTSBURG MISSOURI. Very Good. 1887. Quarter Leather. On offer is a super original manuscript 1887 - 1903 travel journal and personal diary handwritten by L.S. Fry of Plattsburg Missouri who documents a major trip throughout California including Los Angeles San Bernadino San Francisco Pasadena Santa Cruz as well Texas Colorado Missouri Arkansas via stagecoaches steamboats and railroad. Fry mentions seeing the Queen of the Pacific steamer for which he had a ticket but it sank before his trip storms floods hunting killing rabbits at Long Beach Woodwards Gardens woman fighting on a train and friends passing away. Absolutely super Western Americana for collectors and historians of western travel. After this sensational trip Fry uses the book with the latest date being 1903. He notes milestones and highlights in his life and makes genealogical notes too. There are a total of 52 filled pages in the 6 x 3.5 inch leather flip style notebook. Overall G.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; PLATTSBURG MISSOURI WESTERN AMERICANA TRAVEL RAILROAD STEAMBOATS STEAMERS STAGECOACH OVERLAND CALIFORNIA HUNTING HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA Als antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel Genealogy . hardcover
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 0001145
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Smedley, Frank E; Illustrated by George Cruikshank
FRANK FAIRLEGH or Scenes from the Life of A Private Pupil
New York; London: New Amsterdam Book Company; Downey & Co. Limited. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. George Cruikshank. With Thirty Illustrations By George Cruikshank from the Original Steel Plates; No pencil or ink markings in text. Blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. Archival repair to spine in text block. Small closed tears at bottom spine. Edgewear at top of spine. Very Good binding. New Amsterdam Book Company; Downey & Co., Limited unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 224628
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PROFESSOR EDGAR C KNOWLTON
1911 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL AND DIARY OF BRILLIANT AND NOTED LINGUIST AND FUTURE PROFESSOR WHILE AN UNDERGRADUATE AT HARVARD
HARVARD BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS MASS MA WISCONSIN. Very Good. 1911. On offer is the superb original manuscript journal and diary of Prof. Edgar C. Knowlton 1890-1978 noted linguist translator and author who in intimate detail writes of his life opinions and observations as an undergrad student at Harvard University living at Stoughton Hall. He is a super diarist who in this large page a day book dated January 1 1911 to December 31 1911 writes and over-writes pages on his friends and classmates his opinions on general society manners philosophy books movies social mores and much much more. This is an intimate peek at pre World War I America from the point of view of an intensely intelligent observer of himself the human condition and those around him. Knowlton also records his thoughts and ideas on various books and topics that he was reading or studying for his coursework at Harvard. Researchers and historians of the era would be hard pressed to find a more frank and honest diarist. BIO NOTES: Biography of Edgar C. Knowlton Edgar C. Knowlton was born on 19 Sept 1890 at Manchester New Hampshire the son of George and Alice Knowlton. His father was a druggist. Knowlton obtained his B.A. from Harvard University in 1912 his M.A. in 1913 and his Ph.D. in 1918. His "Potter Prize" dissertation was titled "Nature as an Allegorical Figure." After his schooling he entered the army and served in France during World War I. Knowlton began his teaching career in the public schools at Manchester where he is found living with his parents in the 1920 Census. He later worked at Lafayette College followed by stints at the University of Illinois Ohio Wesleyan and summer sessions at the University of Texas then at Stanford University and finally for many years in the University of Wisconsin system starting at the old La Crosse State College. He began teaching at La Crosse in 1935 the school later became part of the University of Wisconsin system. Knowlton had a reading knowledge of German French Latin Greek Danish Dano-Norwegian Welsh Old Irish Spanish and Italian. He spoke German and French. He wrote a book entitled An Outline of World Literature as well as contributions to a dozen and half books and periodicals. He also published translations of old Welsh poetry and was the co-author of a freshman English textbook. In 1920 Knowlton married Mildred Mason Hunt at Fall River Massachusetts and had a son Edgar C. Knowlton Jr born 1921 in Ohio while his father was teaching at Wesleyan. Edgar junior also became an academic teaching at the University of Hawaii. He was very fluent in languages as well proficient in even more than his father. He also became a widely published author and eventually a Professor Emeritus of European Languages at the University of Hawaii. A Festschrift in his honor "East Meets West" was published in 1988 by the University of Hawaii where it is stated that Prof. Knowlton was fluent in eleven languages with a working knowledge of fifteen others. Edgar Sr. appears to have retired from Wisconsin University La Crosse. He died while living at Wisconsin in November of 1978 at the age of 88 years and 1 month. For the first 112 pages the entries take up the entire pages though Knowlton is not bound by convention and carries on from one day to the next if he needs more writing space afterwards they become less full with the last third of the volume having brief entries and November and December very brief entries. Each page is one day. The 10 x 8 inch book has 365 manuscript pages bound in red cloth good condition with minor wear to extremities some white paint spots to cover written in ink in a legible hand. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: HARVARD UNIVERSITY LINGUIST MANCHESTER NEW HAMPSHIRE KNOWLTON UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WISCONSIN LAFAYETTE COLLEGE LANGUAGES LA CROSSE STATE COLLEGE HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY TRAVEL 20TH CENTURY 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
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 0001454
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Mariacher,Giovanni & Causa,Marina
Kostbarkeiten Der Glaskunst
Munich: Schuller Verlagsgesellschaft mbH 1974. Detailed guide to the oldest glass designers and glassmaking regions of Europethe Middle Eastand the United States from Antiquity through the early Twentieth Century. Translated from the Italian into German text. 148 full colour and 98 black & white plates. 127 pgs. Minor rubbing on dustjacket corners. Mylar cover. . Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Schuller Verlagsgesellschaft mbH Hardcover
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: AQ-1
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De Moulin Bros & Co
Uniforms and Equipment for Bands and Other Organizations Catalog #440
Greenville IL: De Moulin Bros. & Co. Very Good. 1930. Softcover. Nice decorated covers. Wear at the edges. The contents are fine to very fine. Nice full color pictures of uniforms etc. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 144 pages . De Moulin Bros. & Co. paperback
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: 14384
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Claude Roy
Hans Erni avec une biographie une bibliographie et une documentation complete sur le peintre et son oeuvre
<p>Edition revue et augmentee. Text in French/francaise. Unique drawing by Erni inscribed and signed. Very Good softcover in original publisher's glassine dust wrapper. Card covers with Erni artwork in black white and yellow; white titles. Bright clean square covers and spine; tightly bound; inscribed and signed by Erni on front fly leaf with full page drawing of woman with flowers; bright clean interior. All black and white and color plates intact and in Very Good condition. Glassine dust wrapper is in Fair condition with small chips and tears along edges. 18.5 x 16 cm. 49 text pages with 134 numbered plates.</p> Geneve: Editions Pierre Cailler paperback
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 18722
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Mme La Csse [Antoinette Josephine Francoise Anne Symon de Latreiche] Drohojowska
Histoire de la Sainte Vierge: Dediee a la Jeuness Chretienne
<p>Good hardcover no DJ. Text in French/francaise. Brown morocco-grain paper over boards backed with brown calf leather; gilt stamped titles and fleurons on spine; 31 tissue-guarded steel plate engravings. Clean square lightly scuffed covers and spine; rubbed at fore corners and few spots along edges boards just exposed; rubbed at spine ends - no splitting; tightly bound; age darkened end papers; clean interior with slight general age darkening of text pages; plates remain bright in Fine condition. 8vo 295 pp; illustrated with plates. See OCLC #66801291.</p> Paris: J.-L. Paulmier hardcover
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 18723
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Gu dong pai mai nian jian bian wei hui
2006 Antiques: Chinese Arts Auction Records - Jade
<p>Good softcover. All text in Chinese. Thin card covers; front with color photo of jade piece; black titles on spine. Clean square lightly scuffed covers and spine; tightly bound; light clean interior but for moderate amount of red ink marginal notes. Many lots. All photos in color. 8vo 140 pp. See OCLC #885993557.</p> Changsha: Hunan Fine Arts Publishing House paperback
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 18730 ISBN : 7535624294 9787535624291
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Adrianus Poirters
Den spieghel van Philagie: vermeerdert verbetert verciert met printen dichten seden-leeringen
<p>Good hardcover. 4th corrected enlarged printing. Text in Dutch/Nederlands. Brown lizard-grain paper over boards with 1/2 brown cloth; 5 raised bands with gilt stamped title on spine; full page copperplate engraving forntispiece by Bouttats; 16 allegorical 1/2 page copperplate text engravings. Clean square covers and spine; lightly scuffed; contemporary ink notes on front and rear pastedowns and on title page; front and rear free end papers lacking; title page has several tape stains at hinge; frontispiece has 3 cm abraded hole; occasional light spotting interior otherwise clean with slight general age darkening; leaves remain supple. 17 x 10 cm. Pagination: 17 2-272 14. Collation: 8 A-R8 S7. See STCN shelf mark: CBC TFK A 17569:1; OCLC #64848935.</p> Antwerpen: Iacobus Woons hardcover
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: 18738
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B Max Mehl
Catalog Consignment from the World-Famous Collection and Property of His Majesty Farouk I King of Egypt! Mehl Quality Sale 111
<p>Good softcover. With prices realized. Silver gilt and blue thin card covers. Clean scuffed covers and spine; 2 inches of rubbing wear at lower spine/front cover joint; tightly bound; light clean interior; supple leaves; slight musty odor. "To be sold without reserve at auction Tuesday March 23 1948." Part II of the sale includes the collection of Dr. Christian A. Allenburger United States silver and copper coins; Part III includes the collection of Dr. Russell H. Renz United States and foreign gold pioneer gold. Small 4to. Unpaged 311 pp; 4688 lots listed; illustrated. 20 pp staple-bound prices realized in self-wrapper laid in. Original blank bid sheet laid in. See OCLC #14154493.</p> Forth Worth TX: B. Max Mehl, Numismatist paperback
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 18749
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Mrs [Sarah] Trimmer
Easy Lessons or Leading Strings to Knowledge
<p>Poor condition HC no DJ. Original paper covers and spine over cloth over boards. Covers and spine complete but for chipping along edges; rubbing wear at cover fore corners boards exposed; loosely bound - almost disbound; numerous leaves lacking 50 pp; title page lacking - publication info from covers; several leaves torn with portions lacking; 12 plates present of 16. Note: cover title is 'Mrs. Trimmer's Leading Strings to Knowledge Boston 1834' - there is no 'Easy Lessons' or publisher name present. Title and publisher name is presumed from OCLC #270107991 listing 1836. 24mo 222 pp complete; this copy lacking many pp.</p> Boston/New York: Munroe + Francis hardcover
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: 18483
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William Cowper
The Poetical Works of William Cowper with a Memoir. Three Volumes in Two British Poets series
<p>Good HCs no DJs. Half bound in natural calf leather with Spanish pattern marbled paper over boards gilt overlaid veins on covers; pseudo raised bands on spine with extra gilt stamped floral and vine designs in compartments and with gilt stamped titles on red and brown spine panels; all edges marbled in Spanish pattern; end papers match cover marbling; tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait in volume 1. Bright clean square covers and spines; light edge rubbing - slight loss at volume 2 spine head; spine title panels have chipped off; leather remains supple; fine short crack at volume 1 front cover/spine tail joint; tightly bound; owner bookplate on front pastedowns; light clean interior with some age darkening at page edges. Memoir by Harris Nicolas. A very handsome set. Small 8vos 1107 total pp xciii 465 549.</p> Boston/Cambridge: Houghton Mifflin and Company/Riverside Press; no date (Ca. 1902) hardcover
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: 18505
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[Adriaan Poirters]
Het Duyfken in de Steen-Rotse dat is eene Mede-Lydende Ziele op de Bittere Passie Jesu Christi Mediterende. Gemaekt door eenen Priester der Societeyt Jesu. VIII druck. Rycker van Stoffe van Beelden en van Poesie.
<p>Good hard cover. Text in Dutch/Nederlandse taal. Full mottled calf leather over boards; raised bands on spine with gilt stamped thistle and floral panels and titles; all edges red; copperplate engravings. Clean covers and spine; front cover has 3.5 cm paper label at top fore corner; 1.5 x 2 cm leather chip missing at spine head; small chipping along spine edges; tightly bound; small bookplate on front free end paper; clean interior. 18 x 11 cm. Paged: 1-10 11-303 1; in 8's. Copperplate engravings: full page frontispiece 5 small in text approx 50 x 80 mm 14 large approx 95 x 60 mm. See OCLC #33138030.</p> t' Antwerpen: Alexander Everaerts hardcover
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: 18561
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B Max Mehl (cataloguer)
Catalog of the Celebrated Numismatic Collection Formed by William Forrester Dunham. Complete Series of the United States Coinage from Half-Cents to Twenty Dollar Gold. From the First Coinage to 1936. Including the 1804 Dollar and the 1822 Half Eagle
<p>Good softcover. Gilt and silver foil over thin card covers with yapp-like overhang at edges. Lightly scuffed covers and spine are clean but for two 1/4 inch light brown spots on front cover near lower inner corner; some rubbing wear along cover edges; tightly bound; bright clean interior; few interior leaves dog-eared at lower fore corner. 4to 287 pp; many illustrations. See OCLC #1874994.</p> Fort Worth TX: B. Max Mehl; auction date: June 3rd, 1941. paperback
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 18626
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HAROLD E BENSON
1915 - 1929 ORIGINAL GROUP OF THREE 5-YEAR MANUSCRIPT DIARIES HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG STUDIOUS AND PERHAPS OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE VALMONT COLORADO BOY WHO BECOMES A CHARMING MARRIED MAN
VALMONT COLORADO. Very Good. 1915. On offer is a super group of three 3 five year manuscript diaries handwritten by a sensational diarist named Harold E. Benson b. April 14th 1902 of Valmont Colorado. Harold rarely misses a day in the fifteen years represented in the three books from 1915 to 1929 where we see a young studious out going boy-next-door grow from 12 - 13 years old to 28 from a boy playing Bear and counting eggs for mom to a young teen taking motors apart playing sports fishing and chores to a loving husband with his sweetie Rachel to come home to and play board games at Christmas. Very active Harold perhaps a little obsessive documents everything he does from playing on South Denver baseball team school classes people sick of influenza chapel school Woodrow Wilson's death about a carnival playing poker car auction fever considering a job for $40 a month the Lacombe plant power plant bought a 1921 Chevy car $100.00 fixing his phonograph motor spring Deer Creek Canyon driving to Barstow San Bernadino a woman tried to drown her three kids in California Salt Lake City gold rush and much much more. The early diary is remarkable as the exuberant young Harold almost gushes each day about his joy for life and the people around him and even his idol Thomas Edison who inspires him to be an inventor. Harold goes on even at a very young age to gain some success with his inventions and has articles published in the magazine POPULAR MECHANICS. The war and the flu of 1918 and how it affected him and those around him will keep you enthralled. Though very brainy he is a typical All-American young man who loves in playing baseball working on his family's farm. He was very intuitive and detailed and his good character shines through. Overall VG.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ROARING TWENTIES ROARING 20S HAROLD E BENSON VALMONT COLORADO MEN STUDIES GENDER STUDIES OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOUR AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS AMERICANA MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown
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: 0002090
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Alexander Pope
The Works of Alexander Pope Esq. Volume 5 Being the First of His Letters
<p>Good HC no DJ. Full marbled calf over boards; gilt rolls and fleurons on spine with one panel in dark green leather gilt stamped titles; gilt rolls along cover edges; all textblock edges marbled; laid paper. Clean square covers and spine; leather remains supple; lightly scuffed; 1/4 inch scuff and chip at lower mid-spine; dark stain at rear cover/spine head joint; gnawed at both covers lower fore corners exposing boards; textblock marbled edges faded to speckled appearance; tightly bound; large chip missing from front free end paper top fore corner; clean interior. Volume 5 of 6 volume edition. Includes: Letters to and from Wycherley Walsh Cromwell Trumbull Steele Addison Blount Digby Atterbury several ladies and various other persons. 16mo 361 pp.</p> London: C. Bathurst, J. Rivington & Sons, B. White, et al, hardcover
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 17390
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Junius
Letters of Junius
<p>Good HC no DJ. Full calf leather over boards. Covers are scuffed lightly scraped; faint 'Junius' in black on front cover in block letters - may be printed or hand lettered; 3 small worm holes on spine; tightly bound; on front free end paper verso is approx contemporary owner name and note 'Sir Philip Francis Supposed author of the Letters of Junius'; contemporary owner name in neat block letters at top of title page; varying amounts of foxing otherwise clean interior. Narrow 24mo 340 pp. Cf OCLC #426107087.</p> Philadelphia/New York: M. Carey and E. Sargeant hardcover
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 17850
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John Perry and Paschal Donaldson (eds)
The Masonic Offering: A Gift for All Seasons - Faith Hope Charity
<p>1st edition. Good HC no DJ. Red morocco leather over boards; gilt stamped on both covers and spine with elaborate strapwork tendril and floral designs and 'Freemason's Gift' without other titles; all edges gilt; pale yellow end papers; tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece; multi-colored foliate presentation page; tissue-guarded engraved plates interior. Clean square lightly scuffed covers; 1/2 inch abraded spot at upper middle front cover board just exposed; spine is clean with more scuffing some of the red worn off leather and some of the gilt slightly dulled - all gilt work present and spine text clear; light rubbing wear at fore corners boards just exposed at upper fore corners; tightly bound; light clean interior; some foxing on plates and on tissue-guards. 12mo 263 pp; illustrated.</p> New York: Leavitt and Allen hardcover
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: 17858
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A Kippis
A Narrative of the Voyages Round the World Performed by Captain James Cook: With an account of his life during the previous and intervening periods. 2 volume set
<p>Fair HCs no DJs. Full calf leather over boards gilt stamped titles and horizontal rolls on spine. Leather rubbed at fore corners boards just exposed; both volumes cracked at front cover joints held by bands; both volumes rear cover joints are intact but weakened; leather not at 'red rot' but dry; 3/4 inch chip missing at volume 2 spine tail; textblocks remain tightly bound; volume 2 title page either misprinted or faded to illegibility; moderate foxing throughout both volumes otherwise clean interiors; leaves remain supple. 24mo 414 pp 205 209; engraved frontispieces and numerous illustrations. Cf OCLC #51175377. 'The Morai' an ode by Helen Maria Williams appended at rear of volume 2. 'This work contains an admirable precis of the three voyages with valuable information from the original sources.' Cox Reference Guide to the Literature of Travel.</p> Cooperstown, NY: H. & E. Phinney hardcover
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 17892
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William Mavor
An Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages Travels and Discoveries from the Time of Columbus to the Present Period Volumes 6 & 7: Captain James Cook - 1st 2nd 3rd Voyages and His Death
<p>Good HCs no DJs. Full calf leather over boards gilt stamped titles on dark red panels and horizontal rolls on spine; one full page etched plate in each volume; second volume #7 also has damaged folded plate of the death of Cook. Leather rubbed at fore corners boards just exposed; worn at spine ends with some loss; both volumes cracked at cover joints weakened but all remains tightly bound; foxing on end papers; contemporary owner name on title pages at top fore corners; very limited contemporary ink marginalia noted on 2 pp in first volume otherwise clean interior; occasional light foxing interior but for heavy foxing on plates and adjacent leaves; half of folded plate is missing. 24mo 714 pp 346 368. Cf Shaw and Showmaker #2640; OCLC #15456212 for full 14 volume set. These two volumes are on the complete 3 voyages of Cook with his death and the conclusion of the 3rd voyage related by Captain King. Regarding the complete work Cox says "This work is but a compilation which gives the substance and 'the most interesting parts of the most popular books of travel'" Reference Guide to the Literature of Travel 1935.</p> Philadelphia: Samuel F. Bradford hardcover
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 17893
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Madame (Marie-Catherine) de Villedieu
Oeuvres. Tome IX 9 Contenant Les Annales Galantes
<p>Good HC no DJ. Text in French/Francaise. Full calf over boards; gilt stamped Bourbon coat of arms on each cover; 5 raised bands on spine with gilt stamped foliate designs and title in panels; all textblock edges red sprinkled; curled spot pattern marbled end papers; laid paper; decorative head and tail pieces at each part as well as at sub-parts; decorative drop-cap initials. Cover leather is in good condition with light rubbing wear at fore corners; rear cover has 1/4 inch hole in leather slightly affecting rear coat of arms; some cracking at cover joints but remains supple enough for easy reading; vertical cracking of leather at upper-mid-spine and some loss at spine ends; tightly bound; front pastedown has come free of cover but otherwise intact still bound in; contemporary bookplate with engraved Bourbon coat of arms and printed name of Louise Adelaide de Bourbon is laid in; interior is light and clean; leaves are supple. Forward table of contents and 8 parts: La Comtesse de Castille; Les Beau Freres; Les Fraticelles; Dulcin; Calo-Jean; Feliciane; Les Princes Dervis; Jacaya. 24mo 573 pp. Cf OCLC #162379680.</p> Paris: Compagnie des Libraires hardcover
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 17904
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Mayne Reid
The Bush-Boys; or The History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and His Family in the Wild Karoos of Southern Africa
<p>1st U.S. edition. Good HC no DJ. Royal blue ribbon-embossed cloth over boards; neo-classical style gilt stamped cover designs feature acanthus columns and multi-roll frames with fleurons at corners; spine gilt stamped with titles and jungles vignettes; all edges gilt; tissue-guarded frontispiece. Bright clean square covers; lightly scuffed with slight rubbing wear at ribbon-embossed high points and at cover fore corners; boards just exposed at fore corners; rubbed at spine ends with few chips at head and some loss at tail; tightly bound; owner name on front free end paper; old damp stain visible on few prelim and terminal leaves; light clean interior; supple leaves. 12 engraved illustrations present frontis and 11 plates. 16mo 356 pp. Cf OCLC #609531517.</p> Boston: Ticknor and Fields hardcover
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 17918
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PRIVATE HARRY WILSON WINN
1941 SUPERB ORIGINAL WORLD WAR II MANUSCRIPT RELIC OF BRITAIN'S NORTH AFRICA CAMPAIGN AGAINST ROMMEL'S AFRIKAKORPS BY A BRITISH PRIVATE WHO AUTHORS AN INCREDIBLY DETAILED EYE WITNESS ACCOUNT FROM HAIFA TO TOBRUK
NORTH AFRICA LIBYA EGYPT ISRAEL MIDDLE EAST TOBRUK. Very Good. 1941. On offer is a sensational original December 30th 1940 - December 31st 1941 manuscript diary handwritten by a Sowerby Bridge England native Private Harry Wilson Winn ID No. 7627412 R.A.O.C . Royal Army Ordnance Corps that served with the famed 7th Division 'Desert Rats'. This extraordinary first-hand account by a dedicated and keen observer is jammed packed with historic entries describing life and service in North Africa and the Middle East from Haifa to Cairo to Tobruk Libya. From the mundane sometimes difficult sometimes fun filled life of a private in the Army to the unique other worldly matters of eating camel steaks to the intense descriptions of bombing raids enemy attacks deprivations and tragic loss are all encapsulated in this diary. He tells of the difficulties of living in a foreign environment suffering heat sores requiring a week in the hospital to the normality of going to the canteen for coffee and breakfast. He also mentions friends as they move or return or are convalescent he notes the native peoples and the other 'boys' like the New Zealanders and Aussies. He keeps up on the global picture of the War noting German movements politics Russia and American involvement and so much more. Truly one of the most packed diaries we have seen in a compact 6 x 3¾ inch book. Historians and researchers of the North African campaigns will be hard-pressed to find a more detailed observant and charming writer. He can be oh so droll: "News reports
Abyssinian trouble is finished. Ahem!" or punching the air in glee: "Orders say battle dress will not be worn until Dec 12th. Oh Yeah!" Each day is fully written in intense tight legible scrawl. Here are some snippets: "Lovely day. Air raid 7 am heavy bombs dropped on gun positions shook our billet"; "lovely day. Big cd gun opened out in reply to Gerry 7 am Gerry planes flew over to try locate his position"; "arrived in Tobruk from Alexandria - enemy raids overhead"; "artillery fire quiet but air raids as usual. Getting used to diving under bales of blankets in our tent. Posted on orders that I am now Class I Storeman. Slept in an air raid shelter outside of main office"; "work as usual. Sandstorm blowing all night. Very hot. 'stand to' still in force. Plenty of artillery. More dive bombing harbour lines. Saw bombs leaving plane". "27 planes brought down during last two days. More RAF planes arriving out here. RAF sunk German supply ships of coast of Tripoli. Heard that Yugoslavia will be compelled to give in." "Heavy air-raids dive-bombing and artillery fire. German attack repulsed and some tanks taken." He also keeps the book's month at a glance section with highlights and milestones: French ship "Andindo" sunk in harbour; HMS Terror sunk by enemy action off Libyan coast; ship carrying Italian POW's hit a mine killing many including Aussie guards; Tobruk is surrounded. And on and on and on until he writes on the last day of the year; "here ends my diary for 1941 - what has 1942 in store for me" Of further interest and really fascinating is the use of the diary memorandum pages to list events and milestones. For example he lists 36 different towns and places he saw in the year. Morse code semaphore illustrations Hebrew and Armenian alphabets in different hands parade routine schedule letter senders monetary exchange canteen prices kit layout list and diagram cash payouts hand copy of dropped propaganda leaflet addresses interesting facts military clock number of air raids number of alerts etc. etc. Providing even more depth to the week-at-a-glance diary are a small number newspaper clippings tipped or tucked in. The book is overall VG.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF DESERT RATS AFRIKA KORPS HARRY WILSON WINN 7TH DIVISION ROYAL ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS R.A.O.C . RAOC TOBRUK MIDDLE EAST CAMPAIGNS NORTH AFRICA CAIRO ROMMEL EGYPT LIBYA SOWERBY BRIDGE TEL EL KEBER ALEXANDRIA TEL EL-KEBIR EL-TAL EL-KEBIR ENGLAND BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCES BEF MEDITERRAENEAN SERVICE BRITISH SERVICEMEN BRITISH ARMY THE 7TH ARMOURED DIVISION WORLD WAR II WWII WW2 WORLD WAR TWO DESERT FOX WÜSTENFUCHS 7TH PANZER DIVISION AFRIKAKORPS GESPENSTER-DIVISION THE GHOST DIVISION 5TH LIGHT DIVISION 21.PANZER-DIVISION 15.PANZER-DIVISION DEUTSCHES AFRIKAKORPS OPERATION COMPASS OPERATION COMPASS AGEDABIA BENGHAZI CYRENAICA AUSTRALIAN 9TH DIVISION LIEUTENANT GENERAL LESLIE MORSHEAD 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
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 0001666
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EDWARD W BRADFORD Jr
1909 1913 1914 & 1916 ARCHIVE OF HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARIES OF A WELL BRED ESTEEMED PLYMOUTH MASSACHUSETTS MAN
Plymouth Boston Jabez Corner Massachusetts MASS MA. Very Good. 1909. Leather. On offer is an original archive of four 4 handwritten manuscript diaries penned by Edward W. Bradford Jr. b. May 4th 1880 thusly 28 to 35 years old over the writings of Plymouth Massachusetts. Mr. Bradford as identified in gilt lettering on the red leather cover appears to be an esteemed member of the community given the number of important events and meetings he attends the clubs he frequents and his activities whether at home or traveling. He appears to travel between Plymouth Boston and Jabez Corners. A casual reading finds he worked as the Deputy Collector of the Customs House and may have also at some point worked in the coal and wool industries. Further research suggests his father was Edward Winslow Bradford who married Miss Janet A. Ellis in 1875. The Bradford name via Edward Winslow traces back to the Mayflower.The years 1909 1913 1914 and 1916 and besides recording births and deaths of friends and family and notables he also provides a super look at the pre War era of a young family man enjoying a life of family and friends and high society life. VG.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; WORLD WAR ONE WWI BOSTON PLYMOUTH MAYFLOWER FOUNDERS ARCHIVE MASSACHUSETTS CUSTOMS COMMERCE TAXES 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 . hardcover
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: 000965
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UNIDENTIFIED
1665 ANCIENT HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT REGARDING ANDORRA
EUROPE ANDORRA ANDORRE. Very Good. 1665. On offer is a superb ancient handwritten document with beautiful calligraphy. Casual reading finds reference to the ancient principality of Andorra but given the incredible history of Andorra this document requires further research. Three signatures include Brousse the other two illegible. The document has a few slight faults along the old fold lines and a few words have been crossed out. Overall G. ; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; ANDORRE ANDORRA CALLIGRAPHY SPAIN FRANCE HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL PERSONAL HISTORY DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS MEMOIR MEMORIAL DIARY JOURNAL LOG 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; Signed by Autograph . unknown
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: 00JT36b
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UNIDENTIFIED
1909-1911 ARCHIVE OF TWO 2 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARIES BY A HARDWORKING WOMAN AND HER FAMILY IN RURAL CENTRAL INDIANA
LAFAYETTE INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA IN. Very Good. 1909. On offer are two original handwritten manuscript diaries dated January 1st 1909 through May 23rd 1911. While the female author is unidentified a casual reading suggests the she is from central Indiana referring to Jefferson Mulberry Stockwell LaFayette Indianapolis Colfax and Attica etc. This diary is over 300 pages in a notebook style diary wherein the author details the hard working life of an Indiana farming family. It appears to be a very large operation being cattle horses sheep cash crops lumber beekeeping and all manner of fowl. They seems to be specialists in ducks naming several exotic species. A close reading should deduce the author as there are many clues which a local historian or genealogist will treasure in this great bit of early 20th century Americana. Making soap summer kitchens raising bees county fairs butter churning medicine men peddlers are just a few of the duties visits and work day efforts of the writer. Here are some snippets: 1909 "February 24th Cloudy colder. Rained in the morning turning to snow. Wind in W. very windy. Ground freeing in evening. I cleaned lamps. Mother and I cleaned the attic in morning. R. went to F. to make final settlement. I looked after the stock. Helped R. with feeding in evening." "May 27th Cloudy sun shone a little. Wind in S.E. Changed to S. and W. then S. Sprinkled a little in evening. We finished ironing. Mother churned. I cleaned stairs and vestibule. Washed bedroom windows and side. Mr. Eaton helping R. clean out raspberries. Then after dinner they put in tile. Mr. Timmon's here in morning. Medicine Man here in morn. I fixed peas. Mother dug. S. sick." "August 23rd Clear and warm. Wind in S. We washed. I baked 4 loaves of bread and I churned. Mr. Gervis here to look at Romea in morn. Mina sewing. R. burning and breaking rock. Mr. Eaton hauling sand. Mother and Laura went to Mrs. Elliott's to a meeting. R. and Wm took manure spreader to M. to get it fixed. Did not get home till late. Guy Milligan and another man were here with an auto in evening. I gathered tomatoes and I ripped part of my waist up." "September 6th Cloudy all day. Wind in S. E. and S. Cool. We washed. I helped R. load sheep. R. took them to F. in morn. Carpenters here. R. bought 2 barrels of salt. Mr. Eaton mowing weeds in pond. I received a letter from Mrs. Thornton. Mrs. E. Smith and little girl came in afternoon. Men fixing Lick Run Bridge. Mother and I brought in basket of corn and cooked it to dry. I gathered tomatoes. I scalded ½ of tomatoes to make catsup. R. and Mr. E. loading logs." "October 13th Cloudy sun shone some. Rained in evening. Wind in W. and S.W. Very cold in morning. Warmed up some. Ground frozen. Also lots of other things frozen. Called Aunt Sallie she said Mrs. Allen getting weaker. Mother churned and baked 3 loaves of bread. I cleaned parlor beat rugs in afternoon. Two life insurance men here in morn. They were nearly frozen. Lee Eaton helping R. dig post holes in morn then they dug part of potatoes. Mr. Dormer here in evening to see about building line fence. Lee cleaning out stable and hauling straw." "November 15th Cloudy in morn. Cleared off about 10 o'clock. Cold. We all went to Mrs. Allen's funeral at 10 o'clock. Large funeral lots of flowers. Mr. Eaton and Mr. Smith husking corn below the barn not here for dinner. R. went to F. from funeral. I cleaned bottles in afternoon and beat carpet. Saw 2 flocks of wild ducks and in morn. No duck eggs." Our diarist rarely fails to mention names of contacts and visitors: Stinson Bryant Addie Holliday Thornton George Redman Drew Harshman Snellenberger Bill Timmons Eaton George Bailey Smithers Bell Knapp Hentz Lewis Beard Dr. Gay Bergen and more. 7 ½" x 9 ½". Overall G.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Pre World War I Era Rural Life Pre Suffrage Post Suffrage Genealogy ephemera Hand Written Personal Americana Memoir Diary Diaries Handwritten autograph autographs signed letters document documents manuscript manuscripts writers writer author Holograph personal antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito . unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 0001012
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Montgomery Ward
Montgomery Ward 1941-42` Fall and Winter
Portland Oregon: Montgomery Ward & Co. Very Good. 1941. First Edition. Softcover. Very nice for a 70 year old catalog. The spine is concave as usual. Light rubbing/soil to the covers. This catalog was obviously little used. Order blanks are still in the back. I spent a lot of time at "Monkey Wards" when I was younger. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 1048 pages . Montgomery Ward & Co. paperback
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 18369
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Medford Commercial Club
Medford Oregon: Rogue River Valley
Medford Oregon: Medford Commercial Club. Very Good. 1910. Softcover. Light shelf wear. Nice color photo of Crater Lake on the front. Photographs of the area in b/w on every page. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 64 pages . Medford Commercial Club paperback
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 14740
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Johnson, A F (editor)
One Hundred Title Pages 1500 - 1800
London: John Lane The Bodley Head. Very good copy. 1929. 1st. hardcover. 4to 224 pp. Limited to 100 copies on hand-made paper & bound in 1/2 vellum over marbled boards; top edge gilt. Selected and arranged with an introduction and notes by A.F. Johnson. . John Lane, The Bodley Head hardcover
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: BOOKS094151I
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Covill, William E, Jr
Ink Bottles and Inkwells
Taunton MA: William S. Sullwold. Nearly fine copy in very good dust jacket. 1971. 1st. hardcover. Small 4to 431 pp. Signed by the author on the title page. . William S. Sullwold hardcover
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: BOOKS082377I
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Sears Roebuck and Co
Spring and Summer 1936 No. 172
Seattle Wa U. S. A.: Sears Roebuck and Co. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1936. First Edition. Softcover. Creases to the lower right corner of the front cover. Two order forms are missing. Two small scraped spots on the back. Really very nice condition on the edge of near-fine. Two pages are slightly proud but they were bound that way. ; 11"; 742 pages . Sears, Roebuck and Co. paperback
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 25666
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Grant, James J
More Single-Shot Rifles
New York: William Morrow. Fine copy in very good dust jacket. 1959. 1st. hardcover. 8vo 321 pp. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. . William Morrow hardcover
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: BOOKS073813I
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